PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Naomi Soazo

Since winning gold in Beijing, Soazo has had to settle for silver and bronze at the last two world championships. In London, she hopes to wrestle her way back to the top of the podium.

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More than 40 participants from 19 countries took part in the six-day training programme.

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With three days of grappling and struggling, Judo will be one of the highlights of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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LOCOG revelas details of food and drink that will be served during the Paralympic Games

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Mile Stojkoski from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is travelling over 5,000km to London in a wheelchair to raise awareness about issues facing people with a disability. Each week, his Project Manager, Vladimir Pandovski, updates paralympic.org on their progress.

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As well as holding elections, the African Paralympic Committee highlighted plans to strengthen the Paralympic Movement on the continent

Athletics Beijing 2008.

IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the Games.

Athletics Beijing 2008.

IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the Games.