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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

German sit skier Andrea Eskau pushing herself forward.
Cross-Country Skiing

Nearly 120 athletes from 15 countries will compete at the second World Cup of the season in Finsterau, Germany.

Hany Abdelhady
Powerlifting

An impressive three world records were set by the pair at the IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE, alongside another world record for Mohamed Eldib.

Declan Farmer competes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games
Para Ice Hockey

Find out what the 18-year-old US sledge hockey sensation wants to do to raise his game to the next level.

collage of three photos, one with swimmers in open water, one with two cyclists on a tandem, one with a runner with prosthetic leg
Triathlon

The international sports federation runs down a big year, when para-triathlon will debut at Rio 2016.

Elshan Huseynov, Powerlifting, Azerbaijan, Almaty 2015
Azerbaijan

IPC President Sir Philip Craven met with the NPC to discuss continuing growth of the Movement in Azerbaijan.

Erin Popovich
USA

The former multi-world and Paralympic champion will serve on the Committee until November 2017.

Sledge hockey players on the ice without their helmets, celebrating
Para Ice Hockey

Paralympic and world champions will train Thursday-Saturday (18-20 February) at Extreme Ice Center with US developmental team.

Felipe Gomes - best and worst moments
Athletics

The T11 sprinter who will be competing on home soil at Rio 2016 shares his career highs and lows.

Marina Mohnen of Germany
Wheelchair Basketball

Different Games, same expectations for the German women’s wheelchair basketball team.

Great Britain’s Gordon Reid
Wheelchair Tennis

The ABN AMRO World Wheelchair Tennis Tournament mixes inclusion and competition, writes Buijs

Glasgow city
Great Britain

Financial benefits of 2015 World Championships for city and Scotland are revealed in a study.

Man in stadium waves his arms in the air, celebrates
Athletics

Arguably the most popular Danish para-athlete calls it quits.

General view on ice stadium in a snowy landscape
Para Ice Hockey

Athletes’ Commission and Norway’s national team take part in an exhibition game at the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer.

More than 200 athletes competed in one of the biggest competitions in 2016 ahead of the Rio Paralympics.
Powerlifting

Iraq's Asian champion Rasool Mohsin was also victorious over Egypt’s world champion Mohamed Elelfat.

Great Britain's Aled Davies poses with his gold medal at the medal ceremony for the men's shot put F42 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Athletics

The shot put and discus world champion talks us through his typical training regime as he prepares for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Beatrice Vio duelling with Dani Gyongi at the 2013 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix
Wheelchair Fencing

The 18-year-old Italian extends her unbeaten streak into 2016 with gold in Eger, Hungary.

Portrait picture of a woman
Cycling

Australia’s London 2012 Paralympic champion is No. 1 in the women’s T2 road ranking.

Sledge hockey player on the ice
Para Ice Hockey

Canadian forward speaks emotionally about how he became one of the world’s best ice sledge hockey players.

Lijun ZHANG, China is set up by her team mate
Sitting Volleyball

The sitting volleyball veteran knows the game is changing and defending the Paralympic title will be difficult.

Egypt's Sherif Osman celebrates setting a new world record
Powerlifting

The Egyptian up to 54kg world champion reminded the world why Dubai, UAE, is one of his favourite places to compete.