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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Michael Frenzke of Germany competes in the Sitting Volleyball 5th/6th Place Playoff between Denmark and Germany at the Copper Box Arena on day four of the Invictus Games.
Sitting Volleyball

The Croatian city of Porec will stage this year’s edition of the ParaVolley European Championships from 4-12 November.

Logo Comitè Paralìmpico Colombiano
America

Humanitarian aid for those affected by the floods in the Colombian city of Mocoa will be received at the Para athletics National Open in Cali.

Photography Tom Aggar
Rowing

Tom Aggar is one of six rowers to be shortlisted for the Thomas Keller Medal.

What's In My Kitbag: Martina Caironi
Athletics

The 100m T42 Paralympic and world champion reveals the contents of her kitbag.

Two dancers in wheelchairs posing during a performance
Para dance sport

The first competition of the World Championships season will take place in the Netherlands between 15-16 April.

Eric Diaz - NPC Panama
America

Eric Diaz, first Paralympic Committee of Panama President and former Member at Large of the Americas Paralympic Committee, passed away on Saturday (8 April).

Georgios Fountoulakis - NPC Greece
Greece

Under his presidency, Greece rounded off their second best performance ever at a Paralympic Games, claiming five golds, four silvers and four bronzes at Rio 2016.

Agitos

The RPC had appealed the CAS decision from August to the supreme court of the Swiss Confederation.

Group picture of people dressed smart, standing and in wheelchairs
New Zealand

The set of 12 portraits representing some of New Zealand´s Paralympians will be made available for viewing at the Royal Easter Show in Auckland.

Norway - Para ice hockey - 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool
Para Ice Hockey

Norway, USA and Canada all take victories on second day of action at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Jose Gonzalez Mugaburu - Peru
Swimming

The first Peruvian Para athlete to win a medal in swimming at the Paralympic Games recalls his performance at Toronto 1976.

Jason Smyth of Ireland celebrates after winning the Men's 100m - T13 Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Athletics

The world’s fastest Paralympian is training in Tenerife ahead of his 100m world title defence.

Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos won the gold medal in the T45/46/47 - Men's 100m - Athletics
Athletics

The Brazilian starts his season at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, a place that holds special memories.

South Korean celebrities try out wheelchair curling as part of PyeongChang 2018's third Paralympic Day celebrations.
PyeongChang 2018

Interactive Winter Games Curriculum aims to directly engage one million students

Close up of swimmer doing breast stroke
Swimming

The swimmer won three gold medals and two silvers at Rio 2016

Raoua Tlili of Tunisia competes in the women's discus throw - F41 final during the day 8 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Athletics

Nearly 190 athletes from 13 countries will be competing in Tunis between 13-15 April.

A wheelchair racer cuts through the finishing tape on a wet damp road.
Athletics

The T53 racer hopes to build on a fifth place finish last time out in Tokyo.

Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
Blind Football

The event will take place in Cluj Napoca this October.

Mina Mojtahedi
Finland

Paralympian Mina Mojtahedi will serve a four-year term, leading Finland to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The sponsorship project 'The Missing Piece', implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb, won its eighth award.
Croatia

The sponsorship project implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb won its eighth award.