PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Tudhope: Increase in quality of snowboard field ‘insane’
Young Australian is heading towards his second Paralympic Winter Games knowing that he will have to bring his absolute best.
![Seung-Hwan Jung of South Korea competes at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund, Sweden](/sites/default/files/images/150316172239727_IPC%2BIce%2BSledge%2BHockey%2BWorld%2BChampionships%2B2015%2BB-Pool_061_0.jpg)
Buffalo 2016: South Korea Team Preview
What you need to know about South Korea prior to the 2016 Ice Sledge Hockey Pan Pacific Championships, Buffalo, USA.
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Sport week: Para-equestrian rider Puch back for more
The grade 1b Paralympic freestyle champion looks to defend his title in Rio.
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Tunisian and Polish athletes dominate Tunis Grand Prix
On the second day of competition there were wins for Ibrahmi, Piotrowski, Madzia and Merai amongst others.
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Belgian Paralympic athletes ‘catwalk’ to Rio
Livia De Clercq and Jean-François Deberg modelled the outfits Team Belgium will wear at Rio 2016.
Training with cross-country skier Eirik Bye
The Paralympic and World Championships medallist has been working with a new guide this season.
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Sport Week: Five para-equestrian storylines at Rio
Rivalries renewed, London 2012 champions returning and new riders rising — these are just a few storylines to watch for at Rio.
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Buffalo 2016: Team Pan Pacific Team Preview
What you need to know about Team Pan Pacific prior to the 2016 Ice Sledge Hockey Pan Pacific Championships, Buffalo, USA.
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Tunisia’s Walid Ktila claims victory at IPC Athletics Grand Prix
With less than six months to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Tunisia’s Walid Ktila showed he is still the man to beat in the 100m T34.
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Israel push to develop powerlifting
The country hosts a training seminar for coaches, referees and athletes in a bid to double their number of athletes over the coming year.