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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Stephane Houdet of France won his first British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships men’s singles title.
Wheelchair Tennis

Despite both dropping their first sets in the finals, Houdet and Whiley came back to win their respective Super Series event.

Jonnie Peacock celebrates winning gold in the men's 100m T44 Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

British sprinter will return to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on 26 July.

Women on bench screaming of joy
Powerlifting

After bettering her own world record at an event in China, Yujiao Tan hopes to replicate that performance at the Asian Championships.

Zahra Nemati
Iran

New code should make it easier for people to get involved in para-sport and help support National Paralympic Day.

Portrait picture of a swimmer with a white swim cap and swim goggles.
Swimming

Brazilian Daniel Dias is also in pole position to bring his gold medal total to seven from seven races.

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Swimming

Four more world records fall on the final day of competition at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships to bring the total to 38.

Martin Fleig of Germany competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Cross-Country Skiing

After winning his first podium at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships, Germany’s Martin Fleig has pledged his commitment to future success.

Logo IPC Academy

The IPC’s education division will launch a new of new education and knowledge programmes to further develop the Paralympic Momvement.

Swimmer with no arms jumps of the starting blocks.
Swimming

Swimmers from Belarus, Sweden, Russia and the Netherlands took down world marks on the penultimate day of competition at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Great Britain’s Jonnie Peacock and the USA’s Richard Browne may be big rivals on the track.
Athletics

The two rivals will go head-to-head for the first time this season at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games on 26 July.

Swimmer makes a backstroke start.
Swimming

Daniel Dias will also be going for his sixth gold medal at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships

Swimmer with yellow swimp cap jumps of the blocks.
Swimming

Brazil’s Daniel Dias, the USA’s Jessica Long, Norway’s Sarah-Louise Rung and Belarusian Ihar Boki all qualified fastest at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Para-cyclist on a bike.
Cycling

Coming off a World Cup victory in Switzerland, the C2 cyclist is preparing for the Road Worlds later in July.

IPC logo
Iraq

The athlete tested positive for a prohibited substance after competing at March’s FAZZA Powerlifting Championships.

Sitting volleyball
Sitting Volleyball

The competition is the sport’s last qualifying event for Rio 2016.

Wheelchair tennis player David Hall is inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame at the 2015 Australian Open. In March 2015, he has also been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Wheelchair Tennis

The Australian Paralympic champion will be joined by two other tennis legends to receive the highest honor in the sport.

Impossible
Sochi 2014

With Brazil passing a new law that will transform the lives of millions of people with an impairment, are the Paralympics now the world’s number one sporting event for delivering societal change?

A intellectually impaired swimmer finishes a race
Swimming

Friday’s (17 July) finals could prove to be the most successful yet for the hosts.

Brazilian athletes at the Guadalajara 2011 Parapan American Games.
Canada

The Paralympic host country expects to field the largest delegation at August’s Parapan American Games.

Two women on the floor, practising judo
Judo

European countries can obtain ranking points toward allocation slots to Rio 2016.