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Paralympic champions lead 2013 IPC Sport Awards shortlists

By Emily Goddard

Double handcycling gold medallist Alex Zanardi has been shortlisted for the best male Games debut awardSeptember 4 - A star-studded list of London 2012 champions, including the likes of Cuban sprinter Yunidis Castillo, Italy's handcyclist Alex Zanardi and Brazil's five-a-side football squad, have been named on the shortlist for the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) 2013 Paralympic Sport Awards.

Tennis Foundation hosts Disability Tennis Festival to mark London Paralympics anniversary

By James Crook at the National Tennis Centre in London

Sports Minister Hugh Robertson (centre) attended the Disability Tennis Festival, hosted by the Tennis Foundation at the National Tennis Centre in LondonSeptember 3 - One year on from the Paralympic Games in London, the Tennis Foundation showcased the versatility of the sport and the way it can be adapted to the needs of people with different disabilities here today at the Disability Tennis Festival, which was attended by Britain's Sports Minister Hugh Robertson among other notable personnel.