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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Marcel Hug competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

Many big names will be action on Monday at the IPC Athletics World Championships, including a number of athletes looking to win their second or third world titles.

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Athletics

Find out what athletes had to say after comeptition on Sunday at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Chantal Petitclerc
America

Seven figures who have made major impacts on the Paralympic Movement in Canada will be honoured on 27 November.

A wheelchair dancer is held aloft during a dance
Para dance sport

The Slovenians won two competitions at an event in Belgium.

Podium with three men in training suits
Athletics

Athletes in the field grabbed the headlines on the fifth day of the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Athletics

Find out what athletes had to say after comeptition on Sunday at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Man in wheelchair showing thumbs up
Athletics

The Latvian became the twelfth athlete to break a world record at Doha 2015 with gold in the men’s discus F52.

Upper body of a man celebrating
Athletics

The US sprinter stormed to gold in the 200m T44.

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Athletics

Find out what athletes had to say after comeptition on Saturday at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Tokyo aerial view
Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 also welcomes SECOM and ALSOK as Official Partners

A picture of a woman and a man on a podium with medals around their neck
Athletics

Terezinha Guilhermina and Guilherme Soares de Santana talk about the special bond that has won them a hatful of medals.

Omara Durand of Cuba
Athletics

More world records are expected to fall on the fourth day of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, especially over 200m.

Man with prosthesis during a jump
Athletics

Germany's long jumper Markus Rehm and Cuban Omara Durand set new world marks at Doha 2015.

Field of wheelchair racers on track
Athletics

Star performers set to go for world titles on Saturday include Marlou van Rhijn, Marcel Hug, Walid Ktila and Barbara Niewiedzial.

Tokyo aerial view
Tokyo 2020

Applications are being accepted between 24 November to 7 December.

Teresa Perales with her gold medal after success at Glasgow 2015.
Swimming

The six-time Spanish Paralympic swimming champion was honoured at an emotional ceremony in Madrid.

Two ice sledge hockey players chasing after the puck.
Para Ice Hockey

Fourth place is never an ideal finish. So how will Norway’s sledge hockey team rebound in the 2015-16 season?

Two young women running on a track, head to head
Athletics

The Australian was one of 19 gold medal winners on Saturday at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Athletics

Find out what the athletes had to say on the second day of the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Double leg amputee woman doing long jump
Athletics

The German T42 long jumper set one of six world records on the first day of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.