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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of men ready to swim
Triathlon

Adding to the three medal events confirmed in July, the IPC Governing Board approved the men’s PT2 and the women’s PT2 and PT5 at a meeting in Berlin, Germany.

Man in white robe walks through a crowd of people, some of them in wheelchairs
Italy

Audience with Pope Francis part of the “Believe to be Alive” events organised by the Italian Paralympic Committee.

An artist's impression of how the Tokyo 2020 national stadium will look
Tokyo 2020

Para-badminton to make its Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020

Yijun Chen
Wheelchair Fencing

The wheelchair fencing Paralympic champion knows that he will face tough competition at the 2014 Asian Para Games in the battle for gold.

Two men playing goalball at the Algerian Goalball Championships 2013
Goalball

The competition will take place in the capital city of Algiers in November 2015

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New Zealand

Hill has been involved in para-sport since 1973 and is widely recognised as making a substantial contribution to its development in New Zealand.

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

Japanese T42 Asian Para Games champion sprinter is confident he can hold off a challenge from Thailand’s 100m World No.1.

Elvira Stinissen - 2012 IPC Athletes Council
Sitting Volleyball

Dutch sitting volleyball player Elvira Stinissen was elected as the new Vice Chair at the IPC’s Strategic Gathering in Berlin, Germany.

The Rio 2016 Pioneer Volunteers group photographed during the filming of the campaign.
Rio 2016

With less than two years to go, the Rio 2016 volunteer programme has already received over 100,000 applications from 180 countries.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivers a video message to the IPC Gala Dinner in Berlin, celebrating 25 years of the organisation.

Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Thomas Bach and Coldplay send special anniversary messages for IPC.

Sam Ramsamy and Sir Philip Craven talking and smiling

Sam Ramsamy, IOC delegate member to sport for athletes with a disability, talks about what lies ahead for the IPC.

Sam Ramsamy and Sir Philip Craven talking and smiling

IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IOC Member Sam Ramsamy speak at Opening Plenary attended by 260 IPC members in the German capital.

Sir Philip Craven speaking on stage

Sir Philip Craven's speech from the opening of the IPC Membership Gathering, celebrating 25 years of the global governing body and looking ahead to the future.

Sam Ramsamy on stage at IPC Membership Gathering

Sam Ramsamy, IOC delegate member to sport for athletes with a disability, full speech at the Opening Plenary of the IPC Membership Gathering in Berlin, Germany.

Italian woman celebrates on a horse
Equestrian

Paralympic.org caught up with Italian equestrian rider Sara Morganti to discuss her win at the World Equestrian Games, and being named Allianz Athlete of the Month Best Female

A spectacular view of with Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rio 2016

The New Zealand Paralympic Committee are on the lookout for its volunteer assistants for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Mihovil Spanja competing
Swimming

The project, launched by Allianz and the Croatian National Paralympic Committee, aims to develop future Paralympic athletes.

Wheelchair dance sport - Osipov and Ryzhkova of Russia
Boccia

After another incredible month of para-sport, the public has the chance to vote for who they feel was the top athlete over the past month.

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All events are raced over 1000m, rather than the 2000m that is the standard distance in Olympic rowing.

Wheelchair racers on the track of a stadium
Summer Sports

October 2014 sees the second Asian Para Games taking place, and it also brings the first winter sport competition of the season.