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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing tennis
Wheelchair Tennis

November will see the IBSA Football 5-a-side World Championships, the IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships and more.

Allianz fact of the week prothesis

A prosthesis, prosthetic, or prosthetic limb is a manufactured extension that replaces a missing body part. It comes from a Greek word which means ‘addition’.

Female runner crosses the finish line on a blue track in a stadium, celebrating
Shooting

The Asian Para Games took centre stage in October, with the Ice Sledge Hockey 4 Nations Cup another highlight of the sporting month.

Women in wheelchair, man walking both holding a trophy in their hands
Alpine Skiing

The Austrian duo received the awards after their medal winning performances at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Three men (one in a wheelchair) pose in front of a wooden wall and some flags
Portugal

IPC President Sir Philip Craven travelled to Lisbon to attend the congress.

Great Britain's Kelly Gallagher (right) and guide Charlotte Evans (left) celebrate winning Sochi 2014 gold in the women's Super-G
Great Britain

The award, in partnership with Sky Sports, sees Stephanie Slater, Jordanne Whiley, Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans and Libby Clegg all nominated.

5 male and female athletes in British jerseys stand and sit (in wheelchairs) next to each others in front of a black wall. Behind them is the logo: Swansea 2014. It's coming. Be part of it.
Athletics

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations awarded gold to Swansea 2014 in the Best Sporting Campaign Category

Roman Petushkov
Biathlon

The group responsible for developing IPC Nordic Skiing will be led by former athlete Rob Walsh for another four years.

A picture of 2 men in a canoe shaking their hands celebrating a victory
Rio 2016

Jono Wing and Stuart Hogg have both taken on new state-of-the-art boats in a bid to reach the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Man in wheelchair targets. Nice landscape in the background
Shooting

As part of the second phase of developing a shotgun discipline for para-athletes, representatives of the sport travelled to Todi, Italy.

A para-triathlete closes his eyes as he crosses the finish line and raises the finish line banner up in the air.
Rio 2016

The 2015 Rio de Janeiro ITU World Para-Triathlon event in Brazil will act as the test event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

2015 IPC Anti-Doping Code cover

The 2015 Code will come into force on 1 January 2015 and be applied to Paralympic Games, sports under the governance of and recognised by the IPC and all Member organisations.

Melissa Tapper
Table Tennis

The 2015 ITTF Oceania Cup and Para-Table Tennis Championships will integrate able-bodied and para-athletes together and offer athletes the chance to qualify for Rio 2016 directly.

fireworks exploding at the Closing Ceremony of the Asian Para Games
Archery

A recap of all the Paralympic sports contested at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para-Games, including badminton, which will make its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Peter Trotter Australia
Athletics

Double Paralympian Peter Trotter, who won a full set of medals at the 1984 Paralympics, passed away aged 58.

Shingo Kunieda Incheon Asian Para Games
Rio 2016

The pair have also secured a place at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after their Asian Para Games gold in South Korea.

Fiona Southorn
Cycling

New Zealand para-cyclist Fiona Southorn has announced her retirement from cycling, but may turn her attentions to a new sport for Rio.

Group of skiers with different impairments in front of a sign saying "Nevados de Chillan"
Alpine Skiing

A team of four athletes and a coach travelled to Chile with the hope of building their skills at an IPC Alpine Skiing Development Camp.

10 people in a workshop around a table with one person explaining.
Athletics

A total of 10 participants from six countries were trained in Namibia with the support of the Agitos Foundation and Norway Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.

Para-badminton players
Badminton

A number of the sport’s top stars put in excellent displays at the Asian Para Games in South Korea to claim gold.