PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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France Télévisions to broadcast Rio 2016 Paralympics
More than 100 hours will be shown from the Paralympic Games.
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World Wheelchair Curling Championships to get underway
Teams will compete for Paralympic Winter Games qualification points at the Eizentrum Luzern, in Lucerne Switzerland, from Sunday.
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Para-triathlon Oceania Champs a tune-up for Rio
World champion Bill Chaffey is among the para-triathletes looking to polish himself ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.
![A swimmer says thank you to the crowds at the para-swimming World Championships in 2015](/sites/default/files/images/150714110338477_2015%2BIPC%2BSwimming%2BWorld%2BChampionships_20150713_Luc%2BPercival_1544_HD.jpg)
Dutchman Evers not phased by improving Emeliantsev
Ahead of the IPC Swimming European Championships, Paralympic champion Marc Evers speaks about Russian rival.
![The Ministry of Sport of Peru went digital to show their commitment in developing para-sport in the country recently, releasing a video that celebrated the creation of the National Paralympic Committee of Peru.](/sites/default/files/images/160219111526272_peru.jpg)
Peru determined to make most of IPC-membership status
Now as a member of the IPC, NPC Peru has taken quick steps to put its athletes at centre stage.
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Latest world record for Rahman at powerlifting World Cup
World’s strongest Paralympian, Iran’s Siamand Rahman, breaks the men’s over 107kg world record once again in Dubai, UAE.
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Belgium names first athletes on Rio 2016 team
Three table tennis players, Marc Ledoux, Laurens Devos and Florian Van Acker, received the news that all athletes hope to get.
Eskau headlines strong German Nordic team for World Cup
Nearly 120 athletes from 15 countries will compete at the second World Cup of the season in Finsterau, Germany.
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Abdelhady, Solhipouravanji battle at World Cup
An impressive three world records were set by the pair at the IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE, alongside another world record for Mohamed Eldib.
Declan Farmer makes history – but what’s next?
Find out what the 18-year-old US sledge hockey sensation wants to do to raise his game to the next level.