PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Les nageurs Canadiens appuient le sport propre aux Championnats du monde de natation
Les athlètes de renommée internationale Benoit Huot et Valérie Grand'Maison, qui prendront part à la journée d'activités le 13 août, préconisent le sport propre.
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Van Rhijn targeting sprint double at Lyon 2013
Dutch 'Blade Babe' looking to add world titles to last year's Paralympic success
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Disappointment at home spurs Whitehead on into Lyon
Great Britain’s Richard Whitehead was disqualified from the 200m T42 at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix, but he is plotting his comeback at the World Champs.
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Frankfurt 2013: Five things we learned
Take a look back at five of the biggest things that the 2013 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball European Championships showed us.
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Looking at Lyon: Women’s 100m T44
What happens when the world’s fastest female amputee takes on the host nation’s heroine at the IPC Athletics World Championships?
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Looking at Lyon: Men’s 800m T37
Will Australia’s Brad Scott or Tunisia’s Mohamed Charmi pull off a surprise or is Ireland’s Michael McKillop a sure bet for gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships?
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IPC collaborates with International Telecommunication Union
The IPC is hoping to enhance audiovisual coverage of para-sport across broadcast networks during the next four years.
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World and Paralympic champions to line up in Lyon
The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships begin on Friday, where some of the biggest names in para-athletics will be hoping to add World titles to their medals from London 2012.
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Stuart Lieberman: 20 reasons to watch Lyon 2013
The IPC’s Editorial Co-ordinator takes a look beyond the names on the stat sheet heading into the IPC Athletics World Championships.
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Looking at Lyon: Women’s 100m T52
Two veterans on the track – Belgium’s Marieke Vervoort and Canada’s Michelle Stilwell – will sprint to the finish at the IPC Athletics World Championships.
Algeria certain to continue London success
Eight Paralympic medallists part of team sent to Lyon 2013.
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World’s best swimmers show support for clean sport
Paralympic and World Champions from Canada, Brazil, Great Britain and the USA put their names to anti-doping day at IPC Swimming World Champs.
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NPC Brazil nominates Andrew Parsons for IPC Vice President
Andrew Parsons currently serves as a Member at Large of the IPC Governing Board.
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Argentina’s football 7-a-side coach wants Worlds bid
This month’s Intercontinental Cup will serve as a qualification tournament for the CPISRA Football 7-a-Side World Championships.
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'Little Cannon' throws down Lyon gauntlet
Italian Assunta Legnante sets season's best in shot put ahead of World Champs and aims for a podium in the discus.
UN advisor Lemke visits NPC Iran
UN Special Advsior Wilfried Lemke met with NPC Iran to discuss the organisation’s successes and development initiatives.
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Oliveira excited by Leeper rivalry at Lyon 2013
Brazilian Paralympic champion Alan Fonteles Oliveira is targeting world records in France at the IPC Athletics World Championships.
Polish shooter suspended after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Slawomir Okoniewski suspended for three months for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
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Age no barrier for Dutch champion Huitzing
Inge Huitzing’s 24-point performance helped the Netherlands’ women’s wheelchair basketball team take the European title this year.