PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IWAS Wheelchair Fencing aprons arrive in Uruguay to aid in sport development
The aim is to develop the sport and increase opportunities for people to try wheelchair fencing.
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Ones to watch for canoe and triathlon named
Both canoe and triathlon will make their Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 and these are the athletes to look out for.
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WADA 2016 Prohibited List comes into effect
The Prohibited List details substances and methods banned in sports in-and out-of-competition.
![Rwanda vs Iran during their Pool B preliminary round of the Sitting Volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150521113236431_151007856.jpg)
World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Clinics in South Africa
The course will take place Cape Town between 7-11 January.
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Australia’s para-alpine future in good hands
Australia’s head coach Christian Geiger believes his team will have medal prospects at PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022.
![McKenna Dahl of USA](/sites/default/files/images/150210113055079_McKenna%2BDahl.jpg)
Ones to watch for sailing and shooting announced
The IPC continues its rundown of athletes to look out for at Rio 2016 with a look at sailing and shooting.
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Canadian sporting community mourns loss of Jerry Tonello
Tonello led Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team to Paralympic gold at London 2012.
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Wheelchair fencing develops in Japan
The Japan Wheelchair Fencing Association held its first integrated event in December.
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Public urged to ‘Supercharge ParalympicsGB’ in major new fundraising campaign
British Paralympic Association kicks off 2016 with launch as athletes enter last crucial stage of journey ahead of Rio Paralympics.
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Brazilian government extends visa waiver for Rio 2016
Tourists from USA, Canada, Australia and Japan added to list of nationalities that will be able to travel freely to Brazil between June and September.