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Delegates gather for 2015 INAS General Assembly
This weekend’s event will take place in Sheffield, Great Britain.
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From Mexico to Toronto? Argentina’s lifters zone in
The Argentinian powerlifting team is training hard for the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships, a key step towards the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.
![The Alpensia Resort is seen from above on February 10, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.](/sites/default/files/images/150306095847428_PyeongChang%2B1.jpg)
KOICA signs MOU offering support for PyeongChang 2018
The Korea International Co-operation Agency will support the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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ITTF Oceania Para-Table Tennis Championships
Players from Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Samoa will compete in the event between 10-12 April
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Liu hopes Beijing Grand Prix acts as catalyst to challenging Guilhermina
The Chinese Asian Para Games champion will be competing at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing and hopes to challenge her Brazilian rival later this year.
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Search launched for Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games torchbearers
For the first time two separate flames will be lit in special ceremonies on 3 August which will then unite on 6 August
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Dutch swimmers vie for Worlds selection
Olivier van der Voort and Lisette Teunissen are amongst those who set six world records at the Swim Cup Eindhoven in the Netherlands from 2-5 April.
![New Zealand's Corey Peters won his first world titles at the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/150307021410598_Corey%2BPeters.jpg)
Audi quattro Winter Games to host para-alpine skiers
New world champion Corey Peters and Paralympic gold medallist Adam hall are expected to compete on home snow in New Zealand.
ASICS is Tokyo 2020’s 10th Gold Partner
The corporation has joined in the category of “Sporting Goods" (Sports Apparel & Sports Equipment).
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Twenty one candidates qualify as VI classifiers
Concluding a course hosted in Athens, Greece, the number of international visual impairment classifiers has now increased by 50 per cent.
![Samsung Group became a domestic sponsor of PyeongChang 2018 in April 2015.](/sites/default/files/images/150407112608881_Samsung.jpg)
Samsung Group becomes domestic sponsor of PyeongChang 2018
The sponsor package is worth KRW 100 billion.
Great Britain dominate Boccia European Continental Cup
The London 2012 hosts won four out of seven events in Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain.
#IDSDP2015: Winter sports boosted in south east Europe
Led by the Serbian National Paralympic Committee and supported by the Agitos Foundation, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania developed snowsport.
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#IDSDP2015: Wheelchair basketball emerges in Uganda
Since the late 1980s Uganda has been recovering from the impacts of civil war, including developing para-sports for those affected by the conflict and the wider community.
![Marcel Hug has three Superheros: Roger Federer, Nelson Mandela and Michael Jackson.](/sites/default/files/images/150331120712047_5%2Bapril%2B2015_0.jpg)
#SuperheroSunday: Marcel Hug
The Swiss wheelchair racer is an inspiration to millions due to his performances on the track, but who inspires him?
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BT WWRC15 tickets now on sale
BT WWRC15 tickets now on sale
![After retiring from wheelchair basketball in 2014, Edina Müller has turned her attention to para-canoing](/sites/default/files/images/150331104328705_edina%2Bmuller.jpg)
Edina Müller – from wheelchair basketball glory to para-canoe success?
German Paralympic wheelchair basketball champion sets her sights on competing in para-canoe at Rio 2016.
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#IDSDP2015: Colombia bounces back
Focusing in on the most vulnerable areas of Colombia where living with an impairment can present huge challenges, Colombia have identified new athletes to expand their para-sport team.
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Ellie Simmonds: My top five career moments
From qualifying for Durban 2006 to winning gold in front of home crowds at London 2012, Great Britain’s four-time Paralympic champion Simmonds has a lot to be proud of.
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NPC Germany organises Talent Days for youngsters
The youth organisation of NPC Germany is looking to provide para-sport opportunities to youngsters with an impairment.