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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Photo of the IPC headquarters in Bonn
Germany

On 3 September 1999, the IPC Headquarters at 212-214 Adenaueralle officially opened in Bonn, the former capital city of West Germany.

Zahra Nemati
London 2012

Archery’s Zahra Nemati aimed high at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, becoming the first ever Iranian woman to win Olympic or Paralympic gold.

Team Great Britain marching onto the field led by their goalkeeper in the Football 5-a-side during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Blind Football

Venue also staged the 2010 World Championships and next year’s competition will act as a Rio 2016 qualifier.

Ottobock at London 2012
Rio 2016

Brazil’s largest provider of mobility products and solutions to provide technical service for the first Paralympic Games in Latin America

Two players sat in wheelchair holding trophies on their laps. In the background are two USA flags.
Wheelchair Tennis

Kamiji and Whiley won the women's double titles, whilst Houdet and Kunieda secured the men's equivalent at the US Open.

Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne (L) celebrates with the 2014 US Open trophy after defeating the USA's David Wagner (R) during the men's wheelchair quad singles final.
Wheelchair Tennis

Andy Lapthorne beat David Wagner for his first Grand Slam title, whilst the Japanese duo continued their fantastic form.

USA judoka Dartanyon Crockett showing his gold medal.
Judo

Ukraine top medals table at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships in Colorado Springs, USA.

Sports stars and the public unite to celebrate two years to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Rio 2016

To mark two years until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the city’s Flamengo Park hosted a special event on Sunday 7 September.

Great Britain at the U22 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships
Wheelchair Basketball

Great Britain defeat Germany in final of the men’s IWBF U22 Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

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

With two years to go until Rio 2016, Sir Philip Craven has stressed the importance of a successful Games in Rio.

Jessica Long
Rio 2016

The United States Olympic Committee joins the global Paralympic Movement in celebrating the two-year countdown to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sunday 7 September.

Finland's Anna Pasanen in action at the 2014 IWRF World Championships in Denmark.
Wheelchair Rugby

A little known fact is that four women turned out for nations at August’s IWRF World Championships in Denmark.

Richard Browne
Athletics

Despite his success, US sprinter says he would swap both his world records for world titles in 2015.

Four sledge hockey player on the ice, posing for a camera with their gold medals
Sochi 2014

The decision by one of the US’s biggest broadcasters to show the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games ice sledge hockey final between Russia and USA marked a watershed moment in the history of the Paralympic Movement.

A woman in a wheelchair hits a tennis ball as a backhand.
Wheelchair Tennis

World No.1’s Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji both progressed to Sunday’s finals at Flushing Meadows.

Sophie Pascoe
Rio 2016

Sunday not only marks Father’s Day in New Zealand, but also two years to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

People sitting on chairs around tables, looking at a screen. Classroom atmosphere

Since 1960, when the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, it has become increasingly clear that para-sport has the power to change perceptions and help individuals with impairments to recognise their potential.

Holger Nikelis
Table Tennis

German and Swiss delegations arrive in Beijing for World Champs.

Six people carry a flag with the Paralympic symbol into a stadium
Athens 2004

With the brand new logo of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided, the new ‘Agitos’ were etched onto the Paralympic Flag in readiness for the Closing Ceremony of the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.

Ukraine cross-country skiing
Cross-Country Skiing

Athletes, coaches, classifiers and researchers met to discuss the progress of research projects.