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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Nathan Baker at London 2012
Equestrian

On Sooki St. James, the London 2012 champion takes team, individual events in Grade II competition

Woman in wheelchair on a tennis court returning a shot.
Wheelchair Tennis

Japanese broadcasting company will show Grand Slam wheelchair tennis tournaments.

Hossein Barghchi
Iran

Hossein Barghchi won gold at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games.

Man jumping in the air on a podium
Sochi 2014

France’s multiple Paralympic and Worlds medallist Vincent Gauthier-Manuel has retired from alpine skiing after eight years at the top of the sport.

Canada's Greg Westlake, right, shakes hands with Japan's Mamoru Yoshikawa after their preliminary round game at Buffalo 2015.
Para Ice Hockey

The IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool are seeing a record number of broadcasters and ticket sales.

100 days to go until the TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games
Summer Sports

Historic broadcast coverage, schedules for two sports announced

Martina Caironi, winces,
Athletics

She can speak five languages and holds numerous major titles, but what training does Italy’s T42 athlete Martina Caironi do on a typical day?

The 1.3m² model of the under-construction Barra Olympic Park represents a real-life area of 1.18 million m²
Rio 2016

Detailed replica unveiled to mark 500 days until the Paralympic Games

IPC logo
Burundi

A picture of the flame at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Rio 2016

Event will involve all five regions of Brazil and British town Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic Games

London’s former Olympic Stadium
Athletics

Para-athletes will compete in 20 events in the former Olympic Stadium on Sunday 26 July.

Amalia Perez of Mexico sets new world record at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Open Americas Championships.
Powerlifting

World and Paralympic champion Amalia Perez registered 132.5kg at the IPC Powerlifting Open Americas Championships at home in Mexico City on Monday (27 April).

Great Britain enters the arena lead by flag bearer Millie Knight during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Great Britain

Fashion retailer will design clothing for athletes at Opening, Closing Ceremonies

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Para Ice Hockey

The Czech Republic, Canada, Russia and USA all won on Day 2 of the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

In collaboration with the CPB and the Rio 2016 Organising Committee, the Agitos Foundation is organising 4 workshops in 2015 to increase capacity in the Americas region.

The Agitos Foundation, alongside the IPC Academy, concluded the third round of the Organisational Capacity Programme for National Paralympic Committees in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Maria Lyle at Swansea 2014
Athletics

She may only be 15-years-old but Maria Lyle is a world record holder and double European champion.

Marcel Hug powers to victory in the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Switzerland

Allianz Suisse will support Swiss Paralympic for another two years.

Damien Seguin of France secured the victory in the final 2.4mR race of the week
Sailing

Seguin wins 6th World Cup

Darko Duric
Slovenia

Partnership with Triglav gives fresh marketing approach to support athletes

Man smiling, showing his medal
Powerlifting

Brazilian Gustavo Da Silva celebrates 500 days to go until Rio 2016 by breaking men’s up to 49kg Americas record three times.