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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A wheelchair fencer celebrates after a victory.
Wheelchair Fencing

The World Cup in Lonato, Italy, will see Italian favourites Bebe Vio and Alessio Sarri appear on the piste for the first time this year.

A woman speaks at a podium.
Athletics

The Brazilian and Japanese track athletes have been named in the top 50 most marketable athletes in the year for 2014.

A man sits beside the track trying to get up with his bike with another man assisting him.
Cycling

The Argentinian para-cyclist won two world titles this year doing what he does best – overcoming unexpected obstacles to start his races.

An ice sledge hockey player scoots up the ice with the puck.
PyeongChang 2018

Find out how teams can qualify for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

A para-equestrian rider gallops on a horse.
Equestrian

Several top riders showed what they are capable of at the Nations Cup, just a couple months ahead of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

A man reaches out to look at Kelly Gallagher's Sochi 2014 gold medal.
Alpine Skiing

More than 2,500 people have attended a Sports Fest since the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Marlou Van Rhijn on her way to smashing the 400m T43 world record in Nottwil in May 2014
Athletics

Five world records broken on the final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

A man holds a woman while dancing on a stage.
Snowboard

The Sochi 2014 bronze medallist has garnered unprecedented attention for amputees in America with her TV appearances.

Udo Hessels
Sailing

More than 40 sailors will take to the start line in the Netherlands across all three disciplines.

A group of participants pose in front of Paralympics New Zealand and Agitos Foundation banners.
Swimming

The Agitos Foundation’s Grant Support Programme backed this year’s Talent Identification Camp in New Zealand.

Screenshot of the new look IPC Athletics unrolled a new-look www.IPC-Athletics.org.
Athletics

The latest website development ensures the sport has the opportunity to showcase its own identity as the largest para-sport in the world.

A woman in a wheelchair hits a tennis ball as a backhand.
Wheelchair Tennis

Japan’s wheelchair tennis players showcased their top talent ahead of next month’s Roland Garros event.

Marcel Hug powers to victory in the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Athletics

On a thrilling day of athletics, Hug beat Weir twice whilst elsewhere there were five world records brokem at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Belgium's Marieke Vervoort was in great form in her comeback in Nottwil after four months out injured.
Athletics

After being told she would never race again, the 35-year-old Paralympic champion broke the 16-year-old European record.

On the left, a wheelchair basketball player looks to pass the ball. On the right is typed information about the 2014 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.
Wheelchair Basketball

For the first time since 1994, the IWBF Women’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships will be a separate event from the men’s Championships.

A man with a silver helmet and red jersey leans forward on his racing wheelchair
Athletics

The IPC Athletics Grand Prix moves to Nottwil, Switzerland, for the first European leg of the series, headlined by the Saturday evening session.

Chuck Aoki
Wheelchair Rugby

The wheelchair rugby player blogs about the first steps in changing perceptions in America about people with an impairment.

Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft on her way to a new 200m T34 world record in Nottwil, Switzerland in May 2014.
Athletics

First day of IPC Athletics Grand Prix also saw Marcel Hug beat David Weir over 10,000m

A woman looks up as she races in a wheelchair at the front of the pack with fans along the side of the road.
Athletics

The T54 wheelchair racer will compete in front of a familiar crowd in the fifth stop on the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Marlou van Rhijn
Athletics

The Netherlands’ superstar world and Paralympic champion sprinter will compete over 400m at the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland.