PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Sport week: Classification in cycling
Cyclists are divided into thirteen different impairment classes based on their functionality.
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Canada announce Rio 2016 canoe team
Christina Gauthier and Erica Scarff have been nominated to represent Canada in canoe at September’s Paralympic Games.
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Six Chilean athletes to look out for at Rio 2016
The South American country will take its largest delegation ever to a Paralympic Games.
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London 2017 volunteer programme launched
Paralympic gold medallist, Richard Whitehead calls on British public to be the heart of London 2017 as organisers launch volunteering programme.
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David aims to be hero ‘just for one day’
The Hungarian shooter wants to pay tribute to late musician David Bowie by reaching the podium at Rio 2016.
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Sport week: Introduction to cycling
Road events joined the Paralympic programme at New York/Stoke Mandeville 1984, 12 years before the track events did, in Atlanta.
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NPC Spain renews partnership with Loterias
Public lottery company Loterias y Apuestas del Estado has renewed its support for the Spanish Paralympic team ahead of Rio 2016.
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Music Monday with the USA’s Tatyana McFadden
The three-time Paralympic champion will be competing at this week’s US trail in Charlotte.
USA returns to top of wheelchair rugby rankings
The team win all six of their games at the Canada Cup, a major competition in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Ukraine wins Rio 2016 warm-up competition
The World No.1 team claimed the International Tournament in Arnhem, from 19-26 June, ahead of hosts the Netherlands and the USA.