The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will encourage 210 countries to promote and showcase its sport on Monday (4 March).
Sochi 2014
Here’s a brief run-down of the top Paralympic sporting events around the world to keep your eyes on in March.
Brazil
IPC Governing Board member and NPC Brazil President Andrew Parsons will help evaluate the host city bids for the 2020 Games.
Swimming
Members of the IPC Sport Technical Committee met in Bonn, Germany to discuss London 2012 and the sport’s future.
Wheelchair Tennis
Nine nations will vie for qualification on the men’s side and eight nations will seek to earn qualification for the women’s group.
Winter Sports
German Nordic skier Andrea Eskau dreams of adding a gold medal at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games to her two gold medals from the London 2012 Paralympics.
Alpine Skiing
Five winter sport athletes and teams are in the running for IPC Athlete of the Month.
Swimming
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that Glasgow, Scotland will now host the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.
2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships
In yet another Russian day of dominance, Roman Petushkov won his third World Championship title.
Athletics
Twelve world records, pending IPC Powerlifting ratification, were set at the Fazza International Powerlifting Championships in Dubai, UAE.