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![Brazilian athlete Terezinha Guilhermina with her guide](/sites/default/files/images/140709141107792_120905_203121_mh_3063_0.jpg)
IPC Athletics reveals Ones to Watch list for 2015 season
Between them the 45 athletes from 19 different countries have won 69 Paralympic gold medals, 124 world titles and currently hold 64 world records.
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Great Britain team named for IPC Athletics Marathon Worlds
Team of six athletes features six-time Paralympic champion David Weir
![Loyd-Remi Pallander Solberg challenges Russian Vasilii Varlakov](/sites/default/files/images/140617104923317_SOC_20140313_LP_0196_WEB_0.jpg)
Norway make changes to avenge ‘missing’ Sochi medal
The team are confident that a combination of changes to their ice sledge hockey team’s coaching staff and fresh talent could secure them success at Buffalo 2015.
IPC opens nominations for 2015 Paralympic Scientific Award
Prestigious award will be presented at October’s VISTA conference in Girona, Spain.
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Cable 2015: Secrets to Ulset’s success
Norwegian biathlon world champion Nils-Erik Ulset gives fans a glimpse into how he prepares for major competitions, such as the 2015 Worlds.
![Aaron Scheidies crosses the finish line with his guide at a race in Edmonton.](/sites/default/files/images/150108132803569_AaronScheidies.jpg)
Aaron Scheidies experiences ups and downs in 2014
US para-tiathlete considering other sports in an effort to compete at Rio 2016.
![Carl Murphy](/sites/default/files/images/150120113355987_Carl%2BMurphy.jpg)
Murphy takes season's first World Cup win
The last races ahead of La Molina 2015 also feature wins for France, the Netherlands, and Austria.
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Masters preparing for ‘amazing experience’ at Cable 2015
US Nordic skier Oksana Masters is looking forward to competing in front of home crowds at the Worlds in Cable, Wisconsin, from Friday (23 January).
![Man in wheelchair, holding tennis racket in triumphing pose](/sites/default/files/images/141201084524223_Kunieda%2BJames%2BJordan_0.jpg)
Kunieda, Kamiji and Alcott lift Sydney titles
In winning his fourth Sydney International Open, Kunieda extended his unbeaten run to 53 matches.
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First sitting volleyball representative appointed to USA Volleyball Board of Directors
Brent Rasmussen has been elected to the USA Volleyball Board of Directors as the first-ever sitting volleyball representative to
![US para-swimmer Ian Silverman (second from the left) with his best friends at high school prom](/sites/default/files/images/150115125819660_Prom.jpg)
Ian Silverman: Adapting to college and my goals for 2015
The US Paralympic champion swimmer reveals his love of studying away from home and the challenges he has set himself for the year ahead.
![Two people in a shooting range, sitting in wheelchairs and targetting](/sites/default/files/images/141021140536874_Shooting%2BSouth%2BKorea%2BIncheon_0.jpg)
10.9 Tuesday: Park's angst ahead of stunning 2014
South Korea’s Jinho Park reveals his lack of confidence ahead of winning ten medals at the Worlds and Asian Para Games.
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German Nordic skiers looking for medal success in Cable
A team of eight German athletes will travel to Cable, USA, on Tuesday (20 January) to compete in the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships from 23 January to 1 February.
Agitos Foundation wins very first award in Ghana
The development arm of the IPC won the category of Best Disability Sports Contributor at the Ghana Sports Excellence Awards.
![Two snowboarders race on a slope](/sites/default/files/images/150114143446448_Para-snowboard%2BWC%2BAspen.jpg)
Riders complete 100 per cent record at Big White
The Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee, France’s Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon, the USA's Mike Shea and Great Britain's Ben Moore won their second snowboard-cross head-to-head races.
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New video launched in Spain to encourage women’s sport
Spanish wheelchair basketball team feature in a spectacular video that aims to encourage women with an impairment to practice sport.
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US Paralympics name 2015 track & field national team
With World Championships in Doha, Qatar, and London, Great Britain, US Paralympics has named a roster featuring 42 athletes.
Registration for VISTA 2015 in Girona, Spain, now open
Special discount rate of 300 EUR offered for those signing up before 15 June.
![Man with swim cap prepares for the start](/sites/default/files/images/140728130451121_LON_3008_1857_0.jpg)
Brazil’s Daniel Dias named December’s Athlete of the Month
Dias smashed a two and half year old world record in December to poll 40 per cent of the public vote.
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Wheelchair dance develops in Spain
New Championships sees four couples compete in the capital Madrid.