PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Clarion resets with new guide for 2015-16
The Frenchman won his first World Championships medal in 2015 and will use the coming season to build a relationship with Antoine Bollet.
![Kendall Gretsch](/sites/default/files/images/151125093138235_jms_8625.jpg)
World champion Gretsch finds balance
The USA’s two-time PT1 champion manages being a full-time student and athlete.
![Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesel Tesch at the 2014 World Cup in Melbourne, Australia.](/sites/default/files/images/151125092640555_Fitzgibbon%2Band%2BTesch%2Bat%2Bthe%2B2014%2BWorld%2BCup%2BMelbourne_0.jpg)
Australians to spearhead SKUD18 at World Championships
Defending Paralympic champions Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesel Tesch are the favourites on home waters.
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Soloviova back on top at powerlifting Euros
The Ukrainian double Paralympic champion from Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 reclaimed her position on the top of the podium in Eger, Hungary.
![IPC Top 50 moments 2015 - No. 37 Nemati secures both Olympic, Paralympic spots for Iran](/sites/default/files/images/151125090823786_37%2Blandscape.jpg)
No. 37 Nemati secures both Olympic, Paralympic spots for Iran
The Iranian archer went above and beyond by securing Olympic and Paralympic qualification slots for her country.
![Members of the IPC Governing Board sit at the 2015 IPC General Assembly in Mexico City.](/sites/default/files/images/151116012038444_025.jpg)
APSO created following General Assembly
The Association of Paralympic Sports Organisations aims to unite, promote, and support IFs governing sports in the Paralympic Programme.
![Flag bearers watch as the Mayor of Eger opens the 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Championships](/sites/default/files/images/151124195652678_Eger%2BOpening%2BCeremony.jpg)
Hu breaks 100kg barrier at powerlifting European Open
Turkey's world and Paralympic champion Nazmiye Muratli also retained her European title in Eger, Hungary.
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No. 38 Reynolds, Swoboda make splash in para-canoe
A new champion emerges in the women’s 200m KL3, while Swoboda still reigns in the men’s 200m KL2.
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Training Tuesdays: Ali Jawad
Great Britain’s powerlifting world champion reveals training plan ahead of European Open, which gets underway in Eger, Hungary, on Wednesday.
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Kroeger leads 2.4mR fleet heading to Para World Sailing Champs
Defending world champion Heiko Kroeger is the favourite in 2.4mR event, which will be one of the biggest fleets in Worlds history.