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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A para-athlete sprints towards the line
Athletics

Germany’s Nicoleitzik and Italy’s Corso smash world records at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Sprinter in action
Athletics

Just what led our Ones to Watch to take up athletics? This month we talked to Irish sprinter Jason Smyth – the Paralympic, world and European double sprint champion - to find out his story.

Group of ice sledge hockey players on the ice
Para Ice Hockey

Now a multiple Paralympic and world champion, the USA’s Josh Pauls took more than one try to fall in love with ice sledge hockey.

Three athletes shooting in a range
Shooting

Ukraine’s Oleksii Denysiuk also performed exceptionally once again to take his third gold on the final day of competition in Bangkok, Thailand.

Leung Yuk Wing Boccia hong kong
Boccia

Hong Kong, China’s Laureus Sports Awards nominee Yuk Wing Leung is among those to keep tabs on.

Cyclist with amputated leg on a track
Cycling

China claim four titles, Great Britain wins three on the first day of competition on Thursday (17 March).

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

World silver medallist Hug and Paralympic champion Chentouf triumph on first day’s action in the United Arab Emirates

Woman crossing a finish line, celebrating
Triathlon

The first of the 2016 WPE series takes place in South Africa, where athletes can earn points toward Rio 2016.

Ruth Hagspiel - alpine skiing
Alpine Skiing

Poland’s men win two out of three races on final day of the Europa Cup Finals.

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

Chris Vos, and Renske Van Beek both won their respective banked slalom races, en-route to overall globe titles.

Chantal Petitclerc concentrating before race in Beijing
Canada

The 14-time Paralympic gold medallist becomes latest Paralympian appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Skier in orange and white ski suit, skis at speed down slope
Alpine Skiing

The pair are named as male and female para-alpine athletes of the year respectively on the reintroduction of a national awards programme by Alpine Canada.

Abdi Jama
Rio 2016

The Great British player hopes to lift his team from London 2012 disappointment.

Nicole Den Dulk
Equestrian

The Netherlands grabbed five titles at the competition in Doha.

Tracey Ferguson #12 of Team Canada puts up a two pointer in Semi Final action against Team Netherlands at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Toronto, Canada.
Wheelchair Basketball

Look back at the sport’s history in the Paralympic Games.

Competitors raise their pistols during the Mixed P4-50m Pistol-SH1 competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Shooting

Irina Liakhu secured gold and there were two more bronze medals for Ukrainian shooters in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fiona Southorn, Jono Hailstone, Kate Horan at 2014 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Mexico.
Cycling

Defending world and Paralympic champions will go for more in the 2016 Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

Daniel Dias of Brazil poses with his seven gold medal he won at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
Rio 2016

Daniel Dias, arguably the world’s best Paralympic swimmers, is one of the stars of the campaign which emphasises the warrior spirit of Paralympians.

Man with prosthetic leg jumping in a stadium
Athletics

The Japanese long jumper dislikes sand and never trains for the event, but is the man to beat in the T42 class as Rio 2016 approaches.

Wide shot of two Nordic skiers skating close together on the crest of the hill, with one skier a short distance behind. Big mountain in background
Cross-Country Skiing

Norway’s overall cross-country World Cup winner in the men’s visually impaired from last season is excited about the race in Finland on Saturday (19 March).