PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Rio 2016: Para athletics in numbers
The Games are sadly over but here a few statistics to keep you entertained about the Games.
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WADA updates on cyber security breach
WADA overviews the recent security breach regarding athlete TUE information and how the Agency is responding to the incident.
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Goalball: Five things we learned from Rio 2016
After Lithuania and Turkey won their maiden goalball Paralympic titles this September, check out what new things we learned about the sport.
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Carlos Serrano gets ready for future challenges
Fresh from winning Colombia’s first Paralympic gold in 36 years, the 18-year-old swimmer already targets Tokyo 2020 success.
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Cabrillana upsets Kruger to reach St. Louis semis
The top wheelchair tennis players are battling for NEC Masters places in the last Super Series event of the year.
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Damien Seguin nominated for World Sailor of the Year
The Frenchman won gold in the most wide-open field of sailing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics and is up against four other candidates.
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Rio 2016 in numbers
Check out what made Latin America’s first Paralympic Games a true success.
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South Koreans steal show at Belgium Open
Led by Hyejeong Jang and Youngho Lee, South Korean flexed their strengths ahead of November’s IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Asian Championships.
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10 athletes from the Americas who shone in Rio
Check out 10 remarkable athletes from the region who achieved sporting glory at Latin America’s first Paralympic Games.
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Rowing: Five things we learned from Rio 2016
Find out which nation has shown consistent dominance and which countries are seeing development.