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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Whitehead hopes lucky pants bring marathon success
Inspired by his lucky pants and new daughter, Whitehead wants to say thank you for London 2012 support
Jung deemed Korea's sledge speed king
Seung-Hwang Jung hopes to anchor Korea’s ice sledge hockey team to a Sochi 2014 berth later this year.
USA and Canada to meet for gold
The 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool will have an all-North American final.
Great Britain to host men’s C Goalball Euros
The top three finishers at the event will advance to the B group and will eventually hope to move up to the A group to qualify for Rio 2016.
Winter season set to begin again in August
The next season will kick off with the IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard World Cup races in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Denmark’s Andersen wins tense R4 final
After the lead changed several times Denmark’s Jonny Andersen beat Australia’s Jason Maroney by just 0.4 points in the R4 event at the 2013 IPC Shooting World Cup (Szczecin) in Poland.
Former Swedish star traversing Nicaragua jungles
Despite retiring from wheelchair tennis as a player, Niclas Rodhborn continues to help people with an impairment around the world.
Wheelchair tennis and Iranian archer nominated SportAccord award
The Wheelchair Tennis Development Fund has been nominated for the SportAccord Spirit of Sport Award 2013 in the project category and Iranian archer Zahra Nemati in the individual category.
New world records set at IPC Shooting World Cup
After revised rules were introduced to IPC Shooting, athletes set new world records at the first event of the 2013 IPC Shooting World Cup.
IPC backs Glasgow 2014 para-sport programme
There will be 22 para-sport medal events at Glasgow 2014, compared to a previous high of 15, across five para-sports
Skelhon hopes to dub-step his way to world title
British laid-back and hip shooter Matt Skelhon is confident of winning a gold medal as he returns to the range at the 2013 IPC Shooting World Cup.
Goyang 2013: Five playoff questions
With playoff matchups determined, here’s what to watch in the final games at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.
H&M to clothe Swedish Paralympic team in Sochi and Rio
Swedish athletes at Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 will be kitted out by H&M, the high-street clothing store.
USA’s Pauls having breakout season
Forward Josh Pauls leads the American team in points at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.
NPC Belgium re-elects leaders
Anne d’Ieteren and Philippe Mees will once again serve as the President and Secretary General of the Belgian Paralympic Committee.
Reardon equals 100m T42 world record
Sprinter Scott Reardon starred among others at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney.
Four teams qualify for Sochi at Sledge Worlds
Canada, Czech Republic, Russia and the USA all advanced to the semi-finals at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool.
Paralympic Movement shocked by tragic Boston events
After Monday’s terrible explosions at the 117th Boston Marathon, IPC President Sir Philip Craven spoke of his shock and sadness.
Will Norway’s Pedersen be in Sochi?
Norway are still looking for their first win in Goyang, but veteran Rolf Pedersen believes he can get the team to the Paralympic Winter Games.
Dutch claim Germans are beatable in Frankfurt
The Netherlands and Germany have met in the final of every women’s wheelchair basketball European Championships since 1989.