Gideon Nasilowski – dubbed the Amphibian Namibian – has entered into the International Paralympic Committee’s Top 50 Moments of 2013 after becoming the first Namibian swimmer to enter a World Championships.
Table Tennis
Melissa Tapper, James Kwon and Nathan Pellissier all won their singles events at the 2013 ITTF Oceania Regional Para-Table Tennis Championships.
Swimming
World Champion swimmer wins 2013 National Sport Award in Paralympic category.
Wheelchair Tennis
The world’s No. 2 wheelchair tennis quads player is competing against able-bodied athletes for the top sports award in South Africa.
Equestrian
Joann Formosa has been competing for Australia’s national para-dressage team since 2006.
Archery
Russian archer Timur Tuchinov had won individual European and Paralympic gold, but in 2013 he finally took the top podium spot at the World Championships.
Goalball
Top teams from the region will vie for spots at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.
Wheelchair Tennis
Yui Kamiji, Shingo Kunieda and David Wagner all reigned supreme on the final day of the 2013 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.
Athletics
198 medal events to be played out across six days of action at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, Wales.
Swimming
After retiring from his swimming career, the 26-time international medallist has taken up a role in the Croatian Paralympic Committee’s media department.
Great Britain
Discus throwers Dan Greaves and Josie Pearson will be ambassadors for the third edition of the ParalympicsGB Sports Fest this month.
Table Tennis
The ITTF Oceania Para-Table Tennis Championships will feature top players from the region’s 24 delegations.
Wheelchair Tennis
The duo of Nick Taylor and David Wagner defeated Greg Hasterok and Sarah Hunter in the quad doubles final at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.
Sydney 2000
The Paralympic Movement in Australia has lost one of its pioneers, with the passing of Dr. John Grant.
For the final 50 days of 2013, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will unveil the year’s best moments, culminating with No. 1 on 31 December.
Goalball
Lithuania’s powerhouse men’s goalball team defeated Spain in a penalty shoot-out to capture the European title.
Powerlifting
Anti-doping programme is rolled out at two international IPC Powerlifting competitions.
Wheelchair Tennis
Shingo Kunieda will face Joachim Gerard and Jiske Griffioen will play against Yui Kamiji in the men’s and women’s NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters finals.
Find out what’s been happening in the London 2012 Olympic Park over the last 100 days.
Powerlifting
Powerlifter Gunduz Ismayilov was banned for life in 2004 after a second anti-doping violation in four years.
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