PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Colin Lynch

Irish para-cyclist Colin Lynch writes about his recent training trip to escape the cold northern winter.

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Russia won two relay golds at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

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Throughout the month of March, Wheelchair Tennis South Africa will roll out 12 regional camps across the 46 centres in support of World Tennis Day.

Rob Richardson

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.