PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Mexico’s 10 athletes to look out for at Rio 2016
Check out 10 athletes that will headline Mexico’s delegation.
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Singles to be contested at Wimbledon for first time
Top seeds Stephane Houdet and Jiske Griffionen face tough draws, but still aim to win inaugural Wimbledon singles titles.
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Zijderveld targets first Paralympic medal
The Dutch swimming world champion seeks to win gold in the 100m breaststroke at September’s Paralympic Games.
Training Tuesday with Australia’s Evan O’Hanlon
The multi world and Paralympic champion who will be lining up for this third Paralympics in September tells us about his training regime.
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Argentinian and Canadian athletes announced for Rio
Argentina’s athletics and Canada’s shooting and wheelchair tennis teams for September’s Paralympic Games have been announced.
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Ireland announce 44-strong team for Rio 2016
The team includes three reigning world champions and two London 2012 gold medallists.
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Hartpury to host Britain’s best riders
As the last three-star equestrian dressage event in Europe before Rio 2016, competition will be fierce.
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10.9 Tuesdays: Vadovicova closer to Paralympic gold
The Slovakian Paralympic champion from Beijing 2008 on converting her training scores to competition success.
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Firth ‘more determined’ than ever ahead of Rio 2016
After a successful comeback from injury, the British 100m backstroke S14 Paralympic champion is training hard towards September’s Paralympic Games.
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Members named to new skiing Coaches Advisory Group
Seven experienced coaches will be available to the wider coaching community to answer questions on alpine skiing.