PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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The last day of the 2015 British Para-Swimming International Meet featured podiums for Great Britain, Norway, Canada, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Iceland and Spain.

Joseph Chambers of United States reaches for the ball during the bronze medal Wheelchair Basketball match between United States and Great Britain at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

In a warm-up for Toronto 2015, the USA’s men’s wheelchair basketball team won all five of their games in the four team tournament

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Eighteen world class swimmers with a host of Worlds and Paralympic titles between them will compete at their home Worlds in Glasgow, Great Britain, from 13-19 July.

A female shooter in congratulated by a medal presenter

The first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2015 gets underway with victory for Slovakian Veronika Vadovicova, France’s Didier Richard and Azerbaijan’s Yelena Taranova.

Alyda Norbruis once more drew the Apeldoorn velodrome’s crowd to its feet with her thrilling win in the C2-3 Scratch Race.

UCI Para-cycling World Championships come to a close after four days of competition in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

Masae Komiya

Fixtures will take place in Seoul, South Korea, between 10-17 May 2015.

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Germany joins eight other NPCs to be sponsored by the IPC’s International Partner.

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After 12 years at the Australian Paralympic Committee, Jason Hellwig has left for pastures new.

Boccia balls are seen as Great Britain take on Greece in Boccia during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park on September 7, 2013 in London, Engla

World number two is excited for April’s European Continental Cup in Spain.

Slovakia’s Jozef Metelka ensured himself of gold in the men’s 4,000m pursuit race final in the C4 class at Apeldoorn 2015.

Saturday's winners included New Zealand’s Emma Foy, Australia’s Susan Powell, Great Britain’s Sarah Storey, Slovakia’s Jozef Metelka and Australia’s Michael Gallagher.