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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Italy Offers Rowers Penultimate Chance to Qualify
After the 2012 Gavirate International Adaptive Regatta this weekend, rowers will have only one more chance to qualify for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
London 2012 Festival Lineup Announced
More than 25,000 artists from 204 nations will take part in 12,000 events and performances across Great Britain this summer.
Entry Deadline Approaching for Athletics Europeans
European National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) have until the 7 May to enter their athletes in the 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships.
No Vision Too Big
Canadian visually impaired rower Victoria Nolan wants to help her LTA Mixed Coxed Four team win gold at the London 2012 Paralympics.
IPC Shooting and IPC Powerlifting Announce London 2012 Bipartite Slots
The 51 athletes who have been allocated bipartite slots to participate in the London 2012 Paralympics Games has been revealed by the international governing bodies of Paralympic Powerlifting and Shooting.
Näder Chair of Supervisory Board of German NADA
Prof. Hans Georg Näder, president and CEO of Otto Bock, is the new Supervisory Board of the German National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) chairperson.
London Paralympics Set to be Most Watched Games Ever
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has announced a record-breaking collection of Rights Holding Broadcasters to screen the Paralympic Games across the globe this summer.
Out of the Shadows and into the Limelight
How the Paralympic Movement is becoming a commerical success. (This article was first published in The Paralympian, the official magazine of the Parlaympic Movement).
Michelle Obama to Open Warrior Games
USA’s first lady will deliver the remarks at the Warrior Games Opening Ceremony, and First Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell and British Armed Forces member Captain Simon Maxwell will light the cauldron.
Ottobock’s Travelling Exhibition Moves to Scotland
The IPC and Ottobock’s interactive exhibition, “Passion for Paralympics,” moved to the Glasgow Science Centre for two weeks.
Rowing With Great Britain’s Aggar
Defending Paralympic gold medallist and four-time world champion Tom Aggar takes spectators through the mindset of a rower during a competition.
Sarah Storey: Cheshire Classic Win
In her next blog, Great Britain’s cyclist, Sarah Storey, writes about winning the Cheshire Classic.
GB Names Wheelchair Basketball Teams for Manchester
With the return of Jon Pollock and Terry Bywater, Great Britain’s men’s Wheelchair Basketball squad is looking strong for May’s BT Paralympic World Cup.
Athletics Euros to be Vital Stepping Stone to London
The 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships may be the last opportunity for athletes to meet before the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
USA Names London 2012 Judo Team
Six visually impaired athletes were selected to USA’s Judo team at the nation’s trials in Irving, Texas.
Mestre Shortlisted for Spirit of Sport Awards
Sylvana Mestre, Chairperson of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee, has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2012 SportAccord Spirit of Sport Awards.
Macedonian on 5,700km Wheelchair Journey to London
Mile Stojkoski believes in the power of sport and is making his point by travelling across Europe to the British capital in time for the Games.