PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Both the men and women’s teams took the European titles, making it the first time both will appear at a Paralympic Games together.

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The treat manufacturer will support athletes in their quest to ‘bring on the joy’ at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Anna Schaffelhuber, Alexey Bugaev, Roman Petushkov and the USA Sledge Hockey team

Find out who won the Sport, Media and BP Courage Awards for their work at Sochi 2014.

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The World Tennis Championships will come to the Delaware in June.

Souhad Ghazouani from France wins gold at the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships

The 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships begin on 24 November and will be the biggest European Championships in history.

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The Norwegian will deputise for Chairperson Jane Blaine and monitor the progress of IPC Swimming’s Strategic Plan.

A swimmer launches off of the starting blocks

Everything went according to plan for the Spanish swimmer, who aims to win her first Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.

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Swiss International Air Lines will support the teams on their way to major sporting events.

Two sailing boats in the water with skyline in the background

The International Federation has honed in this year on developing the sport.

Group of people in wheelchairs celebrating

The top teams in the Americas went into overtime at the BC4 pairs finals in the Parapan American Games.