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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Leon Jorgensen
Wheelchair Rugby

Denmark are off to a hot start at the IWRF European Wheelchair Rugby European Championships, having won their first three games.

Maria Jose Guevara
Equestrian

A pair of Venezuelans have built a para-dressage programme from the ground up, and now they’re ready to be among the elite.

John Kerry takes part in the "Lend Your Leg" programme in Bogota, Colombia.
Colombia

John Kerry visited Bogota’s high performance centre for para-sport and relayed how important the Paralympic Movement is.

Mariappan Perumal of Malaysia waves to the crowd before he competes.
Powerlifting

The event will take place from 3-7 November and is expected to draw 150 athletes from 20 countries.

Official presentation of Pachi the porcupine, the Toronto 2015 mascot
Canada

The Toronto Parapan American Games are being fully integrated with the able-bodied competition in the lead-up to Rio 2016.

Stephane Tardieu
Rowing

Tom Aggar, Oksana Masters, Stephane Tardieu headline the field for this month’s World Rowing Championships in South Korea.

Peter Genyn
Wheelchair Rugby

Denmark, Belgium and Great Britain all had success on the second day of the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby European Championships.

A picure of a man in the pool holding starting block with his hands
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Canada’s Benoit Huot leads the field into the men’s 200m individual medley SM10 finals.

A picure of a man in the pool holding starting block with his hands
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Le canadien Benoît Huot mène la course vers la finale au 200 m quatre nages individuel SM10.

Korea-Italy ice sledge hockey game
Para Ice Hockey

Six teams will fight for three Sochi spots: Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea and Sweden.

Matthew Cowdrey at 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Deux médailles d’or pour le Canada ce soir.

Benoit Huot at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Le Montréalais Benoit Huot récidive avec un face à face contre ses rivaux et le bélarussien Ihar Boki sera aussi de l’action.

Matthew Cowdrey at 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Australia and Great Britain have become the men’s and women’s world relay champions after an absolutely gripping conclusion to day 4 of Montreal 2013.

Swimming - women's 50m backstroke S2 - 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Ukraine, lead the standings at the IPC Swimming World Championships, six medals ahead of Great Britain, as the USA try to catch up with Jessica Long and Cortney Jordan.

A picture of a sport arena from outside
Para Ice Hockey

Canada, Czech Republic, Russia and Norway will all take part in the event from 27 August – 1 September.

Valérie Grand'Maison saluant la foule en délire après sa victoire
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

À la moitié des championnats, l’Ukraine mène avec trente-six médailles, suivie de près par la Grande-Bretagne qui en compte 30.

Belgium wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair Rugby

The host nation stormed to a 61-40 victory over Austria on the first day of the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby European Championships.

Stinna Kaastrup and her horse
Equestrian

Denmark’s Stinna Kaastrup will seek redemption at the ECCO FEI European Championships in her home country after missing out on London 2012.

Benoit Huot and Valerie Grand Maison WADA campaign
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Read what the athletes said about "Say No! to Doping" when they came off the water

A picture of a man in the pool holding his head above the water
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Three more world records fall in the day three heats.