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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
No. 45: Lithuania grab European gold with shoot-out win
The men’s gold-medal game at the 2013 IBSA Goalball European Championships came down to the final seconds.
Toni Pascual, Todd Nicholson give WADA interventions
The World Conference on Doping in Sport took place last week in Johannesburg, South Africa.
No. 46: Souhad Ghazouani lifts equivalent of 120 wine bottles
At the 2013 IPC Powerlifting European Championships, France’s Souhad Ghazouani set a world record, lifting more weight than she did when she won London 2012 Paralympic gold.
SVT to give Sweden unprecedented coverage at Sochi 2014
Swedish Paralympic sport fans will be able to watch live primetime coverage of the Sochi 2014 Games.
Andrea Chiarotti named Italy’s Sochi 2014 flag bearer
The Italian ice sledge hockey team’s captain has been a pioneer for his sport back home.
Third Snow sport youth circuit begins this weekend
Aspiring elite-level skiers and snowboarders continue to learn the skills they need to compete at the highest level.
WADA approves 2015 World Anti-Doping Code
More than 1,000 representatives from sport, media and the anti-doping community are in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the World Conference on Doping in Sport.
Six bids submitted for 2022 Winter Games
The 2022 Winter Games will officially be awarded in 2015 following several phases of consultation.
Ottobock celebrates 25 years as Paralympic Games partner
Ottobock are displaying some of the best historical Paralympic images in a photo exhibition in Berlin through January.
Australia end table tennis event in dominating fashion
The Australian delegation took all of the team gold medals available on the final day of the 2013 ITTF Oceania Para-Table Tennis Championships.
No. 47: Jon Santacana claims triple gold on home slopes
The visually impaired skier picked up three gold medals at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in La Molina, Spain.
Pat Anderson back for Kitakyushu Champions Cup
Find how to watch live action from the tournament of men’s wheelchair basketball teams from Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea.
No. 49: ‘Amphibian Namibian’ makes history in pool
Gideon Nasilowski – dubbed the Amphibian Namibian – has entered into the International Paralympic Committee’s Top 50 Moments of 2013 after becoming the first Namibian swimmer to enter a World Championships.
Nominations for Paralympic Hall of Fame now open
IPC members and the public can now nominate male and female winter athletes and coaches for the Paralympic Hall of Fame.
SIUS becomes Official Partner of IPC Shooting
Swiss company will provide official targets and results for next three years.
No. 48: Alex Zanardi-Ernst Van Dyk rivalry brews up
Italy’s Alex Zanardi and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk got a kick-start this year at the UCI’s World Cup and World Championship events.
No. 50: Timur Tuchinov wins coveted archery world title
Russian archer Timur Tuchinov had won individual European and Paralympic gold, but in 2013 he finally took the top podium spot at the World Championships.
Lucas Sithole up for South Africa’s Sports Star of the Year
The world’s No. 2 wheelchair tennis quads player is competing against able-bodied athletes for the top sports award in South Africa.
Australia’s Joann Formosa honoured at FEI Awards Gala
Joann Formosa has been competing for Australia’s national para-dressage team since 2006.
Mexico's Nely Miranda wins national award
World Champion swimmer wins 2013 National Sport Award in Paralympic category.