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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Les essais olympiques et paralympiques de natation ont été nommés la meilleure compétition canadienne dans la province.

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59 year old Brazilian replaces Dr Bob Price OBE with immediate effect

On the first full day of VISTA2013, IPC Sports Science Committee member Brendan Burkett explored the idea of whether sport equipment is performance enhancing or necessary for performance
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IPC Sports Science Committee member Brendan Burkett opened up debate for what role equipment must serve in Paralympic sport.

Sarah Storey wins third London 2012 gold
Cycling

Sarah Storey, Jody Cundy and Mark Colbourne will all be a part of British Cycling’s Podium Programme this year.

Stuart Tripp
Cycling

Stuart Tripp, Carol Cooke, Michael Gallagher and Jayme Richardson will all be a part of the Australian team that competes at the 2013 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships.

IPC Powerlifting national referee’s course Korea
Powerlifting

Fifteen participants passed the national referee’s course ahead of the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Championships.

Ellie Simmonds
Swimming

Ellie Simmonds, Sascha Kindred and Josef Craig will be among the 32-strong British contingent at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Mareike Adermann
Wheelchair Basketball

The women’s wheelchair basketball stars writes about how she trains for Germany while living in the US.

Sophie Wells
Equestrian

British para-equestrian rider Sophie Wells helped spread the legacy of the London 2012 Games at ParalympicsGB’s Sports Fest.

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Alpine Skiing

Claudia Loesch, Markus Salcher and Matthias Lanzinger helped the Austrians have one of the most successful alpine skiing seasons of any nation.

Brad Scott
Athletics

Brad Scott, Michael Roeger, Scott Reardon, Angela Ballard and Madison de Rosario are among those headed to the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

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Wheelchair Basketball

The advancements in the wheelchair basketball chair are bound to be talked about at this week’s VISTA2013 conference.

British International Disability Swimming Championships
Swimming

Amy Marren, Jessica-Jane Applegate and Matt Walker starred on the final day of the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.

Heinrich Popow
Athletics

Paralympic champion Heinrich Popow, the Daily Telegraph’s Gareth Davies and Dr. Wolfgang Potthast will take part in the VISTA2013 Opening Ceremony.

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IPC Chief Executive Officer Xavier Gonzalez paid tribute to Dr. Bob Price as he stepped down from his role as Inas President.

Sascha Kindred
Swimming

Great Britain's Sascha Kindred and the Netherlands' Marc Evers had top performances on the third day of the British International Disability Swimming Championships.

Verena Bentele and Gerd Schoenfelder 2011 Paralympic Sport Awards

Top performers from the London 2012 Paralympic Games will be honoured prior to November's IPC General Assembly and Conference in Athens, Greece.

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Swimming

Ellie Simmonds and Stephanie Slater highlighted the second day of the British International Disability Swimming Championships in Sheffield.

Jonathan Fox
Swimming

Jonathan Fox defeated the Netherlands’ Marc Evers and teammate James Crisp in the 100m backstroke in Sheffield.

Amalia Perez celebrating victory
Powerlifting

Mexico’s Paralympic champion Amalia Perez is sidelined with an injury this season, but hopes to return to training soon for the Rio 2016 party in three years.