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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Claudia Loesch of Austria
Winter Sports

Austria’s Loesch is using this alpine skiing season to adjust with new equipment, while Germany’s Schaffelhuber is focusing on school.

Richard Browne facing Alan Oliveira in Doha
Athletics

As the IPC Athletics World Championships open in Doha, Qatar, our panel of journalists and coaches try predict the outcome of the one of the flagship events.

Masazumi Soejima at a press conference
Athletics

The Japanese veteran also serves as race director for the Tokyo Marathon’s wheelchair division.

National Paralympic Committee Germany logo
Athletics

Fans will get to watch Team Germany compete live at the IPC Athletics World Championships, which begin 21 October.

Two men on rollerblades on a bicycle way
Cross-Country Skiing

Supported by the Agitos Foundation, a programme to identify new skiers is being rolled out across Brazil.

Two people shaking hands.
Asia

Thousands nationwide took part in the eighth edition of the event.

An Australian swimmer celebrates winning a gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
Swimming

Nine-time Australian Paralympic champion Priya Cooper will enter the Sport Australia Hall of Fame at a glittering ceremony.

Brenna Huckaby of USA competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships.
Snowboard

Sixteen Paralympic champions and World Championship medallists have been listed as Ones to Watch for the upcoming snowboard season.

Man in red jersey with silver helmet and a Swiss flag smiling to the camera
Athletics

Defending world champion Marcel Hug leads the field.

My Incredible Story by Ghanim al Muftah (English)
Athletics

Thirteen-year-old Ghanim al Muftah tells his story of hope, determination and giving.

Two men, one standing, one in a wheelchair playing badminton
Badminton

King Felipe VI visited a paraplegic hospital, where patients tried badminton as part of a rehabilitation programme.

David Weir of Great Britain
Athletics

Our panel of journalists and coaches look forward to the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Portrait picture of a women in Team USA uniform in front of a landscape
Athletics

With the IPC Athletics World Championships kicking off this week in Doha, Qatar, here are some hydration strategies.

IPC logo
Wheelchair Basketball

IWBF and IPC President pay tribute to ‘one of the greatest players in wheelchair basketball.’

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain
Snowboard

In a further step forward in the development of snowboard, the sport now has its own website and social media profiles packed with news and information.

Chris Vos of the Netherlands
Snowboard

Dutch double world champion eyes a medal at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Two men in British racing vests hold a union jack behind them as they celebrate victory,
Athletics

The captain of Great Britain’s Invictus Games team last year, is aiming for a top five finish in the 200m T42 at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Evgenii Shvetcov of Russia celbrates winning gold in the Men's 100m - T36 Final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

After suffering a rare defeat in June, the Russian is out to win three gold medals at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

WATCH LIVE - 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Doha, Qatar
Athletics

Ahead of the IPC Athletics World Championships, a panel of experts featuring coaches and journalists explain where they believe records will be broken.

American rider Mike Schultz had an incredible debut at the para-snowboard World Cup in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.
Snowboard

Despite what many may think after an incredible debut season in snowboard, the USA’s Mike Schultz is working hard behind the scenes.