PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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China dominate IDM with three world records
A further 19 world records were broken, including three in other Paralympic events, in Berlin, Germany, between 10-12 June.
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Great Britain names football 7 team for Rio
Fourteen footballers, including two returning from London 2012, will compete in September’s Games.
![Chad Perris runs in the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Ambulant 100m heats during the Queensland Track Classic.](/sites/default/files/images/150307170100045_465459514.jpg)
Chad Perris talks International Albinism Awareness Day
Australia’s athletics two-time world medallist says he wants to use his time at Rio 2016 to help bring awareness and equality to people with albinism.
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Grosseto 2016: Mixed zone flashquotes from day three
Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.
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Grosseto 2016: Mixed zone flashquotes from day two
Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.
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First world record on the track at Grosseto 2016
Poland’s Arleta Meloch smashed the 800m T20 world record on the second morning (Sunday 12 June) of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships, taking the world record tally in Grosseto, Italy, to five so far.
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Six golds apiece for Russia and Great Britain at Grosseto 2016
Russia and Great Britain led the medal charge on day two of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, as Margarita Goncharova smashed the 200m T38 world record – one of three world marks to fall on Sunday afternoon (12 June).
![David Weir of Great Britain](/sites/default/files/images/151001082935045_david%2Bweir.jpg)
Grosseto 2016 - Day 2 preview
World and Paralympic champions will be in action on day 2 of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships.
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Top boccia athletes take on World Open
The competition in Povoa will bring some of the best international players together, helping them prepare for the Paralympic Games.
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Sport Week: From USA to Canada, Orr keeps it pro
The former US wheelchair rugby coach has put Team Canada in good position for their first Paralympic gold.