PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
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Star-studded Euros 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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All you need to know about the European 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
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Father’s dream driving first ever woman Para refugee athlete towards Tokyo 2020
Alia Issa overcomes bullying and discrimination, and dreams of her first Paralympic Games
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Age not a factor as India's Devendra Jhajharia tests limits
India's most decorated athlete targets third Paralympic gold
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Ones to Watch for Para athletics
From Paralympic champions to rising stars, check out the top athletes heading into Tokyo 2020
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10 things to know about Para athletics
List of facts in the build-up to this year's Games, from Paralympic-specific events to the fastest Para athletes
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Cockroft and Jong pulverise world records in Nottwil
Dutch long jumper and British wheelchair racer impress during the three-day star-studded Grand Prix in Switzerland
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McFadden and young stars make Nottwil return
Swiss leg of the Grand Prix 2021 marks first international track competition for Paralympic legend in almost two years
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Five takeaways from the Ready Steady Tokyo test event
Japanese and Asian records fall as 120 Para athletes take part in the Ready Steady Tokyo competition at the National Stadium
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Behind national jerseys, Crombie and Liddle suit up in firemen’s gear
Australian and Canadian understand challenges and importance of the job in protecting communities
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Great Britain and Italy announce squads for Bydgoszcz 2021
Italy will travel to Poland with 23 athletes while ten reigning European champions are among the 47-strong British team
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Tunis 2021 sees IPC-supported athletes reaching new heights
A total of 24 athletes from 13 countries participate in World Para Athletics event thanks to NPC Development Programme
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Marie-Amelie Le Fur balances ‘three lives’
An elite athlete, president of her NPC and a mother: life may be busy for the Frenchwoman but that is how she likes it
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Cockroft and Haggo smash world records in Coventry
Dubai 2019 world champions show top form in Great Britain ahead of the European Championships and Paralympic Games
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Oney Tapia and world champions claim double gold at Jesolo GP
Italy's Rio 2016 medallist and Tunisia's Raoua Tlili sweep throw events during first Grand Prix in the Italian city
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Young star Sabatini ready for more at first home GP in Jesolo
Jesolo hosts World Para Athletics Grand Prix for the first time with 275 athletes from 33 countries in action until Sunday in Italy
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World Para Athletics update Grand Prix 2021 calendar
Paris 2021 Grand Prix, initially scheduled to take place at the beginning of May, has been cancelled
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Andres and Malakopoulos excel at L'Hospitalet
Spanish sprinter and Greek long jumper set new world records as traditional international meeting sees return of the public in Spain
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L'Hospitalet Meeting returns as athletes gear up for Tokyo
Around 100 athletes from Spain and abroad take on the traditional Para athletics meeting near Barcelona on Saturday