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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sochi 2014 gold medal front and back
Wheelchair Curling

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic gold medal was revealed in St. Petersburg, Russia, and it weighs 686 grams.

Sport Accord
Wheelchair Basketball

Delgates attending convention in St Petersburg, Russia impressed by sport demonstrations

Mandy Francois-Elie
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Irish and French athletes put in world leading performances in Lyon test event

A picture of a man on the track posing with Brazilian flag in his hands
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Brazilian training hard to claim title and world record in France this summer.

French wheelchair tennis players at the award ceremony
Wheelchair Tennis

Great Britain and the USA triumph in the junior and quad wheelchair tennis titles respectively.

Sir Philip Craven

IPC President Sir Philip Craven highlighted the importance of inclusive sport, regardless of gender or impairment, at the MINEPS V Conference.

Germany's women's wheelchair basketball team
Wheelchair Basketball

After winning three out of four games against reigning world champions the USA, Germany's women's wheelchair basketball team has returned to prepare for the European Championships.

Women on a bike, cycling on a road outside
Cycling

Paralympians Mark Colbourne and David Stone will feature.

Fabienne Bonnet, representing Otto Bock, and Marcel Ferrari sign the agreement
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Worldwide Paralympic partner will provide repair services at the championships.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships Montreal
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Video of who and what to look out for at IPC Swimming World Championships released.

Hassan Wario talks on a podium at the Opening Ceremony

The first IPC Athletics Technical Course in Kenya aims to train coaches, officials and classifiers to develop the sport to elite level across East Africa.

A picture of a woman showing her gold medal hanging around her neck
Athletics

World record holder training hard to return to full fitness after ankle surgery.

Petar Milenkovic
Powerlifting

The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships are expected to draw nearly 250 to 300 athletes from 50 countries.

A picture of a man skiing on the slopes
Alpine Skiing

August competition to be part of Winter Games New Zealand.

Beatrice Vio duelling with Dani Gyongi at the 2013 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix

Italian Beatrice Vio continues her rapid rise in the sport by taking the category B foil title in Lonato.

Two men playing goalball at the Algerian Goalball Championships 2013
Goalball

The game of goalball is continuing to excel in Algeria, after the national side was knocked out of the quarter-finals by Turkey at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Carl Murphy
Sochi 2014

Carl Murphy speaks about raised standards of riding ahead of Sochi 2014.

A picture of women in the pool touching the wall with their hands
Swimming

Main players set the bar high ahead of Swimming World Championships in August.

Wheelchair dancers in flashmob
Israel

Passers-by in Baku, Azerbaijan, were surprised to see wheelchair dancers participating in a flashmob organised by the National Paralympic Committee.

A picture of a woman showing her gold medal during a medal ceremony
Athletics

Hurricane Hannah knocks 0.06 seconds off own time.