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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Allianz Fact of the week Basketball

The official FIBA rules are followed with a few modifications due to the usage of a wheelchair. After gaining control of the ball, the athlete is not allowed to touch their wheels more than two times without dribbling (travelling). Also, the athlete is not allowed to step up or lift themselves out of the wheelchair (lifting).

Two people in a shooting range, sitting in wheelchairs and targetting
Shooting

Geun-Soo Kim smashed through the R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) record on Wednesday (22 October) at Incheon 2014.

Atsushi Yamamoto of Japan and Daniel Jorgensen of Denmark compete in the men's 100m T42 heats at London 2012
Athletics

China dominate once more on day three (21 October) of the Asian Para Games, winning 13 titles.

Powerlifter on a bench lifting a bar
Powerlifting

Powerlifting continues to progress as deal to provide equipment to World and regional championships is unveiled.

Stephanie Dixon
Swimming

The three-time Paralympic swimmer will be Assistant Chef De Mission for the TORONTO 2015 Parapan American Games in Canada.

Na Mi
Athletics

Another amazing day of athletics at the 2014 Asian Para Games saw 24 gold medals won and more records broken.

Women in wheelchair waving in front of a bench press
Powerlifting

After missing out on the world title to Mutaz Aljuneidi in April, Solhipouravanji scooped Asian Para Games gold and the world record on Wednesday.

Under water shot of men's race, diving
Swimming

The Kazakhstan para-swimmer set a new world record in the women’s 50m freestyle S3.

Screenshot of a website
Athletics

Doha2015.org is the place for fans and the media to find up-to-date information about October’s 2015 IPC Athletics Worlds.

The USA beat the comparatively new Russian ice sledge hockey side at Sochi 2014.
USA

The first season on the road to PyeongChang 2018 has several new competitions in store for ice sledge hockey.

A picture of a Nordic skiing finish line.
Cross-Country Skiing

Media accreditation for the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships now open

Man in wheelchair and women in dancing costumes doing an emotional latin dance move on the dance floor
Para dance sport

On day two of the wheelchair dance sport competition at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para-Games, South Korea dominated, winning two out of three events.

Women on bench screaming of joy
Powerlifting

A total of two world records were broken on Tuesday (21 October) at Incheon 2014.

Logo of the International Paralympic Committee
Summer Games

Disc sports governed by WFDF have been recognised by the International Paralympic Committee and supported by the Paralympic Family.

The Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games Opening Ceremony took place on 18 October 2014.
Indonesia

The Asian Paralympic Committee has awarded Indonesia the next Asian Para Games.

Man in dark suit stands between some athletes on the podium
Hong Kong

The actor and singer attended the Opening Ceremony and has handed out numerous medals at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.

Swimmer in the water taking a breath in freestyle
Swimming

Chinese para-swimmers win 10 of 16 possible gold medals in the pool in Incheon on Tuesday

Four runners on a track in a stadium
Athletics

China’s Junfei Chen and Kuwait’s Ahmad Almutairi break world records on second day of para-athletics in Incheon.

Two people in a shooting range, sitting in wheelchairs and targetting
Shooting

South Korea stormed to team gold in R3 on day two of competition at the Asian Para Games.

Women wearing a headscarf looks surprised and happy in front of a Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games banner
Shooting

New world champion Sareh Javanmardidodmani wins gold in both pistol P2 and P4 pistol events to take the Asian Para Games by storm.