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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

An artist's impression of how the Tokyo 2020 national stadium will look
Tokyo 2020

Commission will provide the organising committee with crucial insights and assist it in its preparations to host an inspiring Culture and Education Programme

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Swimming

The last day of the 2015 British Para-Swimming International Meet featured podiums for Great Britain, Norway, Canada, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Iceland and Spain.

Joseph Chambers of United States reaches for the ball during the bronze medal Wheelchair Basketball match between United States and Great Britain at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Basketball

In a warm-up for Toronto 2015, the USA’s men’s wheelchair basketball team won all five of their games in the four team tournament

A picture of a woman with a gold medal around her neck
Swimming

Eighteen world class swimmers with a host of Worlds and Paralympic titles between them will compete at their home Worlds in Glasgow, Great Britain, from 13-19 July.

A female shooter in congratulated by a medal presenter
Shooting

The first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2015 gets underway with victory for Slovakian Veronika Vadovicova, France’s Didier Richard and Azerbaijan’s Yelena Taranova.

Alyda Norbruis once more drew the Apeldoorn velodrome’s crowd to its feet with her thrilling win in the C2-3 Scratch Race.
Cycling

UCI Para-cycling World Championships come to a close after four days of competition in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

Masae Komiya
Goalball

Fixtures will take place in Seoul, South Korea, between 10-17 May 2015.

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Germany

Germany joins eight other NPCs to be sponsored by the IPC’s International Partner.

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Australia

After 12 years at the Australian Paralympic Committee, Jason Hellwig has left for pastures new.

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

World number two is excited for April’s European Continental Cup in Spain.

Slovakia’s Jozef Metelka ensured himself of gold in the men’s 4,000m pursuit race final in the C4 class at Apeldoorn 2015.
Cycling

Saturday's winners included New Zealand’s Emma Foy, Australia’s Susan Powell, Great Britain’s Sarah Storey, Slovakia’s Jozef Metelka and Australia’s Michael Gallagher.

Cuiqing Liu has three Superheros: her mother, her coach and Guohua Zhou.
Athletics

Liu is the biggest threat to Brazil’s TerezhinaGuilherminaat Rio 2016 and this week tell us who her heroes are

Josh Pauls, Brody Roybal and Declan Farmer
Para Ice Hockey

The Sochi 2014 gold medallists warmed up for April’s World Championships by completing a series whitewash of rivals Canada

A British swimmer is filmed on completed a race a the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Swimming

Great Britain’s Bethany Firth sets her third S14 mark and teammate Hannah Russell also hits form at the 2015 British Para-Swimming International Meet in Glasgow.

Dr Johnson Nino-Soto
Colombia

Colombian Dr Johnson Nino-Soto has been appointed on a four-year term

Declan Farmer
Para Ice Hockey

Kevin McKee and Declan Farmer are the star players in the second of the three game series ahead of the A-Pool Worlds in less than one month’s time.

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Table Tennis

After winning the world title last year, the Brits says he has another dream to achieve

A group of people pose in front of an IPC Athletics banners in Tunis, Tunisia.
Athletics

The latest training opportunity for classifiers and officials took place along the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Tunis, Tunisia, supported by the Agitos Foundation.

Matt Skelhon Alicante 2013
Shooting

World’s best shooters, including a 25-strong host team, to line-up in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, for first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2015.

In meIn’s C1 racing, China’s Zhang Yu Li earned his second gold medal in as many days at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships.
Cycling

In Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, Chinese cyclists won three world titles from six events on Friday (27 March).