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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
NPCs positively progress towards developing para-sport
A total of 12 National Paralympic Committees have carried out the first drive towards improving opportunities and organisation of para-sport at a national level, following the launch of the Agitos Foundation’s Organisational Capacity Programme in February.
Oliveira, Sato among SportsPro’s most marketable athletes
The Brazilian and Japanese track athletes have been named in the top 50 most marketable athletes in the year for 2014.
Gallagher, Storey a hit at latest ParalympicsGB Sports Fest
More than 2,500 people have attended a Sports Fest since the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Germany stock up on Mannheim para-equestrian titles
Several top riders showed what they are capable of at the Nations Cup, just a couple months ahead of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
New IPC Ice Sledge Hockey competition cycle revealed
Find out how teams can qualify for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
Rodrigo Lopez: Same story a decade later
The Argentinian para-cyclist won two world titles this year doing what he does best – overcoming unexpected obstacles to start his races.
Paralympic champions to line up at Delta Loyd Regatta
More than 40 sailors will take to the start line in the Netherlands across all three disciplines.
New Zealand put 21 newcomers on para-swimming pathways
The Agitos Foundation’s Grant Support Programme backed this year’s Talent Identification Camp in New Zealand.
Kunieda, Kamiji and Sithole lift Japan Open titles
Japan’s wheelchair tennis players showcased their top talent ahead of next month’s Roland Garros event.
Amy Purdy set for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ finals
The Sochi 2014 bronze medallist has garnered unprecedented attention for amputees in America with her TV appearances.
Van Rhijn smashes 400m world record in Nottwil
Five world records broken on the final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
IPC Athletics launches new website design
The latest website development ensures the sport has the opportunity to showcase its own identity as the largest para-sport in the world.
Hug makes it three from three against Weir in Nottwil
On a thrilling day of athletics, Hug beat Weir twice whilst elsewhere there were five world records brokem at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
Media accreditation opens for Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Worlds
For the first time since 1994, the IWBF Women’s Wheelchair Basketball World Championships will be a separate event from the men’s Championships.
Vervoort marks comeback with European record in Nottwil
After being told she would never race again, the 35-year-old Paralympic champion broke the 16-year-old European record.
Van Rhijn hints at new horizons in Nottwil
The Netherlands’ superstar world and Paralympic champion sprinter will compete over 400m at the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland.
Grand Prix power session to feature series of rivalries
The IPC Athletics Grand Prix moves to Nottwil, Switzerland, for the first European leg of the series, headlined by the Saturday evening session.
Cockcroft smashes 200m world record in Nottwil
First day of IPC Athletics Grand Prix also saw Marcel Hug beat David Weir over 10,000m
Nottwil Grand Prix to be family affair for Manuela Schaer
The T54 wheelchair racer will compete in front of a familiar crowd in the fifth stop on the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
Chuck Aoki: Should the US ratify the UN Convention?
The wheelchair rugby player blogs about the first steps in changing perceptions in America about people with an impairment.