Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Chieko Kamiya

Oscar Pistorius (RSA), April Holmes (USA), Jerome Singleton (USA) and Heinrich Popow (GER) preparing for a friendly 100m race during the 2011 International Paralympic Day in Trafalgar Square in London, Great Britain

Tickets to the London 2012 Athletics and Wheelchair Tennis test events will go on sale on Thursday (15 March) at 10:00 (GMT).

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Heading into the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, Billy Bridges discusses his relationship with wife, Olympic goaltender Sami Jo Small.

Olympic Stadium London

Around 40,000 people will be given the opportunity to join famous faces, celebrities and sports stars on Saturday 5 May.

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IPC's Stuart Lieberman shares why London 2012 will be the first truly social Paralympic Games.

Ruth Mueni Nzioka

Para-Table Tennis player Ruth Mueni aims to combat prejudices back home through new challenges.

Estonia Ice Sledge Hockey

As the reigning B Pool world champions, Estonia now seeks podium finish in A Pool.

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Morgan Perrin

The first ever International Symposium on Disabled Skiing and Science will be held in Munich in September.

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After Friday's Slalom event, the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup moves to Canada for the finals.

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Salt Lake City Alpine Skiing

Large crowds and screaming fans at 2002 spectacle left a legacy on the Paralympic Movement.

Mitch Gourley

USA, Slovakia, Russia, Germany and Switzerland claim two golds apiece at Winter Park.

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Marie Bochet competing at the Vancouver Games

International Women’s Day coincides with the International Alpine Skiing World Cup in Winter Park, USA, where women are working as coaches or technical officials and competing as athletes.

Wheelchair Curling Worlds - Team Russia

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With just eight more races remaining in the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup series, competition has never been fiercer.