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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Nazmiye Muslu
Powerlifting

Turkey’s Nazimye Muslu showed why she’s atop the class on the first day of the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

Blake Leeper
Athletics

World records tumble as World Championships edge closer.

Nazmiye Muslu
Powerlifting

Turkey’s Nazmiye Muslu spoke to Paralympic.org after winning gold with a world-record lift at the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships.

Kazuhiro Takahashi
Para Ice Hockey

The IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Qualification Tournament will be Japan’s last chance at trying to qualify for Sochi 2014.

A picture of a man on the starting block
Athletics

American Leeper is looking to deprive Peacock of victory at home.

Canada ice sledge hockey team
Canada

50 athlete and coach pairings receive $8,000 to help fuel their sport dreams.

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Athletics

Daniel Dias competing
Swimming

Paralympic champions line up ahead of World Champs in August.

Patrick Ardon
Powerlifting

France’s Patrick Ardon and Souhad Ghazouani both will be strong medal hopefuls at this week’s IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia.

David Weir - London 2012
Athletics

BAFTA winners to screen World Championships, Grand Prix Final and Anniversary Games

Nazmiye Muslu
Powerlifting

Here’s a breakdown of what to watch each day at this week’s 2013 IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships in Aleksin, Russia.

Algerian Flag
Wheelchair Basketball

The men’s wheelchair basketball team IRB Boufarik won the 2013 Algeria Cup Trophy, after beating the Nour M’Sila, 41-38, in the final.

Lola Ochoa
Wheelchair Tennis

First day of BNP Paribas World Team Cup concludes in Antalya, Turkey

Derek Whitson
Football 7-a-side

Immediately after returning from a gold-medal victory at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championship A-Pool, Canada's Derek Whitson hit the football 7-a-side pitch.

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

London medallists and world record holders head up team

Goalball
Judo

The ninth IBSA General Assembly will be hosted by NPC Denmark at the end of August.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing a backhand during a wheelchair tennis match
Wheelchair Tennis

France, the Netherlands and Israel are the defending champions in the BNP Paribas World Team Cup events.

A picture of a woman skiing on the slopes

IPC Digital Media Manager Natalia Dannenberg explains the importance of social media in helping athletes market themselves.

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2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Media can register for accreditation via the media accreditation page for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Warrior Games
USA

The Warrior Games featured 260 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.