PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Canada announces team for Doha 2015
Team Canada looks to build off of 43 medals from Toronto 2015.
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Five facts about…..Germany's Markus Rehm
Learn a little more about the German long jump athlete ahead of October’s IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
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Five to watch at Wheelchair Fencing World Championships
Here are the favourites for gold when battle commences in Eger, Hungary.
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World Para-Taekwondo Championships get underway
More than 130 athletes to compete in flagship event in Samsun, Turkey.
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Five facts about…..Namibia’s Johanna Benson
She won gold at London 2012, but what else do you know about the Namibian sprinter ahead of October’s IPC Athletics World Championships
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IPC Swimming searches for new Vice Chairperson
The International Federation for para-swimming thanks outgoing Vice Chairperson Glenn Tasker for his work.
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World record for South Korea at shooting World Cup
Australia also secure a quota place at the Rio 2016 qualifier in Sydney, Australia.
Powerlifter Adesokan dazzles at All Africa Games
Nigerian sets new world record at the 2015 All African Games.
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Competitions get underway in Brazzaville
Nearly 300 athletes from 25 countries are competing for Rio 2016 qualification.
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Tesch, Fitzgibbon look to ride London success into Rio 2016
The defending Paralympic, world champion duo aim to repeat their success in the mixed two person SKUD 18 class at Rio 2016.