PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Sport week: History of football 5
Look back at the invention of the sport and its introduction to the Paralympic Games.
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My best and worst moments with Switzerland’s Marcel Hug
The Swiss Silver Bullet reflects on the 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games.
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Gustavo Fernandez named Argentina’s flagbearer for Rio Paralympics
World No. 6 wheelchair tennis player will carry Argentina’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of Rio 2016, on 7 September.
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New Zealand name seven strong Para cycling squad for Rio 2016
The squad features triple world champions Emma Foy and Laura Thompson.
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Sport week: Classification in football 5-a-side
Outfield players shall be completely blind to be eligible to compete, whilst goalkeepers shall be fully or partially sighted.
![Raymond Martin of the United States competes in the men's 100m T52 heats at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/images/160510074619794_Ray%2BMartin.jpg)
Martin aims to balance studies with training for Rio 2016
The world’s best T52 racer will line-up at this week’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix just two days after finishing his University exams.
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Rehm amongst a host of global stars out to impress in Spain
Around 150 athletes from 17 countries will compete in the IPC Athletics sanctioned event in Barcelona this Saturday.
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Top-ranked players take on Slovakia Open
About 270 athletes from 38 countries will be in Bratislava, with many top-five players looking to build off from Lasko.
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Para triathletes to take on Liverpool course ahead of Rio 2016
The triathlon will give athletes one last race before the Paralympics and also develop future talents.
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IPC Shooting sends its condolences to family of Roy Carter
The British shooter passed away after a short battle with cancer.