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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tatyana McFadden - London 2012
USA

IPC Governing Board member Ann Cody discusses the latest guidelines regarding athletes with an impairment issued from the US Department of Education.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair playing curling
Vancouver 2010

Scotland skip Aileen Neilson will try to lead her team to a podium finish at the upcoming World Wheelchair Curling Championships.

A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating the victory with her hand up
Canada

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) co-ordination commission visits for the first time the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organising Committee (TO2015).

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair playing a forhand during a wheelchair tennis match.
Wheelchair Tennis

IPC President Philip Craven called wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer one of the greatest Paralympians in history following her retirement.

Bibian Mentel-Spee
Sochi 2014

The future of para-snowboard looks bright as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) continue to develop the sport.

A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating the victory with her hand up
Canada

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) co-ordination commission visits for the first time the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organising Committee (TO2015).

A picture of a person in a wheelchair playing basketball
Wheelchair Basketball

Paul Davies will begin his new role as Performance Director of British Wheelchair Basketball programmes on 2 April.

A picture of a man skiing.
Alpine Skiing

In the penultimate event of the 2012-13 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, everything is still to play for in the rankings.

Jon Santacana Maiztegui of Spain and his guide Miguel Galindo Garces compete in Vancouver
Alpine Skiing

Visually impaired skier Jon Santacana will be one to watch at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Markus Salcher
Alpine Skiing

Austrians Markus Salcher and Roman Rabl won their respective classes at the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup.

Evan O'Hanlon
Athletics

Evan O’Hanlon, Kelly Cartwright, Richard Colman, Todd Hodgetts and Kurt Fearnley will compete at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Tennis

After going more than a decade without losing on the court, Dutch wheelchair tennis star announced her retirement from the sport.

A picture of a woman swimming

Multiple Paralympic champion Natalie du Toit has been appointed to the new Board of Directors at the South African Institute of Drug Free Sport (SAIDS)

Alana Nichols
2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

The US team will feature 13 athletes and two guides for the World Championship event that starts on 18 February.

Channel 4 presenters
Sochi 2014

IPC awards broadcaster rights following highly competitive tender process

Russia wheelchair curling
Wheelchair Curling

Russia will try to defend their title at next week’s World Wheelchair Curling Championships on their home ice in Sochi.

Channel 4 presenters
Sochi 2014

A picture of a girl showing a gold medal after her victory
London 2012

The multi-Paralympic champion praised the success of London 2012 at this week's Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair racing during an athletics event
London 2012

LOCOG on Friday (8 February) published its accounts for the 18 month period ended 30 September 2012.

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

NPC and IOSD representatives will take part in open discussions in April to further develop IPC Swimming.