PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Wheelchair racer Peter Genyn was also awarded the "Vlaamse Sportjuweel".

No. 13 Channel 4 create the best TV advert ever for Rio 2016

“We’re The Superhumans” featured 160 people with an impairment and has won multiple awards.

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The newly appointed President succeeds James Torres and will lead the organisation in the lead-up to the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

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Swiss soft drink producer Rivella changes its sponsor status and becomes Swiss Paralympic Supplier

No 14 19th time lucky for Hug

The Swiss Silver Bullet cemented his place amongst the greatest wheelchair racers of all time by finally winning the Paralympic gold that had eluded him for so long.

A female trainer coaches blind players in Vienna, Austria.

It will consist of a training camp and a tournament, and will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 3-7 May 2017.

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Australia’s Mitchell Gourley also won his first World Cup race since 2013 in Kuhtai, Austria.

No. 15 Vio tops incredible winning streak with Rio 2016 gold

The Italian wheelchair fencer won 11 consecutive titles before securing gold on her Paralympic debut.

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Paralympics Ireland, in partnership with Mondelez International, announced they will host the event at the National Indoor Arena on the National Sports Campus in Dublin.

No. 16 Durand speeds to hat-trick of Paralympic titles

The Cuban sprinter won the women’s 100m, 200m and 400m T12 golds at Rio 2016, setting two world and one Paralympic record along the way.