PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Swimmers set themselves up for double gold
Aurelie Rivard, Elodie Lorandi, Darya Stukalova, Ihar Boki and Talisson Glock all head through fastest in the heats at the swimming Euros on Monday (2 May).
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Double gold for Ukrainian duo at Suomi Open
World Championship couple Nadiia and Ivan Sivak danced to two golds in their 2016 debuts.
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Salou 2016: Ukraine shuts out the Netherlands
The 2015 world silver medallists defeated the Dutch on day one of the Pre-Paralympic Tournament.
Bugg stops Seguin’s winning streak
Australia’s Matthew Bugg claimed the 2.4m class Sailing World Cup Hyeres gold, ahead of Norway’s Bjornar Erikstad and France’s Damien Seguin.
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World record for Gabidullina at swimming European Open
Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Gabidullina tore down the women's 50m freestyle S3 mark to take the Open gold in Funchal, Portugal.
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Double world record for Russia at Swimming Euros
Uzbekistan's Muslima Odilova also burst onto the scene with a new world best alongside Italian Arjola Trimi in Funchal, Portugal.
Funchal 2016: Action to check out on day two
Rivalries will be reignited as some of para-swimming’s most decorated athletes compete in Funchal, Portugal.
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Monthly preview: May 2016
Check out all the events that will headline this month in para-sport.
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Grosseto 2016 sprinters Corso and Contrafatto meet school kids in Rome
The two Italian sprinters told 100 youngsters about their excitement for June’s IPC Athletics European Championships.
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‘Me and My Coach’ with Cuba’s Omara Durand and Yunidis Castillo, and their coach Miriam Ferrer
Two of the world’s top sprinters talk about what it means to train under the guidance of their coach Miriam Ferrer – and how their relationship is more like family.