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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A spectacular view of with Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio 2016

The New Zealand Paralympic Committee are on the lookout for its volunteer assistants for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Mihovil Spanja competing
Swimming

The project, launched by Allianz and the Croatian National Paralympic Committee, aims to develop future Paralympic athletes.

Wheelchair dance sport - Osipov and Ryzhkova of Russia
Boccia

After another incredible month of para-sport, the public has the chance to vote for who they feel was the top athlete over the past month.

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All events are raced over 1000m, rather than the 2000m that is the standard distance in Olympic rowing.

Wheelchair racers on the track of a stadium
Summer Sports

October 2014 sees the second Asian Para Games taking place, and it also brings the first winter sport competition of the season.

Two players sat in wheelchair holding trophies on their laps. In the background are two USA flags.
Football 7-a-side

September saw another huge month of para-sport, with numerous World Championships taking place.

Karina JORGENSEN, Denmark releases the ball
Goalball

Slovenia’s men and Denmark’s women both overcame Swedish opposition to be crowned goalball European B champions.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

The list will come into force in 2015 alongside the revised World Anti-Doping Code.

A picture of two mens in sledges fighting for the puck during a hockey match
Para Ice Hockey

Iconic player Sweeney to lead his squad into home World Championships in attempt to avenge second-placed finish from 2013.

CMNT Coach Benito Floro present the Football 7-a-side America Cup to Brazil
Football 7-a-side

Brazil beat Argentina to win the gold medal at the 2014 Football 7-a-side Americas Cup, with the USA claiming bronze.

IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup men's race winner El Amin Chentouf of Morocco poses women's race winner Maria Paredes Rodriguez of Spain
Athletics

The visually impaired marathon runner will be one of six to take part in “Run to Valencia”

Zahra Nemati won gold at London 2012
Archery

Iranian archer Zahra Nemati believes the presence of Paralympic champions at the Asian Para Games means her rivals will up their game.

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Netherlands

Van Driel joins a 12-strong commission led by Alexander Zhukov that will visit all three cities bidding for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

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

Twenty four sports have applied to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Man on podium doing a speech
America

200 wounded, ill and injured service members competing in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Chan Yui Chong
Wheelchair Fencing

Hong Kong star Chan Yui Chong says her country will be disappointed not to be amongst the medals in the wheelchair fencing team event at the Asian Para Games.

Four men in wheelchairs and one man standing on a field of play with dark background. Three men celebrating
Boccia

Great Britain’s David Smith, Thailand’s Vongsa Watcharaphon, South Korea’s Han-Soo Kim and Hong Kong’s Leung Yuk-Wing win gold as the Boccia worlds close.

Wheelchair racers on the track of a stadium
America

The University of Illinois has a track record of producing Paralympic gold medallists.

Logo of the Incheon 2014 Para Asian Games
Democratic People's Republic of Korea

It will be the first time that North Korea have competed in a multi-sport Para-Games organised by South Korea.

China's Yujiao Tan of China celebrates winning silver in the women's -67.50 kg powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Powerlifting

World champion hopes to beat her own world record at the Asian Para Games by lifting over 132kg.