PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
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Johannes Floors impresses at Tokyo dress rehearsal in Leverkusen
German sprinter breaks his own 200m T62 world record in his home track in final international event before the Paralympic Games
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USA and Great Britain nominate Para athletics teams for Tokyo 2020
Sixty-one names set to represent US in Japan, as British team announces the first 12 names in their Paralympic Games roster
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Leverkusen puts world’s best to test ahead of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
German city hosts traditional competition with local stars as Markus Rehm and Irmgard Bensusan, and Bydgoszcz 2021 gold medallists like Fleur Jong
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Teenager Simone Kruger aiming to add Tokyo glory to world record success
'If I want to get the gold, I need to add about four metres to my distance.'
Asylum seeking athlete who helped spur on the Refugee Paralympic Team
Shahrad Nasajpour hopes to compete at his second Paralympic Games
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Ottobock Repair Service Centre wraps up successful week in Bydgoszcz
World Para Athletics Official Partner provides assistance to all the athletes with free maintenance and repair services
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Bydgoszcz 2021: Top Seven Moments
The amazing records, the newcomers, the superstars and all the action from five great days at the European Championships in Poland
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Sensational Merle Menje takes second gold at Bydgoszcz 2021
Sixteen-year-old tops the podium again in her European Championships debut in a morning with sweet victories for two Greek veterans in Poland
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Kayleigh Haggo adds European gold to her RaceRunning titles
British world champion takes her first victory at the Euros on a Friday with two world records from Fleur Jong in Bydgoszcz
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Young stars Ekler and Iglesias make statements in Bydgoszcz ahead of Tokyo
Hungarian defends long jump T38 title equalling her world record while Spanish sprinter takes her second gold in three days at the European Championships
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Bydgoszcz 2021: Caironi and Kornobys shine with gold on day three
Italian breaks world record twice in the long jump and Polish athlete takes shot put victory in her last attempt on at the European Championships
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Fleur Jong sets new world record in another Dutch one-two at the Euros
Blade runner takes her first European title in the women's 100m T64 with Marlene van Gansewinkel in second on day three in Poland
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Teenage talent Olivier Hendriks takes first major gold in Bydgoszcz
Switzerland's Marcel Hug and Great Britain's Sophie Hahn successfully defend their European titles on Wednesday in Poland
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Adiaratou Iglesias stuns Paralympic champion on day two in Poland
Spanish sprinter beats Leilia Adzhametova in the women's 100m T13 in a morning session with two world records in Bydgoszcz
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Markus Rehm jumps to history in Bydgoszcz
Germany's Paralympic champion improves his own world record by 14 centimetres on the opening day at the European Championships
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Kotlowska and Lopez off to flying starts at the European Championships
Spain's Paralympic champion sets new world record and Poland's new star shows her credentials ahead of Tokyo 2020 on the opening day in Bydgoszcz
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Star-studded Europeans kicks off in Bydgoszcz
Poland hosts the biggest Para sport event before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games from Tuesday to Saturday
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Bydgoszcz 2021: All you need to know European Para Athletics Championships
The city, the stadium, the stars: get ready for the European Para Athletics Championships which starts on 1 June in Poland
Bydgoszcz 2021: Athletes to look out for
Plenty of European, Paralympic and world champions among the nearly 700 athletes competing in Poland next week