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Educators and Classifiers Trained by IPC Academy
The IPC Athletics classification training was hailed a success and will help to extend classification knowledge in 19 countries.
Chris Bond: Training to medal, not just to impress the girls.
Australia’s Chris Bond is sometimes overshadowed by his teammate Ryley Batt, but the 3.5-pointer is increasingly proving to be just as formidable on the Wheelchair Rugby court.
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Croatian Swimmer Spanja in Record Breaking Form
Double world champion sets unofficial world record in 50m breaststroke S6
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Belarusian Vauchok Aims to be Back on Podium
With her competition extremely tough this year, rower Liudmilla Vauchok is working towards a medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
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Paralympic Rowing to Offer Intimate Fan Experience
Tickets are still available to see Rowing at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
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Mile Stojkoski: True Strength is Within
In his first blog, Mile Stojkoski's Project Manager, Vladimir Pandovski, gives un update on their journey so far
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IPC Shooting and IPC Powerlifting Announce London 2012 Bipartite Slots
The 51 athletes who have been allocated bipartite slots to participate in the London 2012 Paralympics Games has been revealed by the international governing bodies of Paralympic Powerlifting and Shooting.
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Entry Deadline Approaching for Athletics Europeans
European National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) have until the 7 May to enter their athletes in the 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships.
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No Vision Too Big
Canadian visually impaired rower Victoria Nolan wants to help her LTA Mixed Coxed Four team win gold at the London 2012 Paralympics.
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Italy Offers Rowers Penultimate Chance to Qualify
After the 2012 Gavirate International Adaptive Regatta this weekend, rowers will have only one more chance to qualify for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Näder Chair of Supervisory Board of German NADA
Prof. Hans Georg Näder, president and CEO of Otto Bock, is the new Supervisory Board of the German National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) chairperson.
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London 2012 Festival Lineup Announced
More than 25,000 artists from 204 nations will take part in 12,000 events and performances across Great Britain this summer.
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Ottobock’s Travelling Exhibition Moves to Scotland
The IPC and Ottobock’s interactive exhibition, “Passion for Paralympics,” moved to the Glasgow Science Centre for two weeks.
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Michelle Obama to Open Warrior Games
USA’s first lady will deliver the remarks at the Warrior Games Opening Ceremony, and First Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell and British Armed Forces member Captain Simon Maxwell will light the cauldron.
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London Paralympics Set to be Most Watched Games Ever
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has announced a record-breaking collection of Rights Holding Broadcasters to screen the Paralympic Games across the globe this summer.
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Out of the Shadows and into the Limelight
How the Paralympic Movement is becoming a commerical success. (This article was first published in The Paralympian, the official magazine of the Parlaympic Movement).
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Athletics Euros to be Vital Stepping Stone to London
The 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships may be the last opportunity for athletes to meet before the London 2012 Paralympic Games.