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Nominations announced for 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards
The 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards will be presented on 23 November in Athens, Greece.
Tickets for Sochi 2014 to go on-sale later this month
Sales will start on 27 September for Russia's first ever Paralympic Games.
More racing wheelchairs available thanks to fundraising efforts
Over 100 low-cost wheelchairs to be made available to Nataional Paralympic Committees thanks to Charity & Sport.
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One year on: Top 12 quotes from London 2012
Take a look back at some of the funniest and most inspirational quotes from last summer’s Paralympics in the British capital.
USA finish top as racing cancelled at skiing world cup
Warm overnight temperatures and lack of snowfall bring an early end to the first IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, but organisers are encouraged by first days of the competition.
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2020 Paralympic host city to be decided this Saturday
Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo all in the running for 2020 Paralympic Games.
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One year on: Jochen Wollmert starts a family
Germany’s Paralympic table tennis champion talks of his newborn son and his quest for a seventh Paralympics.
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Contract signed for Brazilian Paralympic Training Centre
Construction to begin on the countries' first ever dedicated training centre next week.
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One year on: Sarah Storey becomes a mother
After winning four London 2012 golds, Sarah Storey gave birth to her first child and had to drop out of the World Championships.
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IBSA General Assembly elects new Executive Board
IBSA serves as the international federation for football 5-a-side, goalball and judo.
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One year on: Laurentia Tan takes celebrity status
Since the Paralympics, Singapore’s most-decorated Paralympian has become an ambassador both nationally, internationally and for the FEI.
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One year on: Pat Anderson won’t rule out Rio 2016
The world’s top wheelchair basketball player reflects on London 2012, saying he could come back for a final hurrah.
If you can race here, you can race in Sochi
Australian Skiers Melissa Perrine and Jessica Gallagher reflect on the warm conditions and racing on home soil at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Thredbo.
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Anne Hart: Classification Code - why is it important?
The chairperson of the IPC Classification Committee talks about the IPC Classification Code and why it is important for people to have their say during the Code Review which ends on 30 September.
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Burkina Faso to hold national para-sport event
Burkina Faso are working with an NGO international service organisation from Great Britain to increase their number of para-sport events.
Rahles-Rahbula continues Australian gold rush in Thredbo
Cameron Rahles-Rahbula's victory took Australia’s gold medal tally to three for the World Cup, and the total tally to seven after Jessica Gallagher also added a silver medal in the women’s vision-impaired slalom.
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Gold for Australia at IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup
Home gold for Mitchell Gourley as warmer temperatures heat the slopes at Thredbo, Australia.
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Golden Gourley goes back to back
Day 2 of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup sees Aussie Mitchell Gourley claiming a second gold and team mates Jessica Gallagher and Victoria Pendergast also standing on the podium.
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Natalia Dannenberg-Spreier: When #Paralympics was trending
The IPC’s Digital Media Manager looks back at how social media took the Paralympics by storm.