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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

2013 Youth Parapans
Brazil

With the first day of swimming action underway at the 2013 Youth Parapan American Games, Brazil and Argentina had no trouble finding the podium.

2012 Holland Dansspektakel
Para dance sport

Temporary waiver for all competitions, except World or regional championships, is introduced to further develop the sport.

Swedens ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

What you need to know about Sweden before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

Malyshev Yamac shooting rivalry infographic P1
Shooting

Paralympic champion Korhan Yamac will line up in the P1 (men’s 10m air pistol SH1) on the second to last day of the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Twitter screenshot

Hundreds of para-athletes are already on Twitter. With a potential audience of 200 million, it is the perfect tool to publish information, engage with fans and market yourself.

An athlete throws a javelin
Iran

National Paralympic Committee athletics championship in throwing events attended by Paralympians and world champions.

Florian Planker
Para Ice Hockey

Fans around the world will be able to watch all games from next week’s IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament live online.

Talisson Glock Montreal 2013
Athletics

Brazil fields strong team of youngsters, including world champions, for the Youth Parapan American Games being held in Buenos Aires.

A picture of a sport arena from inside
Sochi 2014

There will be 72 sets of medals contested across five sports at next year’s Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

Germany's ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

What you need to know about Germany before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

2013 Youth Parapan Games
Argentina

More than 600 athletes ages 14-21 from 17 different countries will compete on the international stage over the next six days.

2013 Youth Parapan Games
America

The Opening Ceremony of the Youth Parapan American Games in Buenos Aires will be streamed live via YouTube on Tuesday, 15 October.

Andrew Parsons
Brazil

Brazil’s IPC Governing Board Member will participate on the IOC Co-ordination Commission to help ensure a successful 2020 Games.

2013 Youth Parapans
Argentina

The Opening Ceremony of the Youth Parapan American Games drew government officials and 600 athletes in Argentina.

Mexican powerlifting referees course
Powerlifting

30 new referees in total allows for greater development in the region.

Zak Madell
Wheelchair Rugby

World No. 1 USA and No. 3 Canada are favoured to make the gold-medal game at this week’s Americas Championship in wheelchair rugby.

Gary Farmer
Para Ice Hockey

Great Britain’s Gary Farmer hopes to anchor No. 6-seeded Great Britain at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Tatyana McFadden
Athletics

The USA’s Tatyana McFadden and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk scooped up Chicago Marathon titles over the weekend.

Kazuhiro Takahashi
Para Ice Hockey

What you need to know about Japan before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.

Great Britain's ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

What you need to know about Great Britain before the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, which takes place from 20-26 October in Torino, Italy.