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The BT Paralympic World Cup in May

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Photo: Basketball players; linked to [02/03/2012] The BT Paralympic World Cup will take place in Manchester from 22-26 May 2012. The best elite international athletes will descend upon Manchester to compete in this crucial build-up event just 100 days before the London 2012 Paralympic Games.  The BT Paralympic World Cup in May - read more

New Swimming Classification Programme Launched

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Photo: Swimmer; linked to [02/01/2012] International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming and its education partner, the IPC Academy launched an online programme designed to be the first step on a pathway for anyone considering becoming a Classifier in the sport. New Swimming Classification Programme Launched - read more

Birgit Kober - That´s How She Rolls

Photo: Birgit Kober She is a reigning world champion and breaks all records in shot putting and jawelin throwing: First, the German Birgit Kober ended up in the wheelchair after a medical error and later on the winner's podium. To REHACARE.de she talked about her impellent, her cats and London 2012. Birgit Kober - That´s How She Rolls - read more

Netherlands: IPC Officially Certifies ParaGamesBreda

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Photo: Mirjam Koning Peper; linked to [28/09/2011] The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has officially certified the ParaGamesBreda (PGB), which will attract 3,000 athletes from more than 40 countries to the Netherlands from 6 till 9 October 2011. Netherlands: IPC Officially Certifies ParaGamesBreda - read more

IPC Swimming Europeans Set to Be Biggest Ever

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Logo Swimming European Championship; linked to [23/05/2011] The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Championship is set to be the biggest yet with 39 countries set to send swimmers to Berlin, Germany to compete. It will start on Sunday 3 July 2011. IPC Swimming Europeans Set to Be Biggest Ever - read more

UK: Ice Sledge Hockey Celebrates 30 Years

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UK: Ice Sledge Hockey Celebrates 30 Years [10/01/2011] 2011 marks the 30 year anniversary of Ice Sledge Hockey in the UK and to mark the anniversary the British Sledge Hockey Association (BSHA) has planned a number of events. UK: Ice Sledge Hockey Celebrates 30 Years - read more

NEC Wheelchair Tennis 2011 Tour Announced

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NEC Wheelchair Tennis 2011 Tour Announced [15/12/2010] The complete calendar for the 2011 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour has been announced this week by the International Tennis Federation, with host cities spread out all around the world. NEC Wheelchair Tennis 2011 Tour Announced - read more

Paralympic Winter Sports: Hot Blades and Heavy Donuts

Photo: Man playing wheelchair curling After the most successful Paralympic Summer Games of all times in 2008 athletes from around the world are already training for the next Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, in 2010. Biathlon, Ice Sledge Hockey and Wheelchair curling are three of five paralympic winter sports in which athletes compete. Read how these sports have developed, when they became paralympic disciplines and how they work. Paralympic Winter Sports: Hot Blades and Heavy Donuts - read more

Spectacular Opening of Beijing Paralympic Games

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Photo: Man and woman during opening ceremony [08/09/2008] A massive Opening Ceremony in Beijing welcomed the world to the Paralympic Games. The ceremony, which took place in the "Bird’s Nest", was witnessed by a full house of spectators from all over the world. Spectacular Opening of Beijing Paralympic Games - read more

Wheelchair Curling Team through to Semi-Finals in the Paralympic Winter Games

Photo: Wheelchair Curling in Pinerolo Palaghiaccio; linked with the article 'Wheelchair Curling Team through to Semi-Finals in the Paralympic Winter Games' [16/03/2006] On the fifth day of paralympic Winter Games Britain's wheelchair curlers beat USA 5-2. With that victory they reached the semi-final.  Wheelchair Curling Team through to Semi-Finals in the Paralympic Winter Games - read more

U.S. Paralympics Archery Team Trials at Saddleback Archery

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[12/02/2004] The best Paralympic Archery athletes from around the USA will compete April 23-25, 2004 at the Saddleback Archery range in San Juan Capistrano, Ca for the privilege of representing the United States at the International Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece later this year. U.S. Paralympics Archery Team Trials at Saddleback Archery - read more

Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year: Paula Craig Honoured

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[07/12/2003] Endurance athlete Paula Craig has been awarded the prestigious Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration at the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards ceremony. Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year: Paula Craig Honoured - read more

Seven Individuals Receive Paralympic Order

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[02/12/2003] The Paralympic Order is the highest award of the IPC and is given to persons who have made outstanding and long-lasting contributions to the Paralympic Movement, who have illustrated the Paralympic ideal through their action, who have achieved remarkable merit in the Paralympic sporting world, or have rendered outstanding services to the Paralympic cause. Seven Individuals Receive Paralympic Order - read more

U.S. Sailing--Paralympic Trials Conclude

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[28/11/2003] With a nod to Walt, four paralympic hopefuls are going one better with a trip to Greece in lieu of one to nearby Disneyworld. U.S. Sailing--Paralympic Trials Conclude - read more

 
 

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