PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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O’Reilly to pair with Chantal Petitclerc heading into Rio 2016 Paralympics

Kate McLoughlin was appointed as the 2016 Australian Parlympic Chef de Mission.

A former deputy Chef de Mission, McLouglin brings experience in London 2012, Sochi 2014 Games

International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC’s) Proud Paralympian education programme took place at a para-rowing development camp in Gavirate, Italy.

The latest Proud Paralympian workshops took place at a para-rowing development camp in Gavirate, Italy.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.

Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovicova collects win at IPC Shooting World Cup in Turkey following world record performance just last month.

Numerous world records have been broken at the track in Nottwil, Switzerland.

IPC Athletics has awarded the Swiss town the event for 2017 and 2019.

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The Great British para-table tennis tandem defeat world champion Spain in the men’s class 7

Shingo Kunieda of Japan

Top-seeded Kunieda, Kamiji will be challenged on their home courts.

Rachael Morrison

After only taking up para-athletics last May, the USA’s Rachael Morrison lines up at this week’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix as the woman to beat in discus and club throw.

Brittany Hudak of Canada competes in the Women's Cross Country 5km Free Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Twenty-one-year old Brittany Hudak claimed the cross-country World Cup crown in 2014-15, and has plans to get even better over the coming years.

Afag Sultanova of Azerbaijan (blue) defeated Duygu Cete of Turkey in women's -57kg semi-final judo match on her way to the gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Uzbekistan’s Sayidov, Sharipov and Nurmetova are riding momentum off of February’s World Cup.