PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Channel 4 continues Paralympics legacy
British broadcaster will be showing athletics and swimming World Champs, as well as the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games.
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IPC’s Annual Report 2012 showcases record-breaking year
The IPC’s Annual Report 2012 is now available for download.
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Toronto 2015 celebrates two-year countdown
Wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy and para-cyclist Shelley Gautier helped celebrate two years until the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.
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Bolt, James, Diaba and Kemboi set world leads - IAAF Diamond League
Standards are raised on the track in Paris.
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Seven year itch for world’s fastest Paralympian
Jason Smyth is making his World Champs comeback after missing the last in 2011, and hopes to reclaim his world titles in Lyon.
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‘Just another round’ for Dartanyon Crockett
Following the buzz around ESPN’s exclusive on Dartanyon Crockett, the American judoka will now compete at the IBSA Parapan American Championships.
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Daniel Berry's impact on Australian sport 'significant'
Australian athlete loses his battle with cancer, but his influence on Australian para-sport will be felt for a long time yet.
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Top seeds claim Wimbledon titles
Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda won the men’s doubles title, while Dutch duo Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot won the women’s crown.
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Australia attempt to regain No. 1 ranking
The defending Paralympic gold medallists have already lost their spot as the top team in the wheelchair rugby world rankings.
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British sweep events at Hartpury Festival of Dressage
Five different riders from Great Britain won the individual and freestyle tests at the equestrian event in Gloucestershire.
Sylvana Mestre: An exciting season in store
Sylvana Mestre, chairperson of the IPC Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee, looks ahead to the 2013/14 season and the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.
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IPC launches first official website for NPC El Salvador
The new website, all in Spanish, will provide the NPC with a digital platform to raise awareness for the Paralympic Movement in El Salvador.
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Dutch upset Germans to take European gold
The Netherlands’ women’s wheelchair basketball team defeated Germany to take the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball title.
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Great Britain beat Turkey for gold in thriller
The British men’s wheelchair basketball team won the European title by just two points against Turkey.
Weir: I'd put money on Marcel Hug to win gold
Without David Weir in Lyon, Marcel Hug is expected to become the face of the men’s T54 class on the track and road.
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Media accreditation opens for IPC Swimming Worlds
Journalists can register to cover the event via the media accreditation page for the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.
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Time-out with Gustavo Martinez
Paralympic.org had some time with the Mexican swimmer, who heads to Montreal 2013 hoping to follow up on his amazing success in London.
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Wimbledon wheelchair doubles underway
Dutch pair Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot are hoping to light up the Wimbledon courts in the wheelchair doubles competition.
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Women’s wheelchair basketball semi-finals set at Euros
Germany, Great Britain, France and the Netherlands will all fight for the women’s European crown.