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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Rahman proves he is world's strongest Paralympian
Iran's Siamand Rahman has beaten world record holding team mate Mansour Pourmirzaei in the men's +107kg in a sensational conclusion to the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.
McFadden switches focus from Sochi success to London
Four weeks to the day since the Closing Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, Tatyana McFadden will be looking to defend her London Marathon title.
IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup Preview
This year's event includes races for T11-13 athletes, T42/43 and T44-46 men’s races for athletes with limb impairments and a new wheelchair race for T51/52 men.
British cyclists win two world titles in Mexico
The second day of competition saw six medal events, two of which were won by British cyclists
Vote now for Best Female Athlete from Sochi 2014
Nominees for the honour include: Marie Bochet, Anna Schaffelhuber, Elena Remizova, Alena Kaufman and Bibian Mentel-Spee.
Caironi wants Beijing Grand Prix to be a learning experience
Italian champion is studying Mandarin and will be using the visit to test her language skills and lay down a marker ahead of August’s Euros.
Obiji and Mahmoud to face-off for first time in over a year
Nigerian Loveline Obiji and Egypt’s Randa Mahmoud will renew their rivalry in the women’s -86kg at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, as their teams jostle for position on the medals table once again at a major international competition.
Campos suspended until September 2020 following breach of IPC Code of Ethics
Former Chair of IBSA Football 5 Sub-Committee banned after serious conflict of interest in the lead-up to London 2012
Australia, New Zealand win pursuit races to open Track Worlds
The men’s and women’s tandem pursuits and women’s sprint events took place on the first day of the UCI Para-Cycling Track Worlds.
Cassidy hopes to end frustration with London Marathon success
Canadian knows to win Vigrin Money London Marathon he will have to beat Paralympic champion Weir and world title holder Hug.
Dramatic finale sees Mahmoud take gold in Dubai
Randa Mahmoud sets a new women's -86kg world record, depriving Paralympic champion Loveline Obiji of the world title at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.
Eleven para-equestrian titles awarded in France
The year’s first major competition showcased what fans might expect at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games later this year.
“Performances now on a par with able-bodied skiers,” says Mestre
After eight years as the helm of IPC Alpine Skiing, Sylvana Mestre believes Sochi 2014 provided a significant breakthrough.
Urece implementing change in Brazil
The Brazilian NGO is using sport as a tool for social change and is becoming a social business.
NPC Haiti’s national day making headlines
The Agitos Foundation is helping to support para-sport in Haiti on 17 October of each year.
Walt Thompson elected ACSM Vice President
The IPC Sports Science Committee member has assumed a leadership role at the world’s largest sports medicine and exercise organisation.
USA’s Declan Farmer voted Sochi 2014’s Best Male Athlete
At just 16 years old, he helped the USA win their second straight ice sledge hockey Paralympic title.
Eight wheelchair rugby teams listed for Canada Cup
Find out more about the final major tune-up tournament before the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships.
Para-Cycling Track Worlds to feature 122 athletes
Australia, Great Britain and the USA enter the competition with the world’s top riders.
IPC extends agreement with Infostrada Sports
Biographical information will be compiled from more than 10,000 para-athletes in the lead-up to Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018.