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IPC Top 50 moments 2015 - No. 34

The USA nearly stun defending world champion Great Britain in the LTA mixed coxed four.

Canada's ice sledge hockey team

Ticket packages for all preliminary, semi-finals and medal games at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre in Bridgewater, Canada, are available from CAD 50.

Paralympians show-off their certificates after being trained to be leaders in the Paralympic Movement

Nine Paralympians will become leaders of the Movement in their own countries after training in Natal, Brazil.

Sam Ingram competing

Ukraine’s Khorava and Cherniak could bring double gold back to their country.

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Wheelchair dance sport loses Sosunov, a former world and European champion.

Man in sail boat

After three World Championships appearances, Bugg hopes to finally hit the podium.

Elshan Huseynov, Powerlifting, Azerbaijan, Almaty 2015

China's world champion Yujiao Tan was also in record-breaking form at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships in Eger, Hungary on Friday (27 November).

IPC Top 50 moments 2015 - No. 35 Doha 2015 triumphs on digital platforms

With a creative content strategy, the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, surpassed all expectations with a reach of more than 26 million.

Toyota President Akio Toyoda and International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven at the official signing ceremony for the Worldwide Paralympic Partnership in November 2015.

The nine year partnership is the first in the Paralympic Movement’s history to benefit the IPC, all NPCs and future editions of the Paralympic Games under one agreement.

Kimberly Joines of Canada competes in the Women's Giant Slalom Sitting at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Canada’s Kimberley Joines looks long-term and will join Alpine Canada’s National Ski Day in January to help promote the sport.