Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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New Zealander talks of her preparation for Montreal 2013 and looking towards Rio.

Powerlifting - men's -107kg, +107kg - 2013 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships Aleksin

Iraq’s Faris Al-Ajeeli and Azerbaijan’s Elshan Huseynov recorded the heaviest lifts in Aleksin to close out the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

David Wagner

USA win title at BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Turkey

Souhad Ghazouani

French Paralympic champion Souhad Ghazouani lifted four kilograms more at the IPC Powerlifting Euros than at the Paralympics.

Aleksin 2013

Juan Carlos Garrido wants to get Chile’s powerlifting squad on the right track this year in order to eventually qualify for Rio 2016.

Jochen Wollmert

Top names such as Jochen Wollmert, David Wetherill and Kelly van Zon will be among the 300 competing in Germany this week.

Wheechair Basketball Men game - Great Britain vs Australia

British men's wheelchair basketball team to face Canada, Spain and Germany in mid-June

Brazil football 5-a-side

Brazil’s football 5-a-side goalkeeper from London 2012 Fabio Luiz Ribeiro de Vasconcelos is the team’s new coach for 2013.

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Brazil are working to form further opportunities for athletes with an impairment in their country, including opportunities for them to participate in winter sports.

Martina Barbierato

Italian powerlifter Martina Barbierato became a star in a day, winning two bronze medals and a gold in Aleksin, Russia.

Russia powerlifting

Host nation Russia set three new world records on the third day of the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

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Russian powerlifting team

Holding the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Russia offers the nation a small window to expose para-sport in the Tula reigon.

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Paralympic champion to compete at BT Great CityGames.

Olesya Lafina

Olesya Lafina and Ildar Bedderdinov broke new world records and Vladimir Krivulya set a new European record for Russia at the Powerlifting Euros.

Berlin IDM 2013

Brazilian smashes his own time by nearly three seconds.

Beatrice Vio

Eighteen-year-old Beatrice Vio will be one to keep your eyes on at this weekend’s IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix.

Fearnley beats Hug to 2013 London marathon title

Australian to take a break as he prepares for Rio 2016

Aniek van Koot

Final will take place on Friday 24 May

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80 competitors expected, 11 will defend national titles.