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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Runner and guide run in a full stadium
Summer Sports

Students with an impairment attending an ECAC member university or college will get the opportunity to take part in leagues and championships.

Alex Zanardi and Ernst Van Dyk
Cycling

Dutch handcycling ace is targeting further success in 2015 against his two great rivals.

A picture of a man skiing
Cross-Country Skiing

Olympic biathlon superstar Ole Einar Bjorndalen as well as his own brother John, have had a significant impact on the world champion’s career.

Classification assessment

IPC hopes by introducing a “zero classification” policy no athlete will need to be classified at a Paralympic Games

Marieke Vervoort
Athletics

Belgian wheelchair racer made a comeback from serious injury in 2014 and set multiple world records in the T52 class.

USA wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair Basketball

Eventually 12 players will be selected for August’s Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.
Para dance sport

The biggest competition on the calendar can bring many benefits to host cities and countries.

Kari Rasanen Chair IBSA Goalball
Goalball

The Fin succeeds Sweden's Kari Marklund who retired on 1 January 2015.

Cable, USA, will host the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships
Cross-Country Skiing

Seven days of cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions will be streamed live at Cable2015.com from 24 January.

La Molina snowboard World Cup Finals
Alpine Skiing

Preparations have moved up a gear for the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships from 23-28 February.

Two women cycle on a tandem
Cycling

Event was held in New Plymouth between 16-18 January and was attended by 14 athletes

Korea’s Asian Para-Games champion Choi Jung-Man in action
Badminton

After competing for 12 years, South Korea’s Choi Jung Man finally won his first international para-badminton tournament in October 2014.

Tatyana McFadden
Cross-Country Skiing

USA’s McFadden will line-up at 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

Brazilian athlete Terezinha Guilhermina with her guide
Athletics

Between them the 45 athletes from 19 different countries have won 69 Paralympic gold medals, 124 world titles and currently hold 64 world records.

A picture of a man in wheelchair celebrating his victory with a gold medal around his neck
Athletics

Team of six athletes features six-time Paralympic champion David Weir

Loyd-Remi Pallander Solberg challenges Russian Vasilii Varlakov
Para Ice Hockey

The team are confident that a combination of changes to their ice sledge hockey team’s coaching staff and fresh talent could secure them success at Buffalo 2015.

Podium at the VISTA 2013 Conference in Bonn, Germany
VISTA

Prestigious award will be presented at October’s VISTA conference in Girona, Spain.

Young man holding cross-country skies smiling to the camera
Cross-Country Skiing

Norwegian biathlon world champion Nils-Erik Ulset gives fans a glimpse into how he prepares for major competitions, such as the 2015 Worlds.

Aaron Scheidies crosses the finish line with his guide at a race in Edmonton.
Triathlon

US para-tiathlete considering other sports in an effort to compete at Rio 2016.

Carl Murphy
Alpine Skiing

The last races ahead of La Molina 2015 also feature wins for France, the Netherlands, and Austria.