PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
First national para-sport festival to be held in Ghana
The latest national activity, supported by the Agitos Foundation, will feature three days of activities between 11-13 December.
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Smyth and McKillop nominated for leading Irish sports award
After each winning two European titles in 2014, both make the shortlist for the RTÉ Sport Sports Person of the Year.
Elizabeth Broad: Optimising vitamin D status
Team USA’s Elizabeth Broad, Senior Sports Dietician, details the benefits of vitamin D for an athlete
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No. 23 Yanping adds world judo title to Paralympic success
Chinese athlete has a year to remember in 2014 winning world and Asian Para Games titles.
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Chile names table tennis team for TO2015
Defending Parapan champion Cristian Dettoni amongst the line-up
World champion para-cyclists make their mark at UCI C1 event
Invercargill, New Zealand, stages its first ever UCI Para-Cycling C1 Track event
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Americas swimming records tumble at CanAms
Americans Kayla Wheeler and Robert Griswold and Brazilians Daniel Dias and Talisson Glock tear down regional records in Edmonton, Canada.
CP female football development plans announced
Nottingham 2015 CPISRA World Games announces female CP Football camp
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IOC approves timelines for 2024 Olympic Games
Host city of the 2024 Games to be selected in the summer of 2017
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Alpine ski season to begin in Aspen Highlands
More than 40 athletes will gather for the very first high-level race of the season from 9-10 December.
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No. 24 Clegg and Huggins win Commonwealth gold
In front of a passionate home crowd, Clegg and Huggins won Scotland’s first Commonwealth track medal for 20 years
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Kelsey Diclaudio named Allianz Athlete of the Month – November 2014
Teenager scored four goals in the final as USA won the first ever IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women’s International Cup.
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IPC Ice Sledge Hockey and IIHF partner
The international governing bodies of ice sledge hockey and able-bodied hockey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote and progress sledge hockey.
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US Para-Equestrian team fundraising initiative hits new highs
Margaret Duprey is aiming to raise USD 800,000 to help the US team in the lead-up to Rio 2016
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Third ITU IPTV Application Challenge: registration deadline extended
Joint IPC and ITU project is aiming to make future Paralympic Games even more accessible to TV viewers
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Top stories of the week – 30 November-6 December
Elections, awards, nominations, technology and new publications all dominated the news this week.
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Reptyukh 'eager to test' himself at season opener
Ukrainian cross-country world champion Ihor Reptyukh cannot wait to get started on the road to Cable 2015 at the first World Cup of 2014-15.
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No. 25 Canada win the world title on home territory
After finishing sixth at London 2012, the Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team made more than amends at the World Championships.
Bowden: Our USA clash won’t be the same story as Sochi
USA goaltender Steve Cash also predicts a ‘good tilt’ at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey A-Pool Worlds in April.
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No. 26 Othman’s four record feat
Egyptian powerlifter Sherif Othman broke his own world record four times at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships and plans to make his debut in a higher weight category in 2015.