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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Canada players celebrate after the ice sledge hockey bronze medal game between Canada and Norway at the Shayba Arena at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Buffalo 2015: Canada preview

The reigning champions are playing their cards close to their chest ahead of the ice sledge hockey Worlds, only revealing their roster on Wednesday (23 April).

City views from the air, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Five facts about São Paulo

The IPC Athletics Grand Prix starts in São Paulo on Thursday, but here are five facts you might not know about the city.

Taylor Lipsett of the United States looks on during the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group A match between the United States of America and Italy at Shayba Arena, Sochi, Russia

Buffalo 2015: Lipsett’s Group A picks

Buffalo 2015 commentator, retired ice sledge hockey player and triple Paralympian Taylor Lipsett, gives us his choice of athletes to look out for at the ice sledge hockey Worlds.

US players in their sledges on the ice after winning against Russia.

Buffalo 2015: USA preview

The USA enter the Worlds as the first team to secure back-to-back Paralympic titles and have secured recent wins over reigning champions Canada and Russia.

Agitos Sochi Olympic Park

IPC withdraws from SportAccord

The Paralympic Movement’s governing body has decided to withdraw as an associate member of SportAccord in protest at comments made by its President Marius Vizer.

Russia's ice sledge hockey team

Buffalo 2015: Russia preview

Two years ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking that Russia did not have a chance at medals but now they are firmly in the top three for Buffalo 2015.