PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Australia name first five athletes for Rio 2016
Daniela Di Toro and Melissa Tapper headline Australis’s five-strong table tennis team for September’s Paralympics.
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Berlin chosen to host 2017 IBSA Blind Football European Championships
IBSA has confirmed that Germany’s capital city will held the Euros, from 17-27 August 2017.
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Brussig twins set to repeat London 2012 double judo gold
Ramona and Carmen are hoping to excel hand in hand once again, at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Gimenez, Gascon: Friends and rivals
Argentina’s Daniela Gimenez and Spain’s Sarai Gascon Moreno have a special friendship outside the pool as well as an ongoing rivalry in it.
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Sport Week: Para-archery venue at Rio 2016
The competition will take place in one of Rio’s iconic, cultural venues.
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Wimbledon increases prize money for wheelchair tennis events
With the addition of the first singles events at the Grand Slam, wheelchair tennis prize money totals GBP 200,000.
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British rider Baker returns to form at Waregem
Baker won all three events on the same horse she won double gold on from London 2012.
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British swimmers set world records in Glasgow
Ellie Simmonds and Bethany Firth showed their intent for Rio 2016 by setting new world marks.
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My best and worst moments with the USA’s Raymond Martin
He won his second successive London Marathon last weekend, but now shares his career highs and lows.
Salt on the way to make Canada proud
The Canadian snowboarder is aiming for more podium finishes as she heads towards the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.