Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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There’s now less than one year to go until Swansea, Wales hosts the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.

Leevi Ylonen

See who made the All-Star Team and was named Best in Class at the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby European Championships.

Sophie Christiansen

The British enter the event as heavy favourites, but 18 other nations will look to steal their thunder on the podium.

Mark Rohan

Mantane, Canada will host the final round of the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup this week.

Adam Hall in action

The 2013-14 IPC Alpine Skiing season takes to New Zealand, home to winter sport para-stars Adam Hall and Carl Murphy.

Robbi Weldon

Visually impaired Robbi Weldon will try to star at home at the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup and Road World Championships.

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Prior to Sochi 2014, Canada’s ice sledge hockey players are trying to be pioneers in a world where Paralympians are struggling to attract corporate sponsors.

South Korea at IPC Shooting World Cup

South Korea shined at the final event of the IPC Shooting World Cup, while the UAE’s Abdulla Alaryani and the USA’s John Joss also starred.

Helena Lucas

Helena Lucas, Heiko Kroeger, Udo Hessels and Aleksander Wang-Hansen are all part of the IPC’s Ones to Watch campaign for sailing.

A picture of a man skiing on the slopes

The IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup from 2-6 September in Thredbo will be the first para-skiing event ever hosted by Australia.

Valérie Grand'Maison saluant la foule en délire après sa victoire

Read what the athletes said when they came off the water

Swimming - men's 50m freestyle S5 - 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal

Youngsters usher in new era on day 7, as famous world and Paralympic champions show they are still at the top of their game.

IPC Nordic Skiing Sochi 2014 Test Event

With the next Paralympic Winter Games quickly approaching the calendar is packed with winter para-sport events for the next seven months.

Sweden wheelchair rugby team

Sweden defeated Denmark for gold and Great Britain beat Germany for bronze at the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby Euros.

Mary Fisher, NZL, competing at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal

Fisher et Boki sont en bonne voie de gagner leurs cinquièmes titres mondiaux consécutifs à Montréal.

Mary Fisher, NZL, competing at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal

Fisher and Boki looking to win their fifth consecutive world title in Montreal.

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Les plus célèbres champions du monde paralympique ont démontré qu’ils étaient encore au sommet de leur forme, tandis que les jeunes sont entrés de plein pied dans l’arène.

A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and shoulders above the surface

Les têtes d’affiche Britannique, Canadienne et Néo-Zélandaise Eleanor Simmonds, Valérie Grand’Maison et Sophie Pascoe vont clore les compétitions du jour 7 des Championnats du monde de natation IPC.

Maddison Elliott

Une soirée inattendue à Montréal 2013 pour la championne mondiale Jessica Long défaite aux mains de l’Australienne âgée de quatorze ans, Maddison Elliott.

Benoit Huot at the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships

Read what the athletes said when they came off the pool