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Top six para-sport stories of the week – 9-15 November
IPC pleased with Rio 2016 progress, wheelchair tennis history made, skiing retirements and more…
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IPC Athletics publishes Doha 2015 Qualification Criteria
Doha 2015 will feature a maximum of 1,400 athletes competing in 210 medal events.
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Credit to the coach, the unsung heroes of para-athletics
The joint 100m T42 world champion pays tribute to his coach Iryna Dvoskina, the woman he credits with his success.
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Fifty years on: revisiting the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics
Great Britain’s Caz Walton, a 10-time Paralympic champion, looks back on transport woes, accessibility and her first gold at the Tokyo 1964 Games.
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Top six stories from para-sport - 2-8 November
Great Britain’s Paralympic silver medallist Jade Etherington has announced her retirement, and the USA’s Tatyana McFadden completes a second Marathon Grand Slam.
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Van Rhijn “seriously excited” by Rio 2016 after Brazilian visit
The world’s fastest female blade runner is counting down the days until the next Paralympic Games in less than two years’ time.
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52 British para-athletes benefit from extra funding
British Athletics’ World Class Performance Programme gives extra funding and support to athletes with medal potential on the road to the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
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Joshua George heads to Rio in Sports Envoy programme
The USA’s Joshua George, a Paralympic athletics champion, has teamed up with Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix to help bring sport to under-privileged communities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Hannah Cockroft launches sports management company
Great British Paralympic champion Cockroft was inspired by poor dealings in the past to launch her own business venture.
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Chuck Aoki: Being a Paralympian isn’t just a hobby
Reacting to an online blog that labelled wheelchair racing “not elite sport”, US wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki challenges Olympians to support Paralympians to be recognised as elite athletes in the media.
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McFadden completes second Grand Slam with victory in New York
The USA’s Tatyana McFadden recovered from a fall to win the New York Marathon, with Australia’s Kurt Fearnley scooping the men’s title.
Top six para-sport stories of the week
The new IPC anti-doping code has been published, Australia are set to host the first ever integrated table tennis tournament and more.
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Swansea 2014 wins CIPR award
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations awarded gold to Swansea 2014 in the Best Sporting Campaign Category
IPC Athletics trains African classifiers
A total of 10 participants from six countries were trained in Namibia with the support of the Agitos Foundation and Norway Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.
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Vale Peter Trotter
Double Paralympian Peter Trotter, who won a full set of medals at the 1984 Paralympics, passed away aged 58.
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Swiss athletes honoured for their achievements
The 12 athletes, who have excelled during 2014, were honoured during a special ceremony held by the Swiss Paralympic Committee.
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Top para-sport stories of the week
Major Championships announced, a series of world records at Incheon 2014 and partnership agreements are all highlights from the past seven days.
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Five Asian athletics records fall in Incheon
China produce another dominant display on the final day of athletics at the Asian Para Games, and there is a first gold for Myanmar.
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Dubai to host the first ever IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships in 2016
The Asia-Oceania Championships is expected to attract around 600 athletes from 45 countries from 3-8 March.
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London to stage 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships
British capital will host up to 12 medal events on Sunday 26 April 2015