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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

The Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games Opening Ceremony took place on 18 October 2014.
Asia

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hung Won opened the Games in Incheon, South Korea.

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

Japanese players have been dominating wheelchair tennis throughout 2014, and will be on the hunt for more glory in Incheon, South Korea.

Alessandro Zanardi
Summer Sports

A brief glance at the top stories from across the Paralympic Movement between 12-18 October.

Sailing competition
Sailing

Singapore’s three-time Paralympic sailor is competing in a new partnership at the 2014 Asian Para Games, and is not focusing on his competition.

A man holds a woman while dancing on a stage.
Sochi 2014

American celebrity dance show contestants, Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy and Olympic ice-skater Meryl Davis, get together for the first time since the conclusion of the blockbuster series.

Swimmer in butterfly style in a pool with a simming cap
Swimming

Keiichi Kimura is one of Asia’s top ranked swimmers heading into Incheon 2014 thanks to a new coach and training regime.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair racing on a track
Athletics

Top ranked Asian athletes will go head-to-head at the Asian Para Games between 18-24 October.

Toronto 2015
America

During 2015, Canada will play host to a number of major sporting events, including the TORONTO 2015 Parapan American Games.

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Tokyo 2020

Panasonic joins the likes of Atos, Ottobock, Samsung and Visa as Worldwide Paralympic Partners.

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Swimming comprises men’s and women’s medal events in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, medley and relay across distances that range from 50m to 400m.

Liu Jiang
People's Republic of China

Jing beat the South Korean in the final at the 2014 table tennis worlds, and knows she will be looking for revenge.

A picture of a chinese woman showing her gold medal
Athletics

Double discus and shot put Paralympic and world champion Na Mi has revealed that a battle with injury is effecting her preparations for the Asian Para Games.

Alessandro Zanardi
Triathlon

The Italian handcyclist competed in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, USA.

Underwater shot in a swimming pool. A swimmer is photographed from below.
Swimming

Some of the world’s best swimmers will line-up at the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games.

Two men sitting on a podium behind a table with microphones in front of them
Tokyo 2020

IPC President Sir Philip Craven and Governing Board member Yasuhi Yamawaki addressed the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan on Thursday

Australia's Daniel Fox in a yellow swim cap swimming freestyle
Swimming

IPC Swimming has called for countries to submit the number of swimmers they will be sending to the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Many people in a room with some holding white signs
Shooting

Ganbaatar Zandraa is taking every opportunity to compete after qualifying for Rio 2016 at the 2014 World Championships, the first time ever Mongolia entered a team.

Leung Yuk Wing Boccia hong kong
Boccia

The Hong Kong boccia star is the man to beat at the Asian Para Games after his double-gold winning performance at the World Championships

Dancers compete at the 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Para dance sport

A total of 27 couples from seven countries will compete at the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games.

Swimmer in the water breathing between two freestyle strokes
Swimming

Double world champion looking to add to his medal collection in Incheon.