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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Will Bayley
Table Tennis

The London 2012 class 7 silver medallist over takes Ukraine’s Maksym Nikolenko in the latest ITTF world rankings.

Ilse Hayes of South Africa
Athletics

The South African Paralympian became the world’s fastest female para-athlete earlier this year and is now aiming to go even faster.

Yannick Bourseaux
Triathlon

The Frenchman clocked the fastest time at the World Para-Triathlon Event, winning the men’s PT4 division.

Brittany Hudak of Canada competes in the Women's Cross Country 5km Free Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Biathlon

A World Championships and the World Cup in the 2014-15 season threw up some athletes that could be the podium-toppers of the future.

Jonas Jacobsson R1
Shooting

After much speculation, the Swedish legend has confirmed that he will take-part in his tenth consecutive Paralympic Games in 2016.

Boccia balls are seen as Great Britain take on Greece in Boccia during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park on September 7, 2013 in London, Engla
Boccia

The South Korean hopes for better results in this week’s Boccia Asia/Oceania Team and Pair Championships in Hong Kong, China.

Women in sailing boat

The British sailor returns to the venue where she won Paralympic gold in the 2.4mR class.

Alessandro Zanardi
Cycling

The home favourite team littered the results in the handcycling relay, tandem, C class and time trial events in Maniago.

Gordon Reid and Shingo Kunieda with their trophies at Roland Garros.
Wheelchair Tennis

The pair claimed both singles and doubles titles in their respective classes.

Three men behind a table present the logo for the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships.
Athletics

The 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships will be held in Italy between 10-16 June 2016.

A group of female blade runners sprinting down the 100m straight.
Athletics

The Italian athlete had a record-breaking month, resetting her own marks in the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.

shooter holding gun
Shooting

The 72-year-old Australian is not hanging up her rifle just yet as she aims for Rio 2016.

Javier Conde celebrating his Marathon at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
Spain

The five-time Paralympian will team up with other Spanish sports figures to work on projects to support young people in difficult environments.

Dutch Paralympic, world and European champion and world record holder, Marlou van Rhijn, gives an insight into her three heroes.
Athletics

Find out who inspires the Dutch Paralympic, world and European champion, and world record holder, to be the best.

The IPC Governing Board met in Tokyo, Japan
Wheelchair Curling

The Board approved the athlete and medal event quotas for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Five young men run on an athletics track next to each other

City of Ancona wins bid to host World Championships in 11-13 March 2016.

Martina Caironi, winces,
Athletics

Changes to her training and lifestyle have led to a great start to the season for the Italian world and Paralympic champion, which she hopes to continue at the Grosseto Grand Prix.

Seven people tried ice sledge hockey at a demonstration event organised by the Croatian NPC in December 2014.
Para Ice Hockey

With help from the Ottobock Equipment Loaner Programme, the development of the sport in Croatia continues at a pace.

Representatives of the Argentina National Paralympic Committe took part in the OCP and GSP.
Agitos Foundation

The Paralympic Movement in Argentina has been fundamentally changed with the support of the Agitos Foundation and National Paralympic Committee.

Wheelchair dance sport - Osipov and Ryzhkova of Russia
Para dance sport

The 2014 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Serbian Open Championships will run from 6-7 June.