PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Yujiao Tan: Me and my coach
Coach of Chinese world champion and Paralympic silver medallist Yujiao Tan believes she has at least 10 years of competition left.
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Sweden seek to go deep in Rio 2016
The Swedish wheelchair rugby team, led by Tomas Hjert, look to improve on their sixth-place finish from London 2012.
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Vio adds European title to golden run
Italian wheelchair fencer wins eleventh consecutive title
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World champion Ballard refuses to rule out world records in Nottwil
The Australian T53 athlete believes last year’s Grand Prix in Nottwil, where she broke the 400m world record, was a turning point in her sporting career.
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Rio 2016 reveals 'look' of tickets for Olympic and Paralympic Games
Tickets will now start to be distributed to fans around the world
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Van Rhijn excited about Nottwil return
The Dutch blade runner has set three worlds at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland in the last two years.
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Sport Week: Introduction to football 7-a-side
This Paralympic sport is very similar to its able-bodied version, of course, with some modifications.
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Para World Sailing Championships to get underway in Netherlands
The event will take place at the International Sailing Centre Medemblik in Netherlands, from 24-28 May.
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Germany shines at UCI Para cycling Road World Cup
Germany’s cyclists won ten golds at the second leg of the Road World Cup series, held in Ostend, Belgium, from 20-22 May.
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Music Monday with Great Britain’s Aled Davies
The British world and Paralympic champion thrower likes spinning records as much as he enjoys breaking them.