PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Current world No. 1 kicks off arguably the most important season of her para-snowboard career in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

Brazil football 5-a-side

The nominees for this Paralympic Sport Award category include: Australia wheelchair rugby, Brazil football 5-a-side and Canada men’s wheelchair basketball.

A picture of a man in the pool holding his hand up with clenched fist

Some of Great Britain's finest World and Paralympic champions will be among the 290 disabled swimmers at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, this weekend (23-24 November), the largest event of its kind in the country for some time.

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There’s no better way to follow up London 2012 double-gold than winning another pair of golds at a regional Championships in your home country.

Georg Schlachtenberger

Attendees learn more about the Agitos Foundation, IPC Sports Strategic Plans and hear from IPC Governing Board candidates.

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Dutch and American riders begins season with victory heading into the World Cup on Friday (22 November).

Xavier Gonzalez

The strategic plans for the nine IPC sports will make them stronger and in the long-term self-sustainable.

Bibian Mentel

Repeat performances from top riders follow on from the first race of the season at the IPC Alpine Skiing Snowboard Europa Cup yesterday.

Leo Rupp

Proud Paralympian Leo Rupp made the German shooting for London 2012 and is setting is sights firmly on Rio 2016.

Leo Rupp