PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IPC Swimming Media Advisory
Media accreditation for the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships now open
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Doha 2015: Preview of the penultimate day of competition
Seventeen medal events will be contested on Friday 30 October.
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Doha 2015: Mixed zone flashquotes from day nine
Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics World Championships at the end of their event.
Caironi lowers 100m world record to take Doha 2015 gold
The Italian claimed one of 17 gold medals contested on Friday with a sensational run of 14.61.
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Name the mascot for 2016 swimming European Open
A social media poll has been launched for fans to vote between the names Funcho, Caco and Poncha.
Durand makes it a hat-trick of titles with another world record at Doha 2015
The Cuban sprinter was joined by China’s Cuiqing Liu and Tunisia’s Walid Ktila in winning their third gold medals at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
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Doha 2015: Mixed zone flashquotes from day eight
Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics World Championships at the end of their event.
Tunisian sport and youth minister visits Iran NPC
Maher Ben Ziaa advised the two nations to sign an agreement to help develop para-sport in each other’s countries.
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Morganti hits personal bests in Arezzo
The Italian showed why she is the grade la freestyle world champion at the para-equestrian competition.
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China continue to dominate field events at Doha 2015
Nineteen out of China’s 32 gold medals so far have come from field events at the IPC Athletics World Championships.