PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Shenely Tromp wins Aruba first ever medal
The T13 sprinter claimed silver in the women’s 100m T12-13 at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
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SP2017: Champions to be crowned in nine sports
Medal winners will be decided in athletics, boccia, football 5, goalball, sitting volleyball, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis on 24 March.
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PyeongChang 2018 Unveils Paralympic Pictograms
The pictograms depict the six Paralympic winter sports
Your athlete representative: Elvira Stinissen
The sitting volleyball player shares why it is important for her to be involved in the Athletes’ Council, and more.
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Sweden’s Hjert anticipates challenging season
With roster changes since Rio 2016, the wheelchair rugby player knows the 2017 Europeans will be a tough battle.
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Rodrigo Mendoza anticipates football-5 final
The Argentinian goalkeeper is hoping the team can beat hosts Brazil in the gold-medal match of the fourth Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo.
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Slovenian children introduced to Para sports
The National Paralympic Committee has been working with its partners to recruit the next generation of sports stars.
Giant Apinis throw smashes his own discus world record in Dubai
Latvia’s multiple world and Paralympic champion added 47cm to his discus F52 world record.
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Daniel Dias visits Brazilian Paralympic Centre
Brazil´s most decorated Paralympian attended the swimming competitions at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
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SP2017: Two Brazil-Argentina finals set for Sao Paulo 2017
The South American rivals will face each other for gold in the football 5 and football 7 finals respectively at the Youth Parapan American Games.