PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
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Athletics ‘changed everything’ for Senegal’s Cissokho
Cissokho went from hiding away in his house to travelling the world and setting an example for others
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Home stars take Tunisia to the top at Grand Prix
Paralympic and world champions shine at Africa’s largest Para sport competition
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IPC-supported athletes celebrate results at Dubai 2021 Grand Prix
Through NPC Development Programme, athletes reach new heights at first international World Para Athletics competition since pandemic began
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Paralympic champions kick off 2021 season at star-studded Tunis GP
Africa's largest Para athletics competition kicks off with nearly 480 athletes from 59 countries
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Lisbeli Vera finds inner strength through Para sports
Parapan American champion heals from childhood bullying and becomes one of the world's top sprinters
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Hollie — The 'Arnold' of records aims for more at Tokyo
'I feel like I can go out there and push the world records even further so people can't reach that'
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Bydgoszcz 2021: Looking back at the Euros
Poland will host the European Para Athletics Championships for the first time from 1 to 5 June
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Italy’s Ambra Sabatini shatters world record on debut
Thailand tops medals tally, followed by Uzbekistan and India
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India’s Sandeep Chaudhary gets the distance in Dubai again
‘At Tokyo 2020, I just want to turn my dream into reality, by winning a medal’
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Dubai hosts 2021 season-opening World Para Athletics Grand Prix
More than 470 athletes from 52 countries in action, including world champions making return to stadium where they were crowned in 2019
Kiara Rodriguez seeks to win Ecuador's first Paralympic medal
The 18-year-old long jumper targets Tokyo success following world and Parapan titles
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Aravich's mission: make dual Games debuts six months apart
US athlete and one hand photographer targets qualification for Tokyo 2020 in Para athletics and in Para Nordic skiing at Beijing 2022
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Newcomers shine at Italy’s Indoor Nationals
Italian athletes return to action in preparation for the European Championships and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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Mardones recalls greatest victory while she eyes Tokyo success
Chilean shot put thrower remembers her world title in 2019, obtained days after the death of her father
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World Para Athletics saddened by passing of Sue McKiernan
Former ITO was directly involved in the development of Para athletics throughout the 1990s and beginning of the 2000s
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Shunya Takahashi: Loosen up to maximise performance
A former baseball player, the Japanese athlete now has his sights on qualifying for Tokyo 2020 Games in another sport - javelin
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Para athletics top 2020 moments
From a bio secure marathon bubble in the streets of London to world records around the world a lookback at the last 12 months
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Riech following in family’s footsteps
World champion and Tokyo 2020 favourite’s athletics bloodlines run deep
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Iranian Para athlete Hamid Eslami suspended for anti-doping rule violation
Iranian runner returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance in an out of competition test
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Yanina Martínez on a learning pathway
Paralympic champion adapts to new reality after coronavirus outbreak