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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IPC announces final Tokyo 2020 Paralympic sports programme
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will feature 22 sports, with badminton and taekwondo included for the first time.
Klebl, Soule in middle distance cross-country hunt
The last individual events at the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Cable, Wisconsin, USA, will take place on Saturday (31 January).
Austria and Finland set-up thrilling Sunday decider
Both sides won one game each on Saturday in the three-match playoff to decide which side takes the final berth at March’s IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.
Quartet of athletes seek biathlon sweeps at Cable 2015
A schedule change has also been confirmed for Saturday (31 January) and Sunday (1 February) at the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.
Swimming Rio 2016 MQS published
IPC Swimming has published the Minimum Qualification Standards which sit alongside key qualifiers at the 2015 Worlds in Glasgow and other competitions.
Double gold for Ukraine at Cable 2015
France, Russia, Finland and the USA also claim their latest medals in the long distance biathlon races at the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships on Friday (30 January).
Kate Horan smashes para-cycling world record
New Zealand Paralympian breaks near 12-year-old world record for the flying 200m.
US name 18 women to wheelchair basketball team
The athletes will now prepare for this August’s Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games in Canada.
Swoboda targets Rio 2016 para-canoe qualification with sixth world title
Austria’s Markus Swoboda has won every world title since 2010 and hopes further success this year will qualify him for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Alcott aims to cap dream six months with Australian Open win
The 24-year-old Australian will take on the USA’s David Wagner in his first Grand Slam final.
Alpine World Cup Finals head to St. Moritz
Over 70 athletes from 16 countries will compete in one of the last high-level races before the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.
Goalball teams prepare for European Championships C division
Seven teams will compete in Malmö, Sweden, with the three best winning promotion to division B.
President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee meets with new Minister of Sport
Andrew Parsons, who is also the IPC’s Vice President, met with George Hilton on Wednesday (28 January).
Road to Rio begins with European Championship draw
Worcester Cathedral will stage the event on Friday 30 January as 20 teams start their preparations for Rio 2016 qualification.
Experts meet in Amsterdam to discuss VI classification
The IBSA organised meeting aimed develop the components of a sport specific classification system under the new IPC Classification Code.
Houdet hopes it will be fourth time lucky against Kunieda
Frenchman who came within two points of winning five years ago hopes to beat the Japanese world No.1 in Saturday’s Australian Open final.
Famous Lithuanians try goalball ahead of July’s Euros
Olympians, celebrities and politicians take part in public goalball event to promote July’s European Championships which will take place in Kaunas.
“Para-badminton is its own best advertisement,” says BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer
BWF President gives his reaction to para-badminton’s inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ahead of Saturday's meeting to decide the final sports.
Austria and Finland to face-off for B-Pool slot
The two C-Pool teams will clash in Helsinki, Finland, for a coveted place in March’s World Championships.
Irish Paralympic medallist O’Neill retires
Ireland Catherine O’Neill who competed in three Paralympic Games has called time on her successful career.