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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Alyda Norbruis once more drew the Apeldoorn velodrome’s crowd to its feet with her thrilling win in the C2-3 Scratch Race.
Cycling

UCI Para-cycling World Championships come to a close after four days of competition in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

Masae Komiya
Goalball

Fixtures will take place in Seoul, South Korea, between 10-17 May 2015.

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Germany

Germany joins eight other NPCs to be sponsored by the IPC’s International Partner.

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Australia

After 12 years at the Australian Paralympic Committee, Jason Hellwig has left for pastures new.

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

World number two is excited for April’s European Continental Cup in Spain.

Slovakia’s Jozef Metelka ensured himself of gold in the men’s 4,000m pursuit race final in the C4 class at Apeldoorn 2015.
Cycling

Saturday's winners included New Zealand’s Emma Foy, Australia’s Susan Powell, Great Britain’s Sarah Storey, Slovakia’s Jozef Metelka and Australia’s Michael Gallagher.

Cuiqing Liu has three Superheros: her mother, her coach and Guohua Zhou.
Athletics

Liu is the biggest threat to Brazil’s TerezhinaGuilherminaat Rio 2016 and this week tell us who her heroes are

Josh Pauls, Brody Roybal and Declan Farmer
Para Ice Hockey

The Sochi 2014 gold medallists warmed up for April’s World Championships by completing a series whitewash of rivals Canada

A British swimmer is filmed on completed a race a the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Swimming

Great Britain’s Bethany Firth sets her third S14 mark and teammate Hannah Russell also hits form at the 2015 British Para-Swimming International Meet in Glasgow.

Dr Johnson Nino-Soto
Colombia

Colombian Dr Johnson Nino-Soto has been appointed on a four-year term

Declan Farmer
Para Ice Hockey

Kevin McKee and Declan Farmer are the star players in the second of the three game series ahead of the A-Pool Worlds in less than one month’s time.

A picture of a man playing table tennis
Table Tennis

After winning the world title last year, the Brits says he has another dream to achieve

A group of people pose in front of an IPC Athletics banners in Tunis, Tunisia.
Athletics

The latest training opportunity for classifiers and officials took place along the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Tunis, Tunisia, supported by the Agitos Foundation.

Matt Skelhon Alicante 2013
Shooting

World’s best shooters, including a 25-strong host team, to line-up in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, for first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2015.

In meIn’s C1 racing, China’s Zhang Yu Li earned his second gold medal in as many days at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships.
Cycling

In Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, Chinese cyclists won three world titles from six events on Friday (27 March).

A swimmer smiles having won gold and set a new world record
Swimming

Great Britain’s Bethany Firth is unstoppable at the 2015 British Para Swimming International Meet.

Alyda Norbrius competes at the 2015 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Cycling

Home favourite Alyda Norbruis win women’s C2 gold as China and Great Britain take four titles apiece.

Great Britain’s Bethany Firth set the 100m breaststroke SB14 world record
Swimming

Great Britain’s Bethany Firth brings down the 100m breaststroke S14 mark as a series of swimmers meet qualification times for 2015 Worlds.

An ice sledge hockey goaltender raises his arms in celebration.
Para Ice Hockey

Paralympic champions USA beat world title holders 2-0 just with just one month to go until the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.

A swimmers emerges from the water to begin a stroke
Swimming

Four-time European champion Andrew Mullen has set his sights on improving on his 50m backstroke silver from the 2013 Worlds.