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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Table Tennis

Great Britain gets to see where they stacks up among para-table tennis international competition.

Dirceu Jose Pinto
Boccia

The boccia event featured nail-biting matches across all 3 categories.

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VISTA

Partners since 2009, the two organisations have agreed to work together identifying a number of collaborative areas through to after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Jose Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira (R) and Romario Diego Marques of Brazil fail to stop a goal during the Men's Group A Goalball match between Finland and Brazil at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Goalball

Parapan Am Games opportunity for Brazil to see how young players mix with veterans in prep for Paralympic Games.

Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil runs with Usain Bolt of Jamaica as her guide during an exhibition in preparation for the Mano a Mano Athletics Challenge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2011, she was elected to the APC Executive Committee at the Guadalajara Parapan American Games.
USA

At Toronto 2015 athletes will be invited to vote for one athlete to sit on the Americas Paralympic Committee Executive Committee.

Daoliang Hu (L) of China celebrates winning gold against Anton Datsko (R) of Ukraine during the Men's Individual Foil Category B final of the Wheelchair Fencing on day 6 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair Fencing

The IWAS World Cup in Montreal, Canada saw a fierce contest between the sport’s best – China and Russia.

Lawrence Karanja
Wheelchair Tennis

ITF recognises Karanja for his support and development of the sport in Africa.

Hudson's Bay unveils Team Canada collection for Toronto 2015
Canada

Athletes will wear designs at Parapan Games that pay homage to the Canadian flag

Three members of USA's athletics team - Jarryd Wallace, David Prince and Jerome Singleton - pose for a photo.
Athletics

After winning the 200m T44 world title in 2013, the USA’s Jarryd Wallace is looking to break 22 seconds for the first time this year.

Anne Dickins
Canoe

Great Britain paddles away with four gold medals at Racice, Czech Republic.

USA sledge hockey

The USA beat Canada for gold and Russia defeated Norway for bronze at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Italy's players celebrate after winning their playoff game at Buffalo 2015.
Para Ice Hockey

Italy beat Germany for fifth place and the Czech Republic defeated Japan for seventh at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

World's fastest female Paralympian, Ilse Hayes, gives an insight into her three heroes.
Athletics

The South African who recently became the world’s fastest female Paralympian shares with us her three heroes.

Canada salutes the crowd after defeating Russia, 3-2, in their semi-final game at Buffalo 2015.
Para Ice Hockey

Canada squeaked out a semi-final win against Russia and the USA beat Norway at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Team Iran Sitting Volleyball
Iran

The two organisations agree to work together to help support disability sport programmes

Athletes were educated through Proud Paralympian at Mexico City 2015
Powerlifting

The IPC’s educational programme for aspiring and current Paralympians enjoyed its latest outing at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Open Americas Championships between 26-29 April.

Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft on her way to a new 200m T34 world record in Nottwil, Switzerland in May 2014.
Wheelchair Fencing

Here’s a brief rundown of the top para-sport events around the world to keep your eyes on during May.

The Final | Preview of the Buffalo 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Para Ice Hockey

Check out the main talking points of the much-hyped Canada-USA matchup at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

Toronto 2015 emblem
Summer Sports

The three-day conference helped prepare those serving in medical areas for the Parapan Am Games.

Daniel Dias of Brazil
Summer Sports

From the US’s McFadden collecting more marathon medals to Mexico’s Perez lifting a world record, here’s a look at what you missed