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• Malmo Open 2010 - Swimming for amputees and athletes with other disabilities Part 2 - 56 Photographs
  

  Find out about the Malmo Open 2010, check results and view more photographs.

  
  
• Malmo Open 2010 - Swimming for amputees and athletes with other disabilities Part 1 - 56 Photographs
  

  From February 12 to 14, the 2010 Malmo Open sports event took place and was once again attended by hundreds of amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities from many countries. Find out more, check results and view some photographs.

  
  
• Nantes 2010 - Championnat de France des Regions Handisport Part 2 - 56 Photographs
  

  View more photographs taken during the 2010 Championnat de France des Regions Handisport.

  
  
• Nantes 2010 - Championnat de France des Regions Handisport - 56 Photographs
  

  On January 16, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities from all over France came to Nantes, for the 2010 Championnat de France des Regions Handisport. The competiton was organized in the Jules Verne swimming complex and more than 100 disabled athletes took part in the event.

  
  
• Athlete Profile: Amputee Swimmers Xavi Torres of Spain - 48 Photos
  

  Access the next Talbronstein athlete profile and view 48 photographs of amputee swimmer Xavi Torres from Spain.

  
  
• Athlete Profile: Amputee Swimmers Christiane Reppe - 80 Photos
  

  Access the next Talbronstein athlete profile and view 80 photographs of German amputee swimmer Christiane Reppe taken over the years at various sports events for athletes with a disabilty, including the Danish Swimming Open Championships in Esbjerg, the German Open Swimming Championships in Berlin, the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, and others.

  
  
• Athlete Profile: German amputee athlete Heinrich Popow - 80 Photos
  

  Beginning with 80 photographs of the German amputee athlete Heinrich Popow, we are now also showing photo sets of individual athletes on our website. Photographs of Christiane Reppe, Jonas Martens and Xavi Torres will be coming next.

  
  
• 3rd LE Cup sitting volleyball for amputees and athletes with other disabilities Leipzig - 56 Photos
  

  On November 28 and 29, 2009, sitting volleyball players met in Leipzig, Germany, for the 3rd LE cup in Sitting volleyball. The competition was organized in the ARENA sports complex and players from all over Germany and the Netherlands took part in the event. Find out more and view 56 photographs.

  
  
• German Short Course Swimming Championship for disabled athletes Wuppertal - 56 Photos
  

  On November 14 and 15, 2009, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities were in Wuppertal for this year's German Short Course Swimming Championships. The competition was organized in the swimming complex of Wuppertal's SSLZ sports center and athletes from all over Germany took part in the event. Find out more and view 56 photographs.

  
  
• WE4SPORTS - Sitting Volleyball for amputees and atheltes with other disabilities - 56 Photos
  

  On November 7, 2009, sitting volleyball players met in Berlin for the last tournament of the 2009 WE4SPORTS series. Organized by the we4sports club, six teams from all over Germany had been competing over the year in Magdeburg and Berlin with the aim to give the participating teams and especially new players the chance to practice their skills and attract more visitors to the sport of Sitting Volleyball. Find out more and view 56 photographs.

  
  
• European Sitting Volleyball Championships 2009 Elblag Part 5 - 80 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the European Championships in Sitting Vollebyall for amputees and athletes with other disabilities.

  
  
• European Sitting Volleyball Championships 2009 Elblag Part 4 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the European Championships in Sitting Vollebyall for amputees and athletes with other disabilities, including photographs of the Greek Sitting Volleyball team.

  
  
• European Sitting Volleyball Championships 2009 Elblag Part 3 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the European Championships in Sitting Vollebyall for amputees and athletes with other disabilities.

  
  
• European Sitting Volleyball Championships 2009 Elblag Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the European Championships in Sitting Vollebyall for amputees and athletes with other disabilities.

  
  
• European Sitting Volleyball Championships 2009 Elblag Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  Between September 20 and 27, 2009, amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities met in Elblag, near Gdansk, for the 2009 European Championships in Sitting Volleyball for men and women. The competition was organized by the local sitting volleyball club IKS ATAK ELBLAG and teams from all over Europe took part in the tournament. Bosnia and Herzogovina won the Men's European Championships, while the team of the Netherlands won the women's competition. Find out more and view some photographs

  
  
• 31st Slovakia Cup Disabled Swimming - Bratislava Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the 31st Slovakia Cup for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities in Bratislava.

  
  
• 31st Slovakia Cup Disabled Swimming - Bratislava Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  On September 19, 2009, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities were in Bratislava for the 31st Slovakia Cup. Disabled swimmers from all over the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Israel, Hungary, Spain and Romania took part in the competition. For some of the swimmers the Slovakia Cup was the last big test before the IPC European Swimming Championships for swimmers with a disability, to be held between October 14 and 25, 2009, in Reykjavik, Iceland

  
  
• Hungarian Swimming Championships for athletes with a disability - Debrecen - 56 Photos
  

  On September 5, 2009, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities took part in the 2009 Hungarian Swimming Championships for athletes with a disability. The competition was organized in the city of Debrecen, about three hours East of Budapest. For some of the swimmers it was an other chance to prepare for the upcoming IPC European Swimming Championships to be held between October 14 and 25 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Find out more and view 56 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• 5th ASEAN Para Games Kuala Lumpur 2009 Part 5 - Amputee Sitting Volleyball Malaysia - Laos - 56 Photos
  

  Find out more about the 5th ASEAN Para Games for amputees and wheelchair athletes in Kuala Lumpur and view photographs taken during a match between the Sitting Voellyball teams of Malaysia and Laos.

  
  
• 5th ASEAN Para Games Kuala Lumpur 2009 Part 4 - Amputee Sitting Volleyball Thailand - Myanmar - 56 Photos
  

  Four teams took part in the Sitting Volleyball competition of the 5th ASEAN Para Games for amputees and wheelchair athletes. Find out more, check results and view 56 photographs taken during a match between Thailand and Myanmar, which also won the tournament.

  
  
• 5th ASEAN Para Games Kuala Lumpur 2009 Part 3 - Disabled Swimming - 80 Photos
  

  Check updated results and view 80 more photographs taken during the Swimming Competition.

  
  
• 5th ASEAN Para Games Kuala Lumpur 2009 Part 2 - Disabled Swimming - 56 Photos
  

  From August 15th to 19th more than 1200 amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities from 10 ASEAN member countries took part in the 2009 ASEAN Para Games in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. They competed in various sports, including Athletics, Sitting Volleyball, Table Tennis, Swimming, Sailing, Chess and Powerlifting. Thailand won the overall medal tally with 157 gold medals, Malaysia came in second and Vietnam third. Find out more and view 56 photographs taken during the Swimming Competition for amputees and athletes with other disabilities.

  
  
• 5th ASEAN Para Games Kuala Lumpur 2009 Part 1 - Athletics - 80 Photos
  

  Last night the 2009 ASEAN Para Games for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities have been officially opened in Kuala Lumpur's Putra Stadium. Considered the biggest multi-sports and multi-disability sporting event for athletes with a disability in the ASEAN region, the ASEAN Para Games have been organized every two years since the formation of the ASEAN Sports Federation in 2001. This time the following countries are taking part: Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and East Timor. The first ASEAN Para Games were also held in Kuala Lumpur from 25 to 30 October 2001, the following Games were held two years later in Hanoi, Vietnam, and in 2005 in Manila, Philippines and in 2007 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Find out more and view 80 photographs taken during the Athletics Competition.

  
  
• Paralympics Beijing Review Set 2 - 80 Photos
  

  Remember the last big disability sports event held in Asia and access our second Beijing Review with 80 more photographs taken during the Sitting Volleyball and Powerlifting competition of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.

  
  
• Paralympics Beijing Review Set 1 - 80 Photos
  

  There are only few days left to the opening of the 5th Asean Para Games in Kuala Lumpur, the biggest international multi-sports event for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities of the year. Remember the last big disability sports event held in Asia and access our Beijing Review with 80 more photographs taken during the swimming competition of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.

  
  
• German Disabled Athletics 2009 Sindelfingen Set 2 - 80 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the 2009 German Disabled Athletics Championships. Visit TALBRONSTEIN.NET and find out more about the event.

  
  
• German Disabled Athletics 2009 Sindelfingen Set 1- 56 Photos
  

  From July 10 to 12, 2009, amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities from all over Europe and the United Arab Emirates were in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart, for the 2009 German Disabled Athletics Championships. Visit TALBRONSTEIN.NET and view 56 photographs.

  
  
• Werner von Siemens Cup Sitting Volleyball 2009 Hamburg - 80 Photos
  

  On June 13 and 14 the 2009 International Werner-von-Siemens Sitting Volleyball Cup was organized in Hamburg. Teams from all over Europe took part in the competition, which was organized for the 20th time in the Northern German City. Visit TALBRONSTEIN.NET and view 80 photographs.

  
  
• IPC Belgian Swimming Championships 2009 Antwerpen - 80 Photos
  

  From May 8 to 10, 2009, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities from all over Belgium, the Netherlands, the Slovak Republik and other countries were in Antwerp for the 2009 IPC Belgian Swimming Open Championships. The competition was organized by the Vlaamse Liga Gehandicaptensport vzw (Flemish federation of sport for the disabled) and Wapper vzw (Sports club for athletes with an physical disability)From April 24 to 26, disabled athletes from all over Germany were in Oberhausen for the 2009 German Sit Ball Nationals. Visit TALBRONSTEIN.NET and view 80 photographs.

  
  
• Sitzball - Sit Ball - German Nationals in Oberhausen 2009 - 80 Photos
  

  From April 24 to 26, disabled athletes from all over Germany were in Oberhausen for the 2009 German Sit Ball Nationals. Sit Ball or Sitzball, as it is called in German, is mostly played by leg amputees in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, but there are also several teams in Africa. Visit TALBRONSTEIN.NET and view 80 photographs.

  
  
• Championnat de France Open de Natation Handisport Talence Bordeaux Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the 2009 French Open for disabled athletes.

  
  
• Championnat de France Open de Natation Handisport Talence Bordeaux Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  From March 20 to 22, swimmers from all over France, Belgium and other countries came to Bordeaux for the 2009 Championnat de France Open de Natation Handisport, the French Winter Swimming Open for athletes with a disability. The competition was organized in the Creps Aquitaine Swimming complex in Talence, West of the Bordeaux city centre. Find out more and view some photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• Danish Swimming Open 2009 for athletes with a disability Esbjerg Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the 2009 Danish Open for disabled athletes.

  
  
• Danish Open Disabled Swimming Esbjerg 2009 Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  From March 6 to 8, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities from all over Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom and other European countries met in Esbjerg for this year's International Danish Open Swimming Championships. Among the many participants was also successful Paralympic swimmer Kirsten Bruhn (Photo). Find out more and view some photographs taken during the first day of the competition.

  
  
• Malmo Open 2009 for athletes with a disability Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the 2009 Malmo Open for disabled athletes.

  
  
• Malmo Open 2009 for athletes with a disability Part 1 - 80 Photos
  

  From February 13 to 15, hundreds of disabled athletes from all over Europe were in Malmo, Sweden, for the 2009 Malmo Open Championships. Athletes with a disability competed in various sports, like swimming, goalball, wheelchair basketball, sledge hockey and curling. Find out more and view 80 photographs taken during the swimming event.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Athletics Competition, Paralympics Part 11 - 56 Photos
  

  View some more photographs taken during the athletics competition for amputees and wheelchair athletes during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, including images of South African amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 IPC Paralympic Swimming Competition, Paralympics Part 10 - 56 Photos
  

  View some more photographs taken during the swimming competition for amputees and wheelchair athletes during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

  
  
• Berre l'Etang 2009 - Championnat de France des Regions Handisport - 80 Photographs
  

  On January 18 and 19, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities from all over France came to Berre L'Etang, near Marseille, for the 2009 Championnat de France des Regions Handisport. The competiton was organized in the Claude JOUVE swimming complex and more than 100 disabled athletes took part in the event. Among them was also Paralympic swimmer David Smetanine, who won two Gold and two Silver Medals at the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Sitting Volleyball Competition, Paralympics Part 9 - 56 Photos
  

  During the Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing, athletes with a disability competed in various sports. View some photographs taken during the match Russia - Iraq of the sitting volleyball competition for amputees and wheelchair athletes.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Sitting Volleyball Competition, Paralympics Part 8 - 80 Photos
  

  During the Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing, athletes with a disability competed in various sports. View some photographs taken during the sitting volleyball competition for amputees and wheelchair athletes.

  
  
• Cordoba 2008 Open Internacional Cordoba de natacion adaptada en piscina corta - 56 Photos
  

  On December 13 and 14, the Open Internacional Ciudad de Cordoba de natacion adaptada en piscina corta, the 2008 Cordoba Short Course Swimming Championships for amputees, wheelchair athletes and athletes with other disabilities was organized in Cordaoba, Spain. Click here to check results and view some photographs.

  
  
• Leipzig 2008 Sitting Volleyball Tournament for amputees and athletes with other disabilities - 80 Photos
  

  On November 29 and 30, amputees and athletes with other disabilities met in Leipzig for the 2008 Sitting Volleyball Tournament, organized by the local disability sports organization. Teams from Poland, the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina and all over Germany took part in the competition in Leipzig's recently built ARENA sports complex. Click here to check results and view some photographs.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Swimming Competition, Paralympics Part 7 - 56 Photos
  

  View some photographs taken during the wheelchair basketball competition during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

  
  
• Disabled Swimming - German Short Course Championships Chemnitz for amputees and athletes with other disabilities - 56 Photos
  

  On November 15 and 16, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities met in Chemnitz for the 2008 German Short Course Swimming Championships for disabled athletes. The competition took place in the Suedring Swimming Complex and was organized by the ASCOTA Swimming Club. Check results and view 56 photographs.

  
  
• Nienburg - Sitting Volleyball for amputees and athletes with other disabilities - 56 Photos - Set 2
  

  View more photographs taken during the 2008 Nienburg Sitting Volleyball Tournament for amputees and atheltes with other disabilities.

  
  
• Nienburg - Sitting Volleyball for amputees and athletes with other disabilities - 56 Photos - Set 1
  

  Nienburg, about half an hour by train from Hannover, Germany, once again hosted an international sports event for amputees and athletes with other disabilities. On November 1 and 2, 2008, teams from Denmark, the United Kingdom and Germany took part in the 2008 Sitting Volleyball Tournament. View some photographs taken during the first day of the competition.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Swimming Competition, Paralympics Part 6 - 56 Photos
  

  View some more photographs taken during the swimming competition for amputees and wheelchair athletes during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Paralympics Athletics Competition, Paralympics Part 5 - 56 Photos
  

  During the Paralympics, athletes with a disability competed in various sports. View some photographs taken during the athletics competition for amputees and wheelchair athletes.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Paralympics Powerlifting Competition, Paralympics Part 4 - 80 Photos
  

  During the Paralympics, athletes with a disability competed in various sports. View some photographs taken during the powerlifting competition for amputees and wheelchair athletes. Powerlifting is especially popular with disabled athletes from Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Russia and Poland.

  
  
• 35th Berlin Marathon 2008- Wheelchair and Handbike Race - 72 Photos
  

  On September 28, 2008, wheelchair racers and handbikers from all over Europe and Japan came to Berlin, Germany, for the 35th Berlin Marathon. The wheelchair race was won again - for the 18th time - by Heinz Frei of Switzerland, who finished the marathon in a time of 1:27:55 h. Last year's Berlin Marathon winner Masazumi Soejima of Japan came in second. Swiss wheelchair racer Marcel Hug came in third. The handbike race of this year's Berlin Marathon was won by Bernd Jeffre; of Germany who finished in a time of 1:05:46 h. Click to view some photographs.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Swimming Competition, Paralympics Part 3 - 56 Photos
  

  View some more photographs taken during the swimming competition for amputees and wheelchair athletes during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Swimming Competition, Paralympics Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  During the Paralympics, athletes with a disability competed in various sports. View some photographs taken during the swimming competition for amputees and wheelchair athletes.

  
  
• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games for disabled athletes Opening Ceremony, Paralympic Part 1 - 72 Photos
  

  Last night, the 2008 Paralympic Games were opened in Beijing, China. For about 10 days amputee athletes, wheelchair athletes and athletes with other disabilities from around the world are taking part in various sports, including athletics, swimming, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball. Find out more and view photographs taken during the Opening Ceremony.

  
  
• 35the Swiss wheelchair and amputee athletics Huttwil, Part 2 - 80 Photos
  

  Check results and view more photograps taken during the 35th Swiss Wheelchair Athletics for amputees, paraplegics and tetraplegics.

  
  
• 35the Swiss wheelchair and amputee athletics Huttwil, Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  On August 16 and 17, 2008, the 35th Swiss Wheelchair Athletics were held in Huttwil. Athletes from all over Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Russia and Taiwan took part in the event. This time, the competition - which is usually organized for paraplegics and tetraplegics - was also open for amputees. Find out more, check results and view photographs.

  
  
• Athens Paralympics Review - remember the last Paralympic Games - 80 Photos
  

  The Beijing Paralympic Games will be held from September 6 to 17, 2008. Paralympic athletes from around the world are getting ready for this year's biggest sports event for amputees, wheelchair users and persons with other disabilities. Remember the last Paralympics, held in Athens, Greece, in 2004 by visiting our TALBRONSTEIN.NET site, where you find 80 Athens 2004 photographs not shown before.

  
  
• German Disabled Athletics Open Berlin Part 2 - 80 Photos
  

  View 80 more photographs taken during this year's German Disabled Athletics Championships in Berlin.

  
  
• German Disabled Athletics Open Berlin Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  This year's International German Open for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities took part from June 13 to 15. 455 athletes from 28 nations, including athletes from the United Arab Emirates, Austria and the Netherlands, came to Berlin, where the competition was held at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadium in the city's trendy Prenzlauer Berg district. Among the many participants was also South Africa's most famous paralympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius. Check results and view 56 photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• Hamburg Werner von Siemens Cup Sitting Volleyball Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the 2008 Werner-von-Siemens Sitting Volleyball Cup for amputees and athletes with other disabilities.

  
  
• Hamburg Werner von Siemens Cup Sitting Volleyball Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  On June 7 and 8, the 2008 International Werner-von-Siemens Sitting Volleyball Cup was organized in Hamburg. Teams from all over Europe took part in the competition, which was organized for the 19th time in the Northern German City. Check results and view 56 photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• German Disabled Swimming Open Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• German Swimming Open for amputees, wheelchair users and swimmers with other disabilities Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  From May 22 to 25, 2008, swimmers with a disability from around the world came to Berlin for this year's German Swimming Open. The event, which was organized for the 9th time in the German capital, was an other chance to prepare for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Find out more about the event, check results and view 56 photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• British International Disability Swimming Championships 2008 Sheffield - 72 Photos
  

  From April 25 to 27, the Ponds Forge Swimming Center in Sheffield hosted the 2008 British International Disability Swimming Championships. Amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities from all over Europe and several other countries took part in the competition, including swimmers from New Zealand. The event - the third biggest swimming competition for disabled athletes after the World Championships and the Paralympic Games - this year also incorporated the Beijing Paralympic Games Trials.

  
  
• French Swimming Open for amputees and wheelchair athletes Nancy - 80 Photos
  

  From March 28 to 30, swimmers from all over France, Belgium,Sspain and other countries came to Nancy for the 2008 Championat de France Open de Natation Handisport, the French Winter Swimming Open for athletes with a disability. The competition was organized in the Sports Centre of Gentilly in the North of Nancy. For many of the participants the event was an other chance to prepare for the upcoming Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. Find out more and view 80 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Danish Open Disabled Swimming Part 2 - 80 Photos
  

  View 80 more photographs taken during this year's Danish Open for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities.

  
  
• Danish Open Disabled Swimming Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  From March 7 to 9, swimmers from several European countries and China met in Esbjerg for this year's Danish Swimming Open for athletes with a disability. The event was the first major international swimming competition of the year and yet an other chance for swimmers with a disability to prepare for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. Once again, swimmers met in Esbjerg's Swommestadion Danmark, which was build in 1996 and offers a 10 lane 50 meter pool. Find out more and view 56 photographs taken during this year's event.

  
  
• Malmo Open 2008 Part 2 - 80 Photos
  

  View 80 more photographs taken during this year's Malmo Open

  
  
• Malmo Open 2008 Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  When the first Malmo Open for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities were organized in 1977, only 25 table tennis players took part in the event. Thanks to the determination of one of Sweden's largest sports associations for disabled athletes, the Foereningen idrott foer handikappade (FIFH), and the help and support of the Malmoe Municipality, the competition has grown over the years and has recently attracted more than 2000 participants competing in 14 different events. Among them is Wheelchair Basketball, Sledge Hockey, Goalball, Table Tennis, Swimming. Find out more and view 56 photographs taken during this year's event, held from February 7 to 10.

  
  
• Saint Malo 2008 - 72 Photos
  

  From January 25 to 27, swimmers from all over France came to Saint Malo for the Championnat de France des Regions, the 2008 French Regional Swimming Champs for athletes with a disability. The competition was organized at the Piscine de Naye, the swimming complex close to the historical old city of Saint Malo. For most of the particispants the event was yet an other test for the Paralympic Games, which will be held in September in Beijing, China. Find out more and view 72 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Deventer 2008 - 80 Photos
  

  From January 18 to 20, the 2008 Double Dutch Open was held in Deventer, about an hour train ride from Rotterdam. Once again the main part of the competition was organized in the region's well-known recreation complex "De Scheg", which houses various wheelchair accessible sports facilities under one roof. The Double Dutch Open, which is held biennially, has attracted both disabled and non-disabled athletes from all over Europe for more than 10 years. When the event was initiated in 1993 by the Double Dutch Open Foundation it was originally planned as a swimming competition and first organized in the year of 1994. Due to the huge success the executive committee decided to expand the tournament with the inclusion of sitting volleyball and later wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis.Nearly 200 disabled world class athletes from 18 nations took part in the IPC World Cup Disabled, held from January 5 to 11, 2008, in Abtenau, Austria. The competition was the first of several skiing events this year, which will take the participants also to France, Korea and Japan. Find out more and view 80 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Abtenau 2008 - 80 Photos
  

  Nearly 200 disabled world class athletes from 18 nations took part in the IPC World Cup Disabled, held from January 5 to 11, 2008, in Abtenau, Austria. The competition was the first of several skiing events this year, which will take the participants also to France, Korea and Japan. Find out more and view 80 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Antalya 2007 Part 5 - 56 Photos
  

  Find out more about the Amputee Football World Championships held from November 11 to 21, 2007, in Antalya, Turkey and view more photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Benicarlo 2007 - 56 Photos
  

  On December 15 and 16, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities met in Benicarlo, near Valencia, for the 2007 Spanis Short Course Swimming Championships for disabled athletes. Find out more about the event and view 72 photographs taken during the first day of the competition.

  
  
• Antalya 2007 Part 4 - 56 Photos
  

  Find out more about the Amputee Football World Championships held from November 11 to 21, 2007, in Antalya, Turkey and view more photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Antalya 2007 Part 3 - 56 Photos
  

  Find out more about the Amputee Football World Championships held from November 11 to 21, 2007, in Antalya, Turkey and view more photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Antalya 2007 Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  Find out more about the Amputee Football World Championships held from November 11 to 21, 2007, in Antalya, Turkey and view more photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Antalya 2007 Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  During the finals of the 2007 Amputee Football World Championships, the amputee soccer team of Uzbekistan beat the team of Russia with 2 : 1 and is new Amputee Football World Champion. The World Championship, which was held from November 11 to 21, 2007, was attended by Amputee Football players from Brazil, Sierra Leone, Russia, the Ukraine, England, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Iran, Liberia and France. The event was organized by the Turkish Sports Federation for Physically Disabled Athletes and the Turkish Football Federation and held in the soccer complex of the Topkapi Palace Hotel in the Southern Turkish city of Antalya. From the expected 12 teams only 11 managed to come to the competition, while the amputee football players from Nigeria could not take part because of financial difficulties. Due to visa difficulties the team of Ghana arrived late and did not compete in the championships. Find out more and view photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Chemnitz 2007 - 72 Photos
  

  On November 17 and 18, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities met in Chemnitz for the 2007 German Short Course Swimming Championships for disabled athletes. Find out more about the event and view 72 photographs taken during the first day of the competition.

  
  
• Reykjavik 2007 - 56 Photos
  

  On October 26 and 27, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities met in Reykjavik, Iceland, for the 2007 Nordic Swimming Championships for disabled athletes. Swimmers from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Estonia and Latvia took part in the event, which was organized in the brand new sports complex of the Iceland capital. Find out more about the event and view 56 photographs taken during the second day of the competition.

  
  
• Kolkwitz 2007 - 80 Photos
  

  On October 13 and 14, Sitting volleyball teams from all over Germany met in Kolkwitz, near Cottbus for the 2007 German Sitting Volleyball Championships for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities. Find out more about the event and view 80 photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• Nyiregyhaza 2007, Part 3 - 80 Photos
  

  View 80 more photographs taken during the 2007 European Championships in Sitting Volleyball for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary.

  
  
• Nyiregyhaza 2007, Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View 56 more photographs taken during the 2007 European Championships in Sitting Volleyball for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary.

  
  
• Nyiregyhaza 2007, Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  Nyiregyhaza, a city in the Eastern part of Hungary, hosted the 2007 European Championships in Sitting Volleyball for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities. During the event, which took place from September 4 to 8, teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Croatia, The Netherlands, Greece, Great Britain and other countries competed against each other. Once again the team of Bosnia and Herzegovina won the Gold Medal in the Men's competition, while the team of The Netherlands won Gold in the Women's competition. Find out more, check results and view 56 photographs.

  
  
• Paralympic Day 2007, Part 2 - 80 Photos
  

  View 80 more photographs taken during the Sitting Volleyball and Long Jump competition during the IPC Paralympic Day 2007 for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities in Berlin, Germany.

  
  
• Paralympic Day 2007, Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  On August 23 thousands of Berliners and visitors of the German capital came to the Brandenburg Gate, where the International Paralympic Day 2007 was organized. They experienced a variety of Paralympic sports events, including Long Jump, Sitting Volleyball, Biathlon, Table Tennis, Football 5 a side and Wheelchair Basketball. In a show match the German men’s U22 wheelchair basketball team defeated the Chinese National Women’s Team and the National Team of Bosnia and Herzegowina in Sitting Volleyball managed to beat Germany two sets to one. Find out more, check results and view 56 photographs.

  
  
• Singen 2007 - German Disabled Athletics Open - 80 Photos
  

  From July 20 to 22 Germany's top Paralympic athletes met in Singen for the 2007 German Athletics Open. They were joined by a number of athletes from abroad, including participants from Canada, Tunisia, France, the United Arab Emirates, The Netherlands and other countries. Some of the athletes who too part in the competition will be meeting soon again in Taipeh for the IPC Athletics - IWAS World Wheelchair & Amputee Games, which will be organized from September 9 to 19, 2007. Find out more, check results and view 80 photographs.

  
  
• Zaragoza 2007 - Spanish Swimming Champs 2007, Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the 2007 Spanish Swimming Open for amputee athletes, wheelchair athletes and athletes with other disabilities.

  
  
• Zaragoza 2007 - Spanish Swimming Champs 2007, Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  On July 7 and 8, swimmers from all over Spain met for the 2007 Spanish Swimming Open for amputee athletes, wheelchair athletes and athletes with other disabilities. This year the competition was organized in Zaragoza, which will be hosting the EXPO 2008. Find out more, view results and access 56 photographs.

  
  
• Montbeliard 2007 - French Athletics Open Handisport, Part 2 - 80 Photos
  

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• Montbeliard 2007 - French Athletics Open Handisport, Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  On June 22 and 23 amputee athletes, wheelchair athletes and athletes with other disabilities met for the French Open Athletics 2007. Among the many participants of the competition, which took place in the Jacky Boxberger Stadium in the city of Montbeliard in South-Eastern France, was also a number of athletes from the United Arab Emirates planning to participate in several European competitions this summer. Find out more, view results and access 56 photographs.

  
  
• Berlin 2007 - German Swimming Open for athletes with a disability, Part 2 - 80 Photos
  

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• Berlin 2007 - German Swimming Open for athletes with a disability, Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  From May 24 to 27, 2007, more than 400 swimmers with a disability from 28 nations came to Berlin for this year's German Swimming Open. The event, which was organized for the 8th time in the German capital, was an other chance for swimmers from around the world to prepare for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Get more information, results and view 56 photos.

  
  
• Antwerp 2007 - Belgian Swimming Open for athletes with a disability, Part 2 - 48 Photos
  

  View 80 more photographs taken during the Belgian Paralympic Swimming Championships for amputees and athletes with other disabilities in Antwerp.

  
  
• Antwerp 2007 - Belgian Swimming Open for athletes with a disability, Part 1 - 48 Photos
  

  On May 12 and 13 the Belgian Paralympic Swimming Championships for amputees and athletes with other disabilities were organized in Antwerp. For the second time Belgian disabled swimmers and swimmers from other European countries and Canada had the chance to compete against each other in Antwerp's Wezenberg swimming pool, among them well know Paralympic swimmers like Jonas Martens. View photos and results!

  
  
• Hamburg 2007 - Sitting Volleyball Tournament for disabled athletes, Part 2 - 80 Photos
  

  View 80 more photographs taken during the Werner von Siemens Cup Sitting Volleyball Tournament 2007.

  
  
• Hamburg 2007 - Sitting Volleyball Tournament for disabled athletes, Part 1 - 56 Photos
  

  On May 5 and 6, 2007 sitting volleyball players from around Europe came to Hamburg for the annually held Werner von Siemens Cup Sitting Volleyball Tournament. This year, teams from Germany, Holland, England and Bosnia, including two Women's National Teams took part in the event. The Cup, originally initiated in 1989 by the ambitious young Hamburg team with the help of Siemens AG, has developed over the years into one of the highlights on the international disabled volleyball scene. View more information and access 56 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Bratislava 2007 - 29th Slovakia Cup - Swimming for disabled athletes 80 Photos
  

  On April 28 and 29, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities met in Bratislava for the 29th Slovakia Cup. The event was organized in the Pasiensky swimming pool in the Eastern part of Bratislava. Among the participants were also athletes from the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary, Croatia, Russia and other European countries. View more information and access 80 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Jerusalem 2007 - Badminton Open for disabled athletes, Part 2 - 56 Photos
  

  View more photographs taken during the Open Badminton Championships for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities.

  
  
• Jerusalem 2007 - Israel Open Badminton Championships - 56 Photos
  

  From March 22 to 24, 2007, the 7th Israel Open Badminton Championships for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities were held in Jerusalem. About 100 athletes and officials came to Jerusalem's Beit Halochem Centre for the competition, among them Badminton players from 8 countries in Europe, South America and Asia. After having competed in Jerusalem, most players went on to take part in the Rishon Lizion Tournament, held between March 27th and 29th. View more information and access 56 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Esbjerg 2007 Danish Open Swimming Part 2
  

  Access updated information and view more photographs taken during the Danish Swimming Open for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities.

  
  
• Esbjerg 2007 Danish Open Swimming
  

  From March 9 to 11, 2007, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities met in Esbjerg for this year's Danish Swimming Open. The event was the first major international competion of the year and the first big test after the IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban, South Africa, in December 2006. Once again, swimmers met in Esbjerg's Swommestadion Danmark, which was build in 1996 and offers a 10 lane 50 meter pool. View more information and access 56 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Lyon 2007, Part 2
  

  View more photographs taken during the Championat de France de Natation Handisport 2007 in Lyon Villeurbanne.

  
  
• Lyon 2007
  

  From January 26 to 27, swimmers from all over France, Belgium and Switzerland came to Lyon for the 2007 Championat de France Open de Natation Handisport, the French Winter Swimming Open for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities. View more information and access 56 photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Oberstdorf 2007, Part 2
  

  Access results and view more photographs taken during the 2007 Paralympic Nordic Skiing World Cup for athletes with a disability.

  
  
• Oberstdorf 2007, Part 1
  

  With Spring-like temperatures and a general lack of snow in the area, skiing conditions were not perfect, when Paralympic Skiers met in Oberstdorf, Germany, on January 20 for the IPC World Cup Nordic Skiing. Nevertheless, thanks also to the strong support of the local organizers, the event - the second biggest this year after the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Cross Country and Biathlon in Vuokatti, Finland - got off to a good start with a great number of international teams participating. Get more information and view photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Durban 2006, Part 5
  

  Access results, medal count, records listing and view more photographs taken during the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities.

  
  
• Durban 2006, Part 4
  

  Access results, medal count, records listing and view more photographs taken during the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities.

  
  
• Durban 2006, Part 3
  

  Access results, medal count, records listing and view more photographs taken during the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities.

  
  
• Durban 2006, Part 2
  

  Access results, medal count, records listing and view more photographs taken during the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities.

  
  
• Durban 2006
  

  From December 2 to 8, the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities are being held in Durban, South Africa. Approximately 550 athletes from 50 countries participate in the event which takes place at the King's Park Aquatic Centre. Get more information and view photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Stockholm Games 2006, Part 2
  

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• Stockholm Games 2006
  

  Sweden has been successfully hosting international sports events for athletes with a disability for many years. Well known tournaments like the Malmo Open, usually held in February in the Southern Swedish city of Malmo, not only attract participants from Scandinavian countries but also from around the world. Now the Swedish capital has added the Stockholm Games, which are held in and around Stockholm and also include various sports events, among them Swimming, Wheelchair Basketball and Sledge Hockey. Get more information and view photographs taken during the Second Stockholm Games, held from Nov. 3 - 5, 2006.

  
  
• Sitting Volleyball Berlin 2006, Part 2
  

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• Sitting Volleyball Berlin 2006
  

  On October 7 and 8, 2006, sitting volleyball players met in Berlin for the 2006 German Sitting Volleyball Championships. After several unsuccessful attempts in the last years, the team "SV Berliner Brauereien" finally manged to beat "TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen" and is new German Sitting Volleyball Champion. Thanks to a small group of sitting volleyball enthusiasts, a new German all-women team was established in late summer and also got the chance to take part in the tournament. Get more information and view photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Berlin Marathon 2006
  

  On September 24, 2006, nearly 200 amputee and wheelchair athletes went on the start for the 2006 Berlin Marathon. Reflecting a growing popularity of handbiking all over the world, for the first time in the marathon's history, handbike enthusiasts outnumbered the participating wheelchair racers. Get more information and view photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• German Athletics Open 2006, Leverkusen, Part 2
  

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• German Athletics Open 2006, Leverkusen
  

  There are only days to go to the 2006 IPC World Championships for athletes with a disability in Assen, The Netherlands. Therefore, for some of the participants at the German Athletics, held from August 25 to 27 in Leverkusen, the competition was the last test before this year's biggest athletics event. Among the many international participants in Leverkusen was also Paralympic top sprinter Earle Connor, who was suspended from Canada's Paralympic team shortly before the Paralympics in Athens after failing a drugs test in 2004. Get more information and view photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Table Tennis Wuppertal 2006, Germany
  

  The First German Open in Table Tennis for athletes with a disability was held in Wuppertal, in Western Germany, in 2005. About 30 athletes from six nations attended the event, with France winning, Germany coming in second and Belgium third. One year later, the 2nd German Open attracted more than 300 participants from 37 countries and was held from August 16 to 20, 2006, in Wuppertal's premium event hall UNI HALLE, which is also used for music events and fully accessible for athletes with disabilities. Among this year's participants were table tennis players from as far as away as Australia, South Africa and Malaysia. Get more information and view photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Wheelchair Basketball WC 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Part 2
  

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• Wheelchair Basketball WC 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  

  From July 3 to 16, 2006, wheelchair basketball teams from all over the world met near Holland's Schiphol Airport for the Gold Cup 2006 tournament, the official 2006 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships. Get more information and view photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Sitting and Standing Volleyball WC 2006, Roermond, The Netherlands, Part 3
  

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• Sitting and Standing Volleyball WC 2006, Roermond, The Netherlands, Part 2
  

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• Sitting and Standing Volleyball WC 2006, Roermond, The Netherlands
  

  From June 17 to 25, 2006, the city of Roermond in the Netherlands hosted the Sitting and Standing Volleyball World Championships 2006 for athletes with a disability. The event was organized by the Dutch SPGN, a foundation that has been organizing sports events for persons with a disability for over 20 years. 28 teams from all over the world competed in Roermond, including the Standing Volleyball team of Canada, which captured their third consecutive world title. Get more information and view photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• German Swimming Open, Berlin, Germany, Part 2
  

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• German Swimming Open, Berlin, Germany
  

  From June 1 to 4, 2006, more than 400 swimmers with a disability from 25 nations came to Berlin for this year's German Swimming Open. The event, which was organized for the 7th time in the German capital, was the last international test before the World Championships in Durban, South Africa, in December. During the 4 days of the competition, athletes took part in 71 competitions and broke more international records than ever before in Berlin. Best German swimmers were Kirsten Bruhn of the club PSV Neumuenster, who was recently nominated for the prestigious Laureus Sports Award and Christoph Burkhard of TV Rottweil. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Paralympic Challenge 2006, Duderstadt, Germany, Part 3
  

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• Paralympic Challenge 2006, Duderstadt, Germany, Part 2
  

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• Paralympic Challenge 2006, Duderstadt, Germany
  

  On May 20, 2006, the world's top amputee athletes met in Duderstadt, Germany, for the Paralympic Challenge 2006. The event, which was formerly known as Paralympics Revival, has long been a firm part of the international Track and Field Schedule and was last organized by the Otto Bock HealthCare division in 1999. Despite strong winds, rainy skies and rather chilly temperatures, several world records were broken, among them by Vitalis Lanshima of Nigeria, who run the men's 100 m class T 46 in a time of 11,17 seconds and April Holmes (USA) who run the 400 m in a time of 1:03,85 min. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Werner von Siemens Cup Sitting Volleyball Tournament 2006, Hamburg, Germany
  

  On May 6 and 7, 2006, players from around Europe once again came to the city of Hamburg in Germany for the annually held Werner von Siemens Cup Sitting Volleyball Tournament. The Cup, originally initiated in 1989 by the ambitious young Hamburg team with the help of Siemens AG, has developed over the years into one of the highlights on the international disabled volleyball scene. This year's competition again attracted teams from all over Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Bosnia and other countries. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Danish Swimming Open 2006, Esbjerg, Denmark
  

  From March 10 to March 12 swimmers with a disability from several European countries met in Esbjerg for this year's Danish Swimming Open. The competition was held in the Swommestadion Danmark, which was build in 1996 and offers a 10 lane 50 meter pool. Although the number of participating athletes was smaller than during previous competitions, the teams from Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland and of course clubs from all over Scandinavia were once again well represented in Esbjerg.

  
  
• 7th Double Dutch Open 2006, Deventer, The Netherlands, Part 2
  

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• 7th Double Dutch Open 2006, Deventer, The Netherlands
  

  From January 20 to 22, 2006 the 7th Double Dutch Open was held in Deventer, about an hour train ride from Rotterdam. Once again the main part of the competition was organized in the region's well-known recreation complex De Scheg, which houses various wheelchair accessible sports facilities under one roof. The Double Dutch Open, which is held biennially, has attracted both disabled and non-disabled athletes from all over Europe for more than 10 years. When the event was initiated in 1993 by the Double Dutch Open Foundation it was originally planned as a swimming competition and first organized in the year of 1994. Due to the huge success the executive committee decided to expand the tournament with the inclusion of sitting volleyball and later wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• French Swimming Open 2006, Angouleme, France, Part 2
  

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• French Swimming Open 2006, Angouleme, France
  

  From January 13th to 15th, 2006, the city of Angouleme, near Bordeaux, welcomed swimmers with a disability from all over France, Belgium and Switzerland for this year's French Winter Swimming Open. This time the competition was held in the Nautilis centre, which is part of the city's biggest recreation complex, offering excellent conditions for swimmers with a disability. Organized in cooperation between the National Swimming Association for athletes with a disability of France and the local club Les Antilopes, the competition was also the first in a series of events which will ultimately determine the composition of the French team for the World Championships in Durban, South Africa, in November 2006 and the Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Asean Para Games 2005, Manila, Philippines, Part 3
  

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• Asean Para Games 2005, Manila, Philippines, Part 2
  

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• Asean Para Games 2005, Manila, Philippines
  

  From December 14 to 20, 2005, the 3rd Asean Para Games were held in Manila, Philippines. Thailand, which will be hosting the next Paragames scheduled for 2007, won the medal tally, with Vietnam coming in second and Malaysia third. Most of the individual sporting events, which drew more than 1,000 disabled athletes from 11 countries, were organized at the historic Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in the center of Manila. View photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• German Short Course Swimming Championships, Chemnitz, Germany
  

  On November 26 and 27 nearly 200 swimmers took part in this year's German Short Course Championships for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities, an event yearly organized in the city of Chemnitz, located in Eastern Germany. According to the event's organizers, several records were broken during the competition, including 8 world records. For some of the participants the championships in Chemnitz were the last test before they left for the United States, were they are to compete in the U.S. Paralympics Open Swimming Championships to be held from December 6 to 12 in Colorado Springs. View photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• Junior Sitting Volleyball WC 2005, Kamnik, Slovenia, Part 2
  

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• Junior Sitting Volleyball WC 2005, Kamnik, Slovenia
  

  The Slovenian city of Kamnik was recently host to a very special event. Thanks to the enthusiasm of a small group of organizers, from October 28 to November 1, 2005, the First Junior World Championships in Sitting Volleyball were held in this small town near the capital Ljubljana, about 30 minutes drive from Brnik airport. For three days, teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Brazil, Poland, Slovenia, and Germany competed against each other, with the players from Iran returning home as new Junior World Champions. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• British Short Course Swimming Championships 2005, Sheffield
  

  The very modern and easily accessible Ponds Forge Swimming Center in the heart of Sheffield, United Kingdom, has been very popular with swimmers with a disability for many years. Once again it was the event site for this year's British Short Course Swimming Championships on October 22 and 23. Over 200 competitors from all over the United Kingdom took part in the competition. Among them were multiple Paralympic medallists Jim Anderson, Dave Roberts, Nyree Lewis, Sascha Kindred, Gareth Duke, Giles Long, Natalie Jones, Andrew Lindsay and Danielle Watts. View photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• Berlin Marathon 2005, Berlin, Germany
  

  On September 25, about 200 wheelchair racers and handbikers went on the start for the 2005 Berlin Marathon. Paralympic athlete Edith Hunkeler of Switzerland won the women's wheelchair race in a time of 1:49:46. Her countryman Heinz Frei, who celebrated his 100th race victory, was first in the men's wheelchair race in a time of 1:28:32. Wim Decleir from Belgium won gold in the men's handbike competition in a time of 1:13:32. Andrea Eskau of Germany was first in the women's handbike race. She finished in a time of 1:15:50. View photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• German Open Athletics 2005, Berlin, Germany
  

  This year's International German Open for amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities took part from August 12 to 14. More than 400 athletes from Germany, Austria, Australia, Ireland, Great Britain, the United Arab Emirates, India and other countries came to Berlin, where the competition was held at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadium in the city's trendy Prenzlauer Berg district. Among the many participants were Paralympic world class sprinters Amy Winters and Wojtek Czyz, who won three Gold medals during the Paralympic Games in Athens. View photographs taken during the competition.

  
  
• Spanish Swimming Open 2005, Cordoba, Spain, Part 2
  

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• Spanish Swimming Open 2005, Cordoba, Spain
  

  This year's Spanish Open for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities took part from July 15 to July 17, 2005. Athletes from all over Spain and other Southern European countries came to the Andalusian city of Cordoba, where the competition was held in the swimming center on the campus of the University of Cordoba, located on the outskirts of the city. Among the many participants was Spain's most famous amputee swimmer Xavier Torres, who has been one of the world's top Paralympic swimmers for a number of years. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• EC Sitting Volleyball 2005, Leverkusen, Germany, Part 2
  

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• EC Sitting Volleyball 2005, Leverkusen, Germany
  

  From June 21 to June 25, teams from all over Europe came to Germany for the 2005 European Championships in Sitting Volleyball. Twelve men's and five women's teams competed in the Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle in Leverkusen. After beating Germany in the Men's Finals, the team from Bosnia-Herzegovina once again proved to be the best Sitting Volleyball team on the European Continent. In the women's competition, the clear favorite, the team from the Netherlands, is new European Champion. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Paralympic World Cup 2005, Manchester, U.K., Part 3
  

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• Paralympic World Cup 2005, Manchester, U.K., Part 2
  

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• Paralympic World Cup 2005, Manchester, U.K.
  

  Over 350 Paralympic athletes from 49 countries took part in the 2005 Paralympic World Cup, held from May 12 to 15 in Manchester, United Kingdom. They competed in 4 sports categories: Athletics, Swimming, Track Cycling and Wheelchair Basketball. South African amputee swimmer Natalie Du Toit was the star of the swimming competition, breaking four world records and winning three gold medals. This time she also claimed victory in the S9 100m backstroke - the gold medal she missed during the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Werner von Siemens Cup 2005, Hamburg, Germany, Part 2
  

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• Werner von Siemens Cup 2005, Hamburg, Germany
  

  On April 30 and May 1, 2005, players from around Europe once again came to the city of Hamburg in Germany for the annually held Werner von Siemens Cup Sitting Volleyball Tournament. The Cup, originally initiated in 1989 by the ambitious young Hamburg team with the help of Siemens AG, has developed over the years into one of the highlights on the international disabled volleyball scene. This year's competition again attracted teams from all over Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Norway and other countries. In a dramatic final between the strong Bosnian team IOK Zavidovici and the German team Berliner Brauereien - the Berliners finally prevailed and won this year's Werner von Siemens Cup. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  
• Disabled Skiing European Cup 2005, Achenkirch, Austria
  

  For most skiers with a disability the European Cup in Achenkirch, Austria, held from April 7 to April 10, 2005 in Tyrol's ski resort Christlum, high up in the mountains near lake Achensee, meant the end of the 2004/05 season. Once again, the Austrian Disabled Ski team finished as the most successful one, with 1700 points ahead of the other participating nations. Although the organizers did an incredible job with providing nearly equal conditions for all participants during the first racing days - despite rising temperatures and melting snow - the slalom, planned for April 9, had to be canceled. View photographs taken during the event.

  
  

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