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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

ITTF meeting 2004
Football 7-a-side

IPC sends its condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Aart Kruimer, one of the world's leading figures in classification.

Katie Holloway
Sitting Volleyball

Following two silver-medal Paralympic performances, USA’s women’s sitting volleyball team is hungrier than ever to be world No. 1.

A picture of a woman skiing.
Sochi 2014

Alpine skiing stars Marie Bochet and Vincent Gauthier react to France’s announcement of showing 60 hours of live coverage from Sochi 2014.

Sir Philip Craven

Sir Philip Craven looks ahead to the IPC's silver jubilee year and the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

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Sochi 2014

NBC, Channel 4, EBU and Canadian broadcast partners have committed to showcasing the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Tatyana McFadden
Athletics

From completing a marathon Grand Slam to winning six golds at the IPC Athletics World Championships, the American wheelchair racer had an incredible 2013.

Highlights from day 3 (slalom) of 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Alpine Skiing

France’s Marie Bochet was part of IPC Alpine Skiing’s class of 2006, moving on to become five-time World Champion on the slopes in La Molina in 2013.

Mexico wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair Basketball

Mexico shocked Paralympic champions Canada in the quarter-finals of the 2013 Americas Cup to advance to the World Championships.

Maddison Elliott, Australia - Women's 100m Freestyle S8
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

New kid on the block beats multiple world and Paralympic champion Jessica Long in world record time.

Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer left the court as one of the greatest Paralympians of all-time and has committed to staying involved in the Movement.

Scott Reardon and Heinrich Popow
Athletics

Heinrich Popow and Scott Reardon put on a photo finish for the ages at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Leo Rupp listens to music at London
Shooting

German shooter Leo Rupp on the songs that mean the most to him.

Agitos Foundation Top 50 landscape
America

Development arm of the International Paralympic Committee launches Grant Support Programme which gives 630,000 Euros to development projects across the world.

Fang Yao of China against Gyongyi Dani of Hungary
Wheelchair Fencing

The IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix in Hong Kong proved to be yet another event where the Chinese team dominated.

Residents of Tokyo celebrate the city winning the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Powerlifting

Paralympian Mami Sato won global praise for her role in securing the Japanese city the Games.

Iran's Zahra Nemati Individual Winner of 2013 Spirit of Sport Awards
Archery

In 2013, the Iranian archer won a world title and has made a huge impact on both the Muslim and female communities.

Richard Browne and Jonnie Peacock
Athletics

During 47 days of sensational athletics, five athletes took leg amputee sprinting to a whole new level smashing eight world records.

Cycling track
Cycling

World's best track cyclists will compete in Aguascalientes this April.

Toronto 2015 Colombia workshop
America

Nearly all National Paralympic Committees from the Americas region attend first of three sessions aimed at building a stronger Paralympic Movement ahead of Parapans and Rio 2016.

Biathlon short distance highlights - 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships Solleftea
Sochi 2014

Russian Nordic Skiers Mikhalina Lysova and Roman Petushkov showed their incredible medal potential at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Solleftea, Sweden.