PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Groups drawn for European Football 5 Qualifier
Hosts Romania will face Georgia, Ireland and Albania in Group A, whilst Greece, Belarus, Moldova and the Czech Republic were drawn in Group B.
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Muller ready for post-Rio 2016 season
After her success at Rio 2016, Germany’s Edina Muller looks ahead to the new Para canoe season.
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Brazilian men’s and women’s qualify for World Group
Both teams won the BNP Paribas World Team Cup Americas Qualification in Quito, Ecuador, and qualified for the 2017 World Group in Sardinia, Italy, from 1-7 May.
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Liguria to host European Para Youth Games
Eleven sports will be contested from 9-15 October.
Farkasova, Rothfuss, Salcher claim super-G globes
The men’s and women’s sitting and the men’s visually impaired will be decided on Wednesday (15 March).
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Paralympian on her horse, Dr. Trabert off her horse
Germany’s Angelika Trabert shares her recent medical mission trip to Guinea.
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Jean-Marie Frichet named France’s Chef de Mission
The former alpine skiing guide will lead Team France at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
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British wheelchair rugby team named for 2017 Euros
Seven return from the 2015 Championship winning team.
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Benjamin Daviet wins fifth World Cup race of the season
The French Para Nordic skier was the fastest in the men’s biathlon Individual standing and maintains his No.1 rankings place.
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Sao Paulo 2017: swimming and table tennis preview
The Youth Parapan American Games will feature over 800 athletes, aged 12-20 years old, from 20 countries competing across 12 sports.