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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Germany women's wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair Basketball

Germany’s women’s wheelchair basketball team finished ahead of Canada and the Netherlands at Cologne’s three-nation tournament.

Tatyana McFadden - London 2012
Athletics

130 athletes vying for places on national team for World Championships in Lyon, France, put up world-class performances over the weekend.

Marlou van Rhijn
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Dutch team hoping to continue ‘unexpected’ form with van Rhijn, Pruysen and van Weeghel.

Jonnie Peacock
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

After a week of amazing amputee sprinting, the IPC Director of Media and Communications looks to the future.

Gustavo Fernandez
Wheelchair Tennis

Frenchman Stephane Houdet talks about rising wheelchair tennis star Gustavo Fernandez after facing him at Roland Garros.

PCM Executive Council 2013-2015
Malaysia

Dato Zainal Abu Zarin will serve as President of the Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) for another term.

A picture of a woman with the guide running on the track
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

A full round-up of all the action from Berlin at the weekend, where world records were broken and history made.

Grigoris Polychronidis
Boccia

When you’re at the top of your game, defending your title can be a cause for anxiety as Greece’s Greg Polychronidis explains on his way to the 2013 Boccia European Championships, starting on 17 June.

London 2012 unveil Anti-Doping Laboratory.
Nigeria

Folashade Oluwafemiayo has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

Anti-Doping London image
Uzbekistan

Ruza Kuzieva suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup Segovia
Cycling

Italy’s Alex Zanardi and the Spanish pair of Ignacio Avila Rodriguez and Joan Font Bertoli are off to a quick start this season.

Great Britain woman's Wheelchair Basketball players at London 2012
Wheelchair Basketball

The University of Worcester will serve as the venue for the 2015 Wheelchair Basketball European Championships.

Para-triathlete Clare Cunningham of Great Britain talks to a journalist
Triathlon

The 2013 ETU Para-Triathlon European Championships were held in Alanya, Turkey.

Yohansson Nascimento of Brazil
Athletics

35 athletes will travel to Lyon, France, starting out on their road to Rio 2016.

A picture of a woman on the running track celebrating with her hands spread
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Oliveira and Prince also break world records on glorious day for amputee sprinting

Alan Oliveira
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

The Brazilian ran a 10.77 in the 100m T44 sprint a an IPC Athletics Grand Prix event in Berlin, Germany.

Rogla, Slovenia
Cross-Country Skiing

IPC cross-country and biathlon Sport Technical Committee representatives visit Rogla, Slovenia as they consider a bid to host World Championships.

A picture of women running on the track
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Team heading to France features experienced Paralympic and World Champions, leading the next generation of younger athletes on their Road to Rio 2016.

Richard Browne of the United States looks on after the Men's 100m T44 heats on day 7 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Athletics

USA’s 100m T44 Paralympic silver medallist Richard Browne believes both sprint world records are in serious jeopardy at this weekend’s US Paralympics Track and Field National Championships

Joao Fernandes of Portugal plays a shot during the Mixed Team Boccia
Boccia

Top names from Great Britain, Greece, Portugal and Spain will take part in the 2013 European Boccia Championships.