PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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No. 48: Alex Zanardi-Ernst Van Dyk rivalry brews up
Italy’s Alex Zanardi and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk got a kick-start this year at the UCI’s World Cup and World Championship events.
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Pat Anderson back for Kitakyushu Champions Cup
Find how to watch live action from the tournament of men’s wheelchair basketball teams from Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea.
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Nominations for Paralympic Hall of Fame now open
IPC members and the public can now nominate male and female winter athletes and coaches for the Paralympic Hall of Fame.
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No. 49: ‘Amphibian Namibian’ makes history in pool
Gideon Nasilowski – dubbed the Amphibian Namibian – has entered into the International Paralympic Committee’s Top 50 Moments of 2013 after becoming the first Namibian swimmer to enter a World Championships.
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Australian trio qualifies for Table Tennis Worlds
Melissa Tapper, James Kwon and Nathan Pellissier all won their singles events at the 2013 ITTF Oceania Regional Para-Table Tennis Championships.
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Mexico's Nely Miranda wins national award
World Champion swimmer wins 2013 National Sport Award in Paralympic category.
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Lucas Sithole up for South Africa’s Sports Star of the Year
The world’s No. 2 wheelchair tennis quads player is competing against able-bodied athletes for the top sports award in South Africa.
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Australia’s Joann Formosa honoured at FEI Awards Gala
Joann Formosa has been competing for Australia’s national para-dressage team since 2006.
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No. 50: Timur Tuchinov wins coveted archery world title
Russian archer Timur Tuchinov had won individual European and Paralympic gold, but in 2013 he finally took the top podium spot at the World Championships.
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IBSA Goalball Asia-Pacific Championships to begin
Top teams from the region will vie for spots at the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships.
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Yui Kamiji breaks Dutch wheelchair tennis winning streak
Yui Kamiji, Shingo Kunieda and David Wagner all reigned supreme on the final day of the 2013 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.
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Qualification and events announced for athletics Euros
198 medal events to be played out across six days of action at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, Wales.
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Paralympian Mihovil Spanja begins work for NPC Croatia
After retiring from his swimming career, the 26-time international medallist has taken up a role in the Croatian Paralympic Committee’s media department.
ParalympicsGB Sports Fest heading to Worcester
Discus throwers Dan Greaves and Josie Pearson will be ambassadors for the third edition of the ParalympicsGB Sports Fest this month.
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Oceania Para-Table Tennis event to be streamed live
The ITTF Oceania Para-Table Tennis Championships will feature top players from the region’s 24 delegations.
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Nick Taylor, David Wagner grab seventh doubles title
The duo of Nick Taylor and David Wagner defeated Greg Hasterok and Sarah Hunter in the quad doubles final at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.
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Vale Paralympic pioneer Dr. John Grant
The Paralympic Movement in Australia has lost one of its pioneers, with the passing of Dr. John Grant.
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IPC to count down Top 50 Moments of 2013
For the final 50 days of 2013, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will unveil the year’s best moments, culminating with No. 1 on 31 December.
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Lithuania, Russia claim European goalball golds
Lithuania’s powerhouse men’s goalball team defeated Spain in a penalty shoot-out to capture the European title.
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Powerlifters spread 'Raise the Bar' message
Anti-doping programme is rolled out at two international IPC Powerlifting competitions.