PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Dr. Rory Cooper, founding director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh, will be presented the honour.

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More than 50 youngsters will take part in training and competition on the slopes of Rogla, Slovenia.

UAE athletics

Athletes from the UAE, Tunisia, Great Britain and Kazakhstan set new world bests at the 5th Fazza International Athletics Competition.

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The British International Disability Swimming Championships will run in conjunction with the ParalympicsGB Sports Fest at the end of April.

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The US Paralympics Warrior Games will take place from 11-16 May in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Hannah Cockroft set a new Paralympic record in the women's 100m - T34 at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Swansea first UK city to stage Europeans

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Venue will stage Paralympic biathlon and cross country events in 2014

Tyler McGregor

Just three years after overcoming cancer, Canada’s Tyler McGregor will make his ice sledge hockey World Championship debut at the age of 19.

Alexey Ashapatov

This weekend's fifth Fazza International Athletics Meeting is the first stop on the 2013 IPC Athletics Grand Prix tour.

Graeme Ballard

Great Britain's Graeme Ballard hopes to keep his outstanding performances rolling into 2013, starting with the 5th FAZZA International.