PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Great Britain’s sitting volleyball captain Rob Richardson discusses the current state of his programme’s funding.

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Haj Bhania will take over the head coaching duties of Great Britain’s men’s wheelchair team.

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The IPC's athlete of the month in January wins his first gold medal of the World Championships ahead of three time World Champion Roman Petushkov.

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The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will encourage 210 countries to promote and showcase its sport on Monday (4 March).

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Here’s a brief run-down of the top Paralympic sporting events around the world to keep your eyes on in March.

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IPC Governing Board member and NPC Brazil President Andrew Parsons will help evaluate the host city bids for the 2020 Games.

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Members of the IPC Sport Technical Committee met in Bonn, Germany to discuss London 2012 and the sport’s future.

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Nine nations will vie for qualification on the men’s side and eight nations will seek to earn qualification for the women’s group.

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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.

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Five winter sport athletes and teams are in the running for IPC Athlete of the Month.