October will be highlighted by the Youth Parapans and Asian Youth Para-Games, in addition to major IPC Shooting and IWRF Wheelchair Rugby events.
Table Tennis
The defending Paralympic, world and European champion lost her opening round singles match, making for a thrilling start to the European Championships.
Blind Football
The Brazilian football 5-a-side team have not lost a major international tournament since 1996.
Table Tennis
Several of the top female table tennis players held onto their European titles, though a lot of the top-ranked men were upset in the final rounds.
Alpine Skiing
The USOC have launched a new talent identification programme that aims to help them create the No. 1 Paralympic team in the world.
Azerbaijan
Double-Paralympic champion judoka Iham Zaikyev attended the official launch of the nation’s Children’s Paralympic Committee.
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships
Swimmer follows up IPC Athlete of the Month win with two short-course world records at New Zealand nationals.
Archery
At the World Archery Congress, in addition to elections, IPC Governing Board Member Rita van Driel received a prestigious award.
Wheelchair Fencing
Hong Kong’s seven-time wheelchair fencing Paralympic gold medallist makes her IPC blog debut, explaining how she got involved in the sport.
Table Tennis
The ITTF Para-Table Tennis Championships will take place from 27 September – 4 October in Lignano, Italy.