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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Great Britain’s Paralympic star David Weir, gives an insight into his three heroes.
Athletics

The British wheelchair racer won four gold medal at London 2012 and will be looking to add to his medal collection at October’s World Championships.

Canada's Chris Klebl won the men's middle distance cross-country sitting at Sochi 2014.
Cross-Country Skiing

Canada’s Paralympic cross-country skiing gold medallist will spend more time in Asia acclimatising ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.
Para dance sport

Organisers are also invited to come forward for the 2016 European Championships and to register their competitions for approval.

Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the closing of Toronto 2015
America

Athletes from different sports and backgrounds shared their thoughts on living the Paralympic values.

Two men in wheelchairs playing table tennis
Table Tennis

The programme was aimed to make table tennis an inclusive sport for both able-bodied and para-athletes, especially in Kiribati.

Marcel Hug offered his knowledge and experience to aspiring wheelchair racers.
Athletics

The Swiss world champion passed on his knowledge and experience to a group of enthusiastic wheelchair racers.

Three women smiling.
Rowing

Moran Samuel is coming off a big World Cup win and hopes to ride that into a world title in the AS women's single sculls.

Alberto Simonelli
Archery

The 1998 world champion will face South Korea’s Lee Ouk Soo for gold in the compound men’s open.

Oz Sanchez competing
Cycling

The USA's five-time world champion hopes the Para-Cycling Road World Cup will plant a ‘seed’ in the region.

Richard Davies of Great Britain competes in the Mixed R4-10m Air Rifle Standing Shooting - SH2 qualifying at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Shooting

Views are being sought from the shooting para-sport community in preparation for the 2017-2020 technical rules and regulations.

Katja Karjalainen of Finland celebrating her silver medal in the Mixed Dressage - Freestyle grade Ib at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Equestrian

London 2012 silver medallist Katja Karjalainen will lead Finland at the European Para-Equestrian Championships.

Tickets prices for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have been announced and are available for sale beginning 7 September for Brazilians.
Rio 2016

Brazilians can begin applying for tickets on official website starting 7 September, which marks ‘One Year to Go.’

Spanish players celebrate a goal.
Blind Football

Javier Munoz scored Spain’s ticket to the semi-finals with a 1-0 win over France, while Russia also secured their spot.

Montage with two photos, one showing a woman playing wheelchair tennis, one a woman in a wheelchair in a dress, posing with a man
Wheelchair Tennis

Already firmly etched in the wheelchair tennis record books, the Dutch sensation is now making a business career for herself.

Rowing was introduced for the first time at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
Rowing

The number of entries in the boat classes have progressively grown since the sport was added to the Paralympic programme.

Man and woman congradulate each other.
Archery

China will play Great Britain for gold in the compound open mixed event, while Turkey will face the US for gold in the men’s equivalent.

Two men playing football
Rio 2016

Argentina won the final place at next year’s Paralympics, joining Brazil, the USA, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Russia and Ukraine.

Yao Yongquan and Cai Changgu at Beijing
Goalball

The International Federation for the sport is seeking only letter of intent at this time.

Three archers on the field of play
Archery

Three Russians finished in the top six of the qualifying round and combined to set a new world record by 92 points.

Uppor body of a man in orange shirt
Athletics

The Dutch wheelchair racer gives an insight into his training regime.