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Para sport preview: June 2018
Blind football and goalball World Championships fast approaching
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Malmo 2018: 28 teams seek Worlds glory
Medallists from Championships will qualify for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
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Vote now for May’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
Five Para athletes from five different sports shortlisted
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Malmo 2018: Fourth Worlds for Takashi Ikeda
Coach leads Japan into Goalball World Championships on Sunday
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Para sport review: May 2018
World and regional Championships headline the month
![Sheffield 2018 Para Swimming World Series | Day 1](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/Yf0s6r8hi-b3Bvl-ogcuKYSrFVm_ghcPz_dKw51KH6U.jpg)
Brilliant Brits break world records at home World Series
Summers-Newton and Tai claim golds on opening day in Sheffield
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World Team Cup: Australia and Israel into quad final
Great Britain unable to defend title as they lose to Australia
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Raiffeisen extends Swiss Paralympic team sponsorship
Co-operative bank will provide support until 2020
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Canada begins search for next generation of Paralympians
Recruitment event to discover new athletes to be held in Montreal
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Maniago 2018: New Zealand team named
Five athletes to compete at Para Cycling Road World Championships
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Berck-Sur-Mer 2018: Monika Szram breaking stereotypes
Beauty plays a major role in Polish powerlifter’s international debut
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Angie Malone retires from wheelchair curling
World champion represented Great Britain at four Paralympic Games
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Agitos Foundation launches 2018 Grant Support Programme
Sixth year of funding for Para sports development projects worldwide
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Malmo 2018: 5 reasons USA can dominate
Goalball World Championships set to kick off on Sunday
![China's Zhenzhen Zhu lines up a serve.](/sites/default/files/images/180531101953370_Zhenzhen%2BZhu.jpg)
World Team Cup: China shock Japan
China look strong, but will face stiff competition from Britain, Netherlands and France
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Serbia hosts first Para rowing World Cup of 2018
Paralympic and world champions return to the water in Belgrade
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Kitakyushu 2018: Ni Nengah Widiasih targets gold
Indonesian looks ahead to Asia-Oceanians fresh from winning Europeans
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Berck-Sur-Mer 2018: Konstantinos Dimou breaks record
Greek powerlifter sets new European mark on last day of competition
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World Team Cup: Top seeds in control
Competition favourites maintain winning runs on day two
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Goalball Ones to Watch announced
World Championships set to take place in Sweden between 3 and 9 June