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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man in wheelchair, hitting a ball with a tennis racket
Wheelchair Tennis

Aniek Van Koot advances to semi-finals in women’s division.

Mac Marcoux
Alpine Skiing

Austria’s Paralympic champion Marcus Salcher also secures his first World Cup victory in the opening speed races of the season.

A man wearing a navy shirt playing table tennis
Table Tennis

Table tennis star Will Bayley is the top-ranked player in one of the most competitive classes heading into Rio 2016.

alpine skiing
Alpine Skiing

More than 24 athletes took part in assessments at an IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Slovenia aiming to improve the classification system.

Chuck Aoki
Wheelchair Rugby

The wheelchair rugby player shares why he is conflicted when being told that people ‘forget he uses a wheelchair.’

Man in yellow training suit raising his arms
Rio 2016

Powerlifter Joseano Felipe, who was shot in spine trying to stop mass escape in 2000, broke an Americas record at the Rio 2016 test event.

Group shot of people in the snow holding a banner
PyeongChang 2018

National Technical Officials from South Korea are ready to oversee alpine skiing and snowboard competitions during the next two seasons.

French skier Marie Bochet skied the downhill at Panorama 2015.
Alpine Skiing

The 11-time world champion and quadruple Paralympic champion reveals all about her season so far.

London’s former Olympic Stadium
Athletics

British athletics family have until 31 March 2016 to register for priority purchase for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Man in wheelchair targeting
Shooting

Great Britain claim team gold in R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Group picture with four people smiling to the camera
Rio 2016

Austrian Ministry of Sports has given EUR 20 million to support athletes vying for Rio 2016 Games.

Amy Purdy going over a hill in the snowboard cross course in Rosa Khutor.
Snowboard

The US Paralympic snowboard bronze medallist and celebrity wants to find a way to compete, whilst at the same time spreading her story.

Man in wheelchair on a podium, celebrating
Shooting

A second gold for Abdulla Sultan Alaryani and a win for Abdulla Alahbabi highlight day three of the IPC Shooting World Cup.

Group picture with about 25 people
Rio 2016

A total of 155 athletes, classifiers, coaches and sport managers from across the Americas have benefitted from training by industry experts in the lead-up to the next Paralympic Games.

Aerial view of the Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo 2020

IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez believes Tokyo 2020 are on course to deliver the best ever Paralympic Games.

Man archer holds bow and arrows
Rio 2016

The London 2012 Paralympic gold medallist qualified for both Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in 2015.

Yohann Taberlet, France just misses out on a medal in the men's giant slalom sitting category
Alpine Skiing

Downhill training begins at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France, on Monday (25 January).

Group of women in red jerseys, showing a trophy, smiling
Goalball

The Russian women’s team defeated world champion the USA in what might be a taster of the finals at Rio 2016.

New ski resort in Beijing
Winter Sports

The International Paralympic Committee and Beijing Organising Committee of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) co-hosted a Paralympic Winter Games Orientation Seminar in Beijing, China, on Monday (25 January).

Six people pose in front of Paralympics Ireland banner
Ireland

The facilities management service provider returns to support the Irish squad heading to Rio 2016.