PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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11 Paralympians from eight sports selected as members.

2017 World Para Swimming and Para Powerlifting Championships will be held in Mexico City.

World Para Swimming and World Para Powerlifting Championships kick off on 30 September.

a group of male blind footballers raise their arms in celebration

Penalty heartbreak for Spain in dramatic final in Berlin.

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Rio 2016 bronze medallist sharpening focus ahead of World Champs

Carl Murphy

Snowboarder determined to return to winning form after serious injury

Jeanette Chippington GBR wins the Gold Medal in the Women's KL1 Final

Rio 2016 champions dominate final day of World Para canoe Championships

Bradley Snyder, Matheus Sousa and Hendri Herbst on the podium after the Men's 100m Freestyle S11 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.

South African swimmer aiming for first world title at fourth Championships.

2017 Paralympic Sport Awards: Best Male Nominees

Awards recognising achievements at Rio 2016 will be presented during IPC General Assembly

Patrick Anderson

Veteran included in 2017 wheelchair basketball team

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Swiss alpine skier heading into his fourth Paralympic Winter Games.