PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Monthly preview: August 2016
With the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games fast approaching, check out the events that will headline this month in Para sport.
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Sport Week: Rowing storylines to follow
Heading into the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, here are five storylines you should watch for.
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Team spirit, unity key for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Safet Alibasic is among the members expected to return on the team that has been together through more than Paralympic Games.
![Pavlos Mamalos of Greece reacts with intense joy as he competes in the Men's -90 kg Powerlifting event.](/sites/default/files/images/121114160052039_151232635.jpg)
Pavlos Mamalos targets Rio 2016 gold
Greece´s two-time Paralympic powerlifting medallist is determined to top the podium for the first time, in Rio.
Para sport in review: July 2016
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during July.
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Patmore: My first time on a snowboard
The Australian switched from a successful career on the running track to Para snowboard and has already achieved success.
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Sport Week: Ones to watch in rowing
Here are the six boats to keep tabs on when Para rowing hits the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake.
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Training with German biathlete Vivian Hoesch
The biathlon World Championships bronze medallist is busy preparing to compete on home snow in 2017.
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Jordan reveals Rio 2016 team
Jordan will send 10 athletes to the Paralympic Games in this September.
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Event partners announced for the IPC Academy Campus
The Adecco Group will partner the Inclusion Summit and the UK’s Department for International Trade is partnering the Closing Cocktail Reception.