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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Suhl 2014 Shooting World Championships need you
Organisers of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships taking place in Suhl, Germany, are seeking people with language skills to volunteer for the biggest shooting para-sport competition in 2014.
Athletes gear up for Grosseto Grand Prix
The sixth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the season will see 341 athletes from 32 countries gather in Italy.
Dutch aim to crack world’s elite on football 7-a-side pitch
The Netherlands, Brazil and Ukraine will compete this weekend at the International CP Tournament in Groesbeek.
Janet McLachlan: A week in the life of World Championship training
The Canadian wheelchair basketball player gives fans a quick glance at her schedule in the lead-up to this summer’s big event.
Rusch aims to retain European titles in Swansea
So determined is Dutch wheelchair racer Stefan Rusch to retain his sprint titles that he is putting his 21st birthday celebrations on hold this Saturday (31 May) to compete in the Dutch National Championships.
Why I did not attempt 300kg in Dubai
The reigning World Champion reveals it was intervention by his coaches which prevented him from going further at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, but that he will go for 300kg at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.
Austria, Hungary, Russia rack up para-canoe World Cup titles
Find out which athletes are on top form heading into the summer’s World Championships.
Shooting World Cup in Thailand not sanctioned
IPC Shooting will not endorse the World Cup in Bangkok.
Schulz slips past Bourseaux for para-triathlon title
More than 60 athletes from 17 countries raced across five classes in Besancon, France.
Agitos Foundation grant helps Inas build athlete pool in Africa
A workshop in Cameroon was held to explore how to increase the number of athletes from Africa in Paralympic sport with an intellectual impairment.
Great Britain take two of three regatta titles
The Brits powered to titles in the 2.4mR and SKUD 18 events at the Delta Loyd Regatta for sailing.
Young Chinese swimmers on the winning pace
Three of China’s best swimmers Qing Xu, Tao Zheng and Yang Yang speak about why the country is such a force in swimming ahead of the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games.
France to welcome 60 para-triathletes
The next ITU World Para-Triathlon event will take place on Sunday (26 May) ahead of this summer’s European and World Championships.
Schedule released for Sitting Volleyball Worlds
Sixteen men’s and 12 women’s teams will vie for world titles in Poland in June.
WADA approves plans for Code implementation and compliance reporting
Find how a revised World Anti-Doping Code for athletes will be implemented starting in 2015.
Paralympics Ireland aims to ‘secure success together’
The National Paralympic Committee’s new strategic plan focuses on talent identification and athlete development pathways.
Netherlands set to host BNP Paribas World Team Cup
The ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis event will include five different events this season.
NPC Finland to celebrate 20 years
A range of athletes and sport professionals will hold a seminar on Friday (23 May).
Asian Para-Games to include wheelchair rugby for first time
Find out which five Asian countries are working to develop their wheelchair rugby teams ahead of Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Hug now the man to beat says Weir
With the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships less than three months away, Great Britain’s David Weir has said Marcel Hug is now the man to beat in the T54 wheelchair racing class but still remains confident of winning titles at Swansea 2014.