PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Public events held to mark four years until Tokyo 2020
Public events were held in the Japanese capital city to mark four years until the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and to raise awareness of Para sports.
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Wheelchair tennis entry list announced for Rio 2016
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed the full list of singles and doubles entries for the Rio 2016 Paralympic tennis events.
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Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 67kg
After bursting onto the scene at London 2012, Yujiao Tan appears primed for gold at Rio.
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Austria back on snow ahead of crucial season start
Paralympic medallists Claudia Loesch, Markus Salcher were amongst those to complete warm-weather training before on-snow training got underway.
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Panasonic becomes Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Gold Partner
The electronic company joins Atos, Bridgestone and Omega as Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Gold Partners.
Durand eyes further glory at Rio 2016
The world’s fastest female Paralympian is hoping to win three Paralympic golds next month in Brazil.
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Rio 2016 preview: Men’s up to 72kg
China’s Lei Liu is the one to watch as he goes for a Paralympic three-peat.
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Big Interview: Brazilian football legend Romario
Former footballer-turned-politician Romario Faria is an ambassador for the Paralympic Movement.
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The IPC selects Dailymotion to live stream 680 hours from Rio 2016 Paralympics
15 HD Dailymotion channels will show 13 live sports, highlights of all 22 sports and Opening and Closing Ceremonies on paralympic.org
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Turkey’s Gurbulak aims high at Rio 2016
The European silver medallists will be going to Rio Paralympics with one objective – to win every wheelchair basketball game they play.