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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IPC reveals October Athlete of the Month shortlist
Nominees for the October’s Athlete of the Month award include: Kgothatso Montjane, Melissa Stockwell, Yannick Bourseaux, Marcel Hug and Alphanso Cunningham.
What to watch: November
Here’s a brief run-down of the top Paralympic sporting events around the world to keep your eyes on in November.
IPC calls on snowboarders to register for new season
With almost 16 months to go until the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games, snowboarders are getting their first chance to register and qualify to compete.
Burkett named VISTA 2013 keynote speaker
The Australian Paralympic champion and biomechanics professor will discuss changes in wheelchairs and prosthetic legs at the VISTA 2013 conference.
Fankhauser wins Swiss Paralympic Newcomer Award
London 2012 silver medallist Tobias Fankhauser was named the Swiss Paralympic Newcomer of 2012.
NHL’s Vanek gives boost to Austrian sledge team
NHL player Thomas Vanek donated equipment and resources to help his father’s ice sledge hockey team make their first World Championships.
Jamaica’s Cunningham receives prestigious award
London 2012 gold medallist Alphanso Cunningham was named the Most Outstanding Male Athlete with a Disability at the Commonwealth Sports Awards gala.
Mareike Adermann: Experiences never end
Germany’s Mareike Adermann says that her drive to succeed has not ceased just because she won gold at London 2012.
Scheffers contributes to Dutch double
The Netherlands’ Maikel Scheffers and Jiske Griffioen won the men’s and women’s singles competition at the Nottingham Indoor wheelchair tennis tournament.
Hug wins 3rd consecutive Oita Marathon
Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and Japan’s Tsuchida Wakako won the men’s and women’s T34/53/54 titles at the Oita Marathon.
Eriksson moves from Paralympic to Olympic coach
UK Athletics confirmed that Paralympic head coach Peter Eriksson will become the nation’s Olympic coach, effective immediately.
Haiti celebrates day of para-sport with Agitos Foundation
More than 700 people gathered in western Haiti to raise awareness and promote Paralympic sport.
Oita Marathon to take centre stage
Switerzland’s Marcel Hug and Heinz Frei, and Japan’s Soejima Masazumi and Tsuchida Wakako will all take to the start line on Sunday in Oita City.
Chalmers to 'Push Across America'
After seeing the electric atmosphere at London 2012, USA’s Ryan Chalmers wants to replicate that awareness of Paralympic sport back home with his “Push Across America.”
British medallists attend royal reception with Queen
Together with the country’s Olympic medallists, all of Great Britain’s London 2012 Paralympic medallists met with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.
Scheffers and Ellerbrock to headline Nottingham Indoor
Dutch world No. 2 and German world No. 3 Sabine Ellerbrock look to lead the field at this weekend’s Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.
Sochi 2014 in sight
With 500 days until the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, here’s a brief rundown of winter sport events to keep your eyes on between now and then.
UK Athletics holding Talent Introduction Days
After the success Great Britain’s athletics team had at London 2012, the nation is fielding a search for the next wave of Paralympic athletes.
Great Britain wins 5 para-triathlon world titles
With para-triathlon now a part of the Paralympic Games programme, the sport’s World Championships on Monday were bigger than ever.
Stuart Lieberman: 500 days to Sochi 2014
With a growing interest in Paralympic sport, it is not all about the summer events. The IPC's Stuart Lieberman shares why the Paralympic Winter Games matter, too.