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Germans pumped for Euros after intense US training
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.

British Cycling announces teams for UCI Paracycling world cups
Paralympians Mark Colbourne and David Stone will feature.

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

75 days to go to Montreal 2013 marked with new video
Video of who and what to look out for at IPC Swimming World Championships released.

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

El Amel Tiaret wins Algerian Goalball Championships
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.

Cartwright optimistic about fitness for World Champs
World record holder training hard to return to full fitness after ankle surgery.

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

Victory for Vio at Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix
Italian Beatrice Vio continues her rapid rise in the sport by taking the category B foil title in Lonato.

Entries open for New Zealand alpine slalom World Cup
August competition to be part of Winter Games New Zealand.

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

Snowboard cross competition is fiercer than ever
Carl Murphy speaks about raised standards of riding ahead of Sochi 2014.
Agitos Foundation Athletics Course begins in Kenya
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.

Cockroft steals another world record in Switzerland
Hurricane Hannah knocks 0.06 seconds off own time.

Montreal: a stepping stone for Sophie Pascoe
New Zealander talks of her preparation for Montreal 2013 and looking towards Rio.

Al-Ajeeli, Huseynov lift equivalent of adult zebra
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.

Great Britain to face Paralympic champions in Euros warm up
British men's wheelchair basketball team to face Canada, Spain and Germany in mid-June

Chile make 18-hour trip to Aleksin
Juan Carlos Garrido wants to get Chile’s powerlifting squad on the right track this year in order to eventually qualify for Rio 2016.

Ghazouani betters London 2012 performance
French Paralympic champion Souhad Ghazouani lifted four kilograms more at the IPC Powerlifting Euros than at the Paralympics.

USA wins eighth quad title
USA win title at BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Turkey