PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Gold Coast 2018: Melissa Tapper delights home crowd
Australian table tennis player secures gold in the singles while England´s Ross Wilson wins men´s event
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Madrid 2018: Colombia eyeing medal place
The Colombian team is ready to extend its wave of success at the World Championships
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Marcel Hug goes for four in a row in Boston
Swiss Silver Bullet ready to extend marathon dominance
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Cristian Ribera named Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
PyeongChang 2018 youngest Paralympian makes history for Brazil
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Morocco surge in taekwondo rankings
Rajae Akermach’s win over Amy Truesdale in African Open boosts her rankings
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Marcela Quinteros, an artist-turned-Para badminton player
The Spanish athlete targets a podium finish at the European Championships
![Suwaibidu Galadima celebrating on the podium together with James Arnott and Tevaughn Thomas at Gold Coast 2018.](/sites/default/files/images/180413140152630_Gold%2BCoast%2Bathletics.jpg)
Gold Coast 2018: Nigeria wins first Para athletics gold
Suwaibidu Galadima is the fastest man in the 100m T47 on sixth day at the Commonwealth Games
![Australian table tennis player Melissa Tapper competing at Gold Coast 2018](/sites/default/files/images/180413150424772_Melissa%2BTapper.jpg)
Gold Coast 2018: Table tennis medals to be decided
Australian and Nigerian players to face-off in women’s final and all-English showdown among men
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Paralympic medallist John Clark passes away
British former wheelchair fencer won four medals between 1972 and 1984
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Madrid 2018: 5 things to know about Turkey
European country seeking best performance at a World Championships