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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Bob Balk is the former Chairperson of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athletes’ Council and six-time US Paralympic sit-skier.
Alpine Skiing

The former US sit-skier recalls what made the 1994 Winter Games special and the changes he has seen since.

Jessica Long
Swimming

Long is ‘whole new swimmer with nothing to prove’

Adam Ballou of USA competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Football 7-a-side

After taking third in a recent tournament, the US showed they have the capability to make a run in the football 7-a-side Worlds.

Maskim Sedakov
Para dance sport

The Russian won all his couples and singles events as his teammates also took a total of seven golds.

General view at the Stadio Olimpico in Grosseto, Italy.
Athletics

Ahead of this weekend’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Grosseto, Italy, here are five facts that you might not know about the city.

Boccia balls are seen as Great Britain take on Greece in Boccia during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park on September 7, 2013 in London, Engla
Boccia

The 2016 World Championships in March will be the last stop for athletes seeking a spot in Rio 2016.

Walid Ktila
Athletics

The Tunisian multi world and Paralympic champion gives an insight in to what makes him the world’s best T34 wheelchair racer.

Tracey Ferguson
Wheelchair Basketball

After winning the world title in Toronto last year, the six-time Paralympian is hoping to top the podium in wheelchair basketball once again.

The Alpensia Resort is seen from above on February 10, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.
PyeongChang 2018

Representatives from IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard went to South Korea to check on progress for skiing and snowboard for the next Paralympic Winter Games.

Terezinha Guilhermina
Rio 2016

The programme will feature 177 medal events and was approved by the IPC Governing Board in Tokyo, Japan.

A picture of a woman swimming
Swimming

Six-time Paralympic champion Teresa Perales and reigning world champion Sarai Gascon just some of the names set to compete at the 2015 swimming Worlds.

Will Bayley
Table Tennis

The London 2012 class 7 silver medallist over takes Ukraine’s Maksym Nikolenko in the latest ITTF world rankings.

Ilse Hayes of South Africa
Athletics

The South African Paralympian became the world’s fastest female para-athlete earlier this year and is now aiming to go even faster.

Yannick Bourseaux
Triathlon

The Frenchman clocked the fastest time at the World Para-Triathlon Event, winning the men’s PT4 division.

Brittany Hudak of Canada competes in the Women's Cross Country 5km Free Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Biathlon

A World Championships and the World Cup in the 2014-15 season threw up some athletes that could be the podium-toppers of the future.

Jonas Jacobsson R1
Shooting

After much speculation, the Swedish legend has confirmed that he will take-part in his tenth consecutive Paralympic Games in 2016.

Boccia balls are seen as Great Britain take on Greece in Boccia during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park on September 7, 2013 in London, Engla
Boccia

The South Korean hopes for better results in this week’s Boccia Asia/Oceania Team and Pair Championships in Hong Kong, China.

Women in sailing boat

The British sailor returns to the venue where she won Paralympic gold in the 2.4mR class.

Alessandro Zanardi
Cycling

The home favourite team littered the results in the handcycling relay, tandem, C class and time trial events in Maniago.

Gordon Reid and Shingo Kunieda with their trophies at Roland Garros.
Wheelchair Tennis

The pair claimed both singles and doubles titles in their respective classes.