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Wallace storms to victory at Grand Prix
US sprinter Jarryd Wallace beats two of his main rivals – David Prince and Jerome Singleton – in Tempe, Arizona, USA.

Japan look to regroup after Buffalo 2015
Despite finishing in eighth place at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool, Japan can still make it to PyeongChang 2018.

Plan your trip to the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships
Qatar Airways Holidays are offering a number of exciting packages to October’s event in Doha.

Shoulder surgery not holding Lysenko back from Rio 2016 aspirations
The defending Paralympic champion hopes to recover in time for the Rowing World Championships

Series of US wins at home athletics Grand Prix
Bad weather could not stop David Prince, Shirley Reilly and David Brown from taking victory alongside a clutch of their teammates in Tempe, USA.

Johnson, Cockbill shoot-off concludes Turkey World Cup
The second clash of the IPC Shooting World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, between New Zealand’s Michael Johnson and Great Britain’s Ryan Cockbill ended in excitement.
Inaugural Paralympic Sport Technical Meeting takes place in Madrid, Spain
OBS gave para-sport international federations insights on sport broadcasting and shared their plans for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Rio 2016 publishes Paralympic Games ticket prices
The Organising Committee looks to set record, surpass ticket sales of previous Paralympic Games.

Huitzing shares wheelchair basketball experience with kids in Rio
The two-time Dutch Paralympian visited 3 schools to teach lessons about her sport

Top swimming world record holders
With multiple world record to their names, we highlight the top swimmers who will be defending their marks at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships from 13 July.

Lee Moon-tae named executive artistic director for PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics
President of Korean Traditional Performing Arts Foundation will orchestrate the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Mesa, USA
Around 220 athletes, including five US world champions will be in action 15-16 May.

Schedule for Toronto 2015’s arts, cultural festival PANAMANIA now out
Grammy award winning artists among those who will perform during the Parapan Am Games.

Additional athletes selected to Australia’s para-canoe Worlds team
Four more added to World Championship squad following ICF’s newly announced entry quotas.

Brazilian Paralympic Committee President meets with President Rousseff
The Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is excited by Rio 2016’s target to break the tickets sold record for a Paralympic Games.

#WorkoutWednesday: Raymond Martin
After winning five world titles in 2013, Martin already has one to his name in 2015 after recent success at the IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships.

Israelsson returns as chairman of Swedish Paralympic Committee
In addition to Israelsson’s re-election, association also rebrands to Swedish Para Sports Federation and Swedish Paralympic Committee.
APC Gathering attendees commit to making Asia ‘best region’ in Paralympic Movement
First gathering of its kind aims to develop new strategies for the Movement in Asia

Canada name 2015-16 alpine ski team
Eight skiers, including five men and three women, will attempt to build off a successful 2015 World Championships hosted at home.

Brazilian president Rouseff plans to actively participate in Rio 2016 organisation
Rouseff wants to take advantage of her country hosting one of the world’s biggest sporting events.