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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

34 people sit and stand in front on a wall for a group picture
Powerlifting

An Agitos Foundation supported project, a first of its kind in the country, trains powerlifting referees and classifiers with the aim of holding national championships in the future.

Athlete swimming.
Swimming

In total, 22 world records were broken at the 28th Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft swimming competition.

Two judokas in competition
Judo

Athletes from 10 different countries had the chance to travel to the next Paralympic Games host city.

Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.
Athletics

August’s event to feature 199 medal events during five days of thrilling competition

The back of Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero is seen as he jumps over the high bar.
Athletics

While Cuba’s Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero stole the spotlight, several Brazilian youngsters also showcased their promise for Rio 2016.

Great Britain's Ollie Hynd pumps his fist in the air after a top swim.
Swimming

Ingrid Thunem, Jessica Long and Oliver Hynd all touched the wall in top times to open the International Deutsche Meisterschaft event.

A picture of a pool
Swimming

Around 600 swimmers from 30 countries are set to compete in the 28th Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft

An athlete carries Australia's flag through the stadium at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony.
Rio 2016

The Australians have said they are aiming for a top-five finish at the next Paralympic Games.

Alexey Bugaev passes a slalom pole in a race in a tilted position
Vancouver 2010

The sport of para-alpine skiing has an extremely bright future thanks to the number of youngsters competing at major international competitions and winning medals

Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon snowboards down the course at Sochi 2014.
Sochi 2014

Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon is already looking ahead to PyeongChang 2018 and snowboard’s new race format.

A picture of a blind woman running with her guide during an athletics race.
Athletics

The third stage of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix series gets underway on Thursday (April 24) with the II Caixa Loterias Athletics Open Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Terezinha Guilhermina and her guide run on the track of Lyon with the tribunes of the stadium in the backround
Rio 2016

Around 430 leading athletes, including 110 from 15 countries outside of Brazil, will be in Sao Paulo this week (24-26 April) to compete in the Open Brasil Caixa Loterias Athletics and Swimming competitions.

Three members of USA's athletics team - Jarryd Wallace, David Prince and Jerome Singleton - pose for a photo.
Athletics

Top names expected to compete at the event include Richard Browne, Jarryd Wallace, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.

Afag Sultanova
Judo

The world’s top visually impaired judokas will compete at the state-of-the art US Olympic Training Centre.

A picture of man ready for the start of his swimming race
Swimming

The host nation will send 16 athletes to August’s IPC Swimming European Championships.

Ellie Simmonds
Swimming

In Eindhoven, stars such as Ellie Simmonds and Ollie Hynd will be joined by up-and-coming Steph Slater and Amy Marren.

Andy Avellana of the Philippines jumps over the bar in the men's high jump.
Triathlon

The Filipino is looking to win the PT2 class at the upcoming Para-Triathlon Asian Championships.

German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock
Wheelchair Tennis

The world’s top-ranked players Sabine Ellerbrock and Shingo Kunieda will both try to contest Roland Garros titles in June.

Canada's wheelchair curling team
Wheelchair Curling

Nominees for the honour include: Russia and USA’s ice sledge hockey teams, Canada’s wheelchair curling team and Nordic relay squads from Russia and Sweden.

British swimmer Stephanie Slater comes up for a breath of air.
Swimming

Find out which British swimmers clocked qualifying times for this year’s IPC Swimming European Championships.