PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Aurelie Rivard named Quebec’s ‘Athlete of the Year’
The three-time swimming Paralympic champion shared the award with short track speed skater Marianne St-Gelais at a ceremony held on 19 April.
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Para taekwondo seminar held in Peru
The Peruvian capital of Lima staged the first international Para taekwondo seminar in the Americas on 11 April.
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Lima to host continental wheelchair basketball event
The female teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and hosts Peru will face-off at the South American Championships, from 24-30 April.
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Rio 2016 medallists share the pool at World Series
Brazil see more success at their home competition in Sao Paulo.
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Holiday Hotspot with Germany’s Markus Rehm
The German long jumper has won every title there is but where does he like to go on holiday?
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Athletics New Zealand names team for 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships
A team of four athletes will compete in Nottwil, Switzerland.
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David Weir wins record seventh London Marathon
Switzerland’s Manuela Schär secured her second marathon win in six days.
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Martin, da Silva, Michishita, Wada amongst marathon World Cup winners
Ray Martin secured his third successive World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup wini n London.
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Second discus throw world record falls at Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Alessandro Rodrigo added 22cm to a 19 year-old world record.
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Brazilians take Worlds spots at swimming World Series
Big names and up-and-coming athletes secured World Championships places in the heats which took place in Sao Paulo.