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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Great Britain's Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead
Athletics

First IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup a success

Fearnley beats Hug to 2013 London marathon title
Athletics

Australian leads home Hug and Van Dyk in strong field

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Para Ice Hockey

Norway beat Korea and Italy defeated Sweden in playoff action at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Norway celebrate Sochi spot - 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool
Para Ice Hockey

Norway defeated Italy for fifth place and Korea beat Sweden for seventh place at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Canada's Greg Westlake wins gold - 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool
Para Ice Hockey

Canada defeated the USA for gold and Russia beat the Czech Republic for bronze at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

USA-Canada ice sledge hockey
Para Ice Hockey

For the first time ever, Canada and the USA will meet in the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool on Saturday (20 April).

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

British Paralympian David Weir is aiming for a seventh victory in the British capital.

Korea's Seung-Hwan Jung - 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool
Para Ice Hockey

Seung-Hwang Jung hopes to anchor Korea’s ice sledge hockey team to a Sochi 2014 berth later this year.

A man with a silver helmet and red jersey leans forward on his racing wheelchair
Athletics

Swiss 'silvder bullet' aiming to beat British favourite and win Virgin London marathon

Mohamed Lahna
Triathlon

Mohamed Lahna hopes to use this weekend’s ITU World Triathlon San Diego as a kick-start to his Rio 2016 training.

A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating with her hand up
Athletics

Boston marathon winner will dedicate Sunday's race to bomb blast victims

A picture of a man celebrating his victory wearing a flag of Great Britain
Athletics

Inspired by his lucky pants and new daughter, Whitehead wants to say thank you for London 2012 support

A picture of three blind men laying on the ground and trying to stop a ball
Goalball

The top three finishers at the event will advance to the B group and will eventually hope to move up to the A group to qualify for Rio 2016.

USA's Steve Cash - 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool
Para Ice Hockey

The 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool will have an all-North American final.

Carl Murphy
Alpine Skiing

The next season will kick off with the IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard World Cup races in Queenstown, New Zealand.

A picture of person in wheelchairs playing tennis
London 2012

The Wheelchair Tennis Development Fund has been nominated for the SportAccord Spirit of Sport Award 2013 in the project category and Iranian archer Zahra Nemati in the individual category.

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Shooting

After revised rules were introduced to IPC Shooting, athletes set new world records at the first event of the 2013 IPC Shooting World Cup.

R4 shooting podium
Shooting

After the lead changed several times Denmark’s Jonny Andersen beat Australia’s Jason Maroney by just 0.4 points in the R4 event at the 2013 IPC Shooting World Cup (Szczecin) in Poland.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing a backhand
Wheelchair Tennis

Despite retiring from wheelchair tennis as a player, Niclas Rodhborn continues to help people with an impairment around the world.

A picture of a man on a podium with a medal around his neck
Athletics

Sprinter Scott Reardon starred among others at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney.