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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ali Jawad
Powerlifting

Nigeria and Great Britain set new world records on day two of the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships.

Members of the IPC and PyeongChang2018 Organising Committee celebrate the signing of the 2018 Excellence Programme
Rio 2016

Agreement to make sure knowledge and expertise is transferred between Organising Commitees of Paralympic Games and will mean Games are constantly improving.

Iuliia Batenkova
Wheelchair Curling

Organising Committee to minimise the Games' impact on the climate.

FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° with World ParaVolley President Dr. Hossam Eldin Mostafa (right) and Sport Director Denis Le Breuilly
Sitting Volleyball

Presidents of FIVB and World ParaVolley explore possibility of working together.

Nigeria's Yakubu Adesokan winning gold at London 2012
Powerlifting

Nigeria's Paralympic champion Yakubu Adesokan obliterates world record lifting more than three times his bodyweight.

Tatyana McFadden
Athletics

The USA’s Tatyana McFadden and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the wheelchair events at the New York City Marathon.

Tatyana McFadden
Athletics

There will be 27 Paralympians lining up at this weekend’s New York City Marathon.

IPC Honorary Board member Princess Margriet of the Netherlands meets members of the Dutch wheelchair basketball team.
Sochi 2014

IPC Honorary Board member Princess Margriet visits Dutch Paralympic athletes at Papendal.

A picture of a man powerlifter on a bench celebrating with his hands up
Powerlifting

The event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be the last major stop for powerlifters prior to next year’s World Championships.

Paralympic Order medal
Wheelchair Rugby

Find out which four individuals have made the biggest contributions to the Paralympic Movement.

Alana Nichols
Sochi 2014

Around 77 athletes expected to represent Team USA next March in Russia.

Timur Tuchinov
Archery

The field of medal contenders is wide open for the World Archery Para-Championships, which begin on Friday (1 November).

Japan at Asian Para Youth Games
People's Republic of China

The Asian Youth Para Games came to a close, with Japan, Iran and China finishing in the top three in the medal standings.

Finland's Petri Posio and Erkki Miinala block the ball during their gold-medal match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning Paralympic gold, the Finnish squad will now host the 2014 World Championships.
Goalball

Finland’s men and Denmark’s women will enter next week’s event as the favourites to win European titles.

2013 Asian Youth Para Games
Japan

With a day to go, Japan, Iran and China lead the medal standings at the Asian Youth Para Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Zahra Nemati
Archery

With more Muslim women taking part in Paralympic sport, Iran is leading the way to inspire female athletes to get involved.

Adam Hall in action
Sochi 2014

Despite fielding just three athletes, New Zealand’s team for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games could bring home multiple gold medals.

Andrea Macri
Para Ice Hockey

Italy’s Andrea Macri finished fourth in wheelchair fencing at the London 2012 Paralympics and is now heading to Sochi 2014 to compete in ice sledge hockey.

PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games emblem launch
PyeongChang 2018

Emblem embodies aspirations of the Paralympic Movement and will be used in the build up to the 2018 Games.

Graeme Murray Movember promo
Para Ice Hockey

Canada’s Graeme Murray, Czech Republic’s Erik Fojtik, Norway’s Loyd Remi Solberg, Russia’s Dmitry Lisov and the USA’s Josh Sweeney will raise awareness for men’s health and sport.