PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Italian team for Grosseto 2016 named
The home team for Junes’s IPC Athletics European Championships will feature 26 athletes.
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Judoka Lencina heading to his third Paralympic Games
The first Argentinian athlete to compete at both Olympics and Paralympics dreams of winning his first gold at Rio 2016.
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Throwback Thursday: Canada’s alpine skier Lauren Woolstencroft
The Paralympic ‘Golden Girl’, electrical engineer and former alpine skier, recalls her memorable performance at Vancouver 2010.
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Shelby Watson smashes two of four world records in Nottwil
The British T33 wheelchair racer lowered her own 100m and 400m records as Walid Ktilia and Leilia Adzhametova also rewrote the record books.
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Casco and Ledesma prove Argentina’s strength in depth in wheelchair tennis
Even if Gustavo Fernandez steals the spotlight, Casco and Ledesma aim to rise to the challenge of September’s Paralympic Games.
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Sport Week: Rio 2016 venue for football 7-a-side
Spectators can catch all the action in the Deodoro Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.
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My best and worst moments with Great Britain’s Sophie Hahn
The 100m T38 world record holders shares her high and lows which both come from last year’s World Championships.
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USA’s Sides making strides in snowboard
After his first podium finish, the US Marine veteran is looking to build on that success toward PyeongChang 2018.
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Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil
More than 380 athletes from 50 countries will compete in a meeting that traditionally delivers fast times and world records.
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Hsin-Yu Lin hopes to dance for Chinese Taipei at first Asian Champs
Following her performance at the season opener, Lin looks to improve ahead of Asia’s inaugural Championships in November.