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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany
Alpine Skiing

The five-time Paralympic champion reflects how Sochi changed her life.

Juan Antonio Samaranch and Bob Steadward signing the first IPC/IOC agreement
Table Tennis

The inspirational video, featuring armless Egyptian table tennis star Ibrahim Hamato, has gone viral around the world.

A Dutch swimmers celebrates winning gold at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Swimming

Amazing comebacks, emerging faces and new rivalries will punctuate the two years before Rio 2016.

Juan Antonio Samaranch and Bob Steadward sign first IOC-IPC Agreement, shaking hands

A historic Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the IPC and IOC in 2000 providing the foundation of their future relationship.

Screenshot Buffalo 2015 event microsite
Para Ice Hockey

A new-look website for www.ipc-icesledgehockey.org is also now live.

Brazilian athlete Terezinha Guilhermina with her guide
Rio 2016

The T11 sprinter says that the volunteers are crucial in ensuring that athletes can focus on their performance.

The Soch 2014 Closing theme will be Reaching the Impossible
Sochi 2014

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games surpassed all expectations.

two Australian athletes celebrate their bronze medal
Alpine Skiing

The investment of AUD 2.5million will go towards a new 40-bed facility at Howmans Gap Alpine Centre.

Head of Indian para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad above the water during the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships
Swimming

Ahead of the 2014 Asian Para Games, India’s para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad is currently the Asian No.1 in multiple events but his performance in Incheon will determine whether he carries on to Rio 2016.

two female Chinese para table tennis players playing doubles
Table Tennis

Winners in singles, Chinese duo Zhang Bian and Zhang Miao claim another gold on home soil.

Team USA ice sledge hockey players
Para Ice Hockey

The 13-strong team features 10 returning and three new players.

Agreement of the foundation of the IPC

On 22 September 1989 the historic meeting took place in Dusseldorf that saw the formation of the IPC.

Ana Carolina DUARTE RUAS CUSTODIO, Brazil defends the ball from going in the goal
Brazil

The Brazilian Paralympic Committee has organised an event that will gather professionals from four different countries to participate in debates in Brazil’s largest scientific para-sports event from 5-7 November.

Sit skier going down a slope leans to his left
Winter Sports

The three day camp, in association with the Agitos Foundation, was held at Turoa ski field in New Zealand and saw the appearance of two of New Zealand’s winter Paralympic stars.

A picture of a man in wheelchair climbing with a torch
Beijing 2008

Paralympian Ambassador Hou Bin stuns the crowd when lighting the flame in a spectacular fashion.

A one-armed Chinese table tennis player about to serve, watching the ball.

Men and women can participate in individual, doubles or team events, and matches consist of five sets of 11 points each, and are played in a best-of-five format.

Two men sitting at a desk
Tokyo 2020

The athletes’ commission, made up of 21 leading figures of the Japanese sporting community, will assist in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games preparations

The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.
Para dance sport

Around 200 dancers will gather in St Petersburg, Russia, for a packed programme which will feature singles events for the very first time.

Four rowers in a boat
Rowing

New programme aims to promote inclusiveness and help students of all abilities play, learn and grow together