PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Argentinian and Canadian athletes announced for Rio
Argentina’s athletics and Canada’s shooting and wheelchair tennis teams for September’s Paralympic Games have been announced.
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Ireland announce 44-strong team for Rio 2016
The team includes three reigning world champions and two London 2012 gold medallists.
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Hartpury to host Britain’s best riders
As the last three-star equestrian dressage event in Europe before Rio 2016, competition will be fierce.
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10.9 Tuesdays: Vadovicova closer to Paralympic gold
The Slovakian Paralympic champion from Beijing 2008 on converting her training scores to competition success.
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Firth ‘more determined’ than ever ahead of Rio 2016
After a successful comeback from injury, the British 100m backstroke S14 Paralympic champion is training hard towards September’s Paralympic Games.
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Members named to new skiing Coaches Advisory Group
Seven experienced coaches will be available to the wider coaching community to answer questions on alpine skiing.
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Snowboarder Renske van Beek: My three heroes
Find out who inspires the 2015-16 IPC Snowboard World Cup winner on her road to PyeongChang 2018.
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Music Monday with Germany’s Felix Streng
The German T44 sprinter reveals his three favourite musical choices.
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Symashko emotional about third Paralympics
The Ukrainian goalkeeper takes inspiration from his son as he heads towards the Rio 2016 football 7-a-side competition.
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Sport Week: Introduction to shooting
A test of body and mind – quite often with conflict between the two – shooting is the ultimate demonstration of accuracy and skill.