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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Hannah Cockroft meets Queen Elizabeth

Together with the country’s Olympic medallists, all of Great Britain’s London 2012 Paralympic medallists met with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.

Ryan Chalmers

After seeing the electric atmosphere at London 2012, USA’s Ryan Chalmers wants to replicate that awareness of Paralympic sport back home with his “Push Across America.”

A picture of man celebrating his victory with a British Flag

After the success Great Britain’s athletics team had at London 2012, the nation is fielding a search for the next wave of Paralympic athletes.

Sochi 2014 500 Days to Go

With 500 days until the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, here’s a brief rundown of winter sport events to keep your eyes on between now and then.

Sochi 2014 Biathlon and Cross Country Skiing Centre

To mark 500 days until the next Paralympic Winter Games, the Sochi Organising Committee revealed its unique interactive internet project to help people with a disability.

A picture of men ready to swim

With para-triathlon now a part of the Paralympic Games programme, the sport’s World Championships on Monday were bigger than ever.

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With a growing interest in Paralympic sport, it is not all about the summer events. The IPC's Stuart Lieberman shares why the Paralympic Winter Games matter, too.

The Canadian Ice Sledge Hockey Team gathered around the goal.

Hockey Canada is holding training camp this week in Trail, British Columbia to finalise the 2012-13 team roster.

Sochi 2014

With Tuesday (23 October) marking 500 days to go until Sochi 2014, IPC President Sir Philip Craven talks about how they could be a blueprint for future Winter Games.

A pictures of prosthetics legs

The IPC’s VISTA 2013 conference will focus on equipment and technology issues related to Paralympic sports.

Faye McClelland

Great Britain and USA favoured to win titles in lead-up to sport’s Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.

Channel 4 Big 4 Installation

Adam Hills has signed a one-year deal with the UK’s Channel 4 to continue a series that discusses disability sport.

Alan Oliveira

IPC Athletics will train those interested in becoming Technical Officials for the sport from 1-3 February 2013 in Dortmund, Germany.

A pictures of prosthetics legs

The IPC’s VISTA 2013 conference will focus on equipment and technology issues related to Paralympic sports.

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Great Britain’s top young athletes will compete at the National Junior Championships this weekend.

David Weir

After winning gold in all four of events at London 2012, Great Britain’s David Weir won UK Athletics’ top Paralympic honour.

Rob Richardson

Despite post-Paralympic blues, Rob Richardson talks about how the Great Britain sitting volleyball team is already looking ahead to Rio 2016.

Yannick Bourseaux

France’s Yannick Bourseaux, a two-time winter Paralympian on track for Sochi 2014, will race for another para-triathlon world title in New Zealand next week.

Blake Leeper and Jarryd Wallace

The founding partnership of US Paralympics has now been extended another four years.

Best Team - London 2012

The top seven teams from the London 2012 Paralympic Games are up for the Best Team Athlete of the Month award for August and September.