PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Coaches to get London 2017 medals
World Para Athletics Championships to recognise coach achievements for first time.
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Indigenous Australian Paralympians honoured
Achievements of two Rio 2016 athletes recognised in Sydney.
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British celebs backing London 2017
Actors, athletes and TV stars tell Brits to #FillTheStadium
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12 world records fall on first day in Berlin
Stunning start to final World Para Swimming World Series event before Mexico City 2017.
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London 2017 Head-to-Head: Kadeena Cox
What happens when your teammates are also your biggest rivals?
Wimbledon entries confirmed
World’s best players line-up for third wheelchair tennis Grand Slam of 2017.
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Vote for Americas Athlete of the Month
Paralympic medallists in contention for June 2017.
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5 To Watch: Berlin World Series
Paralympic medallists among competitors at final major event before Mexico City 2017.
![Roderick Townsend-Roberts of United States competes during the Men's Long Jump T47 final at Olympic Stadium on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109121948161_Roderick%2BTownsend-Roberts_Athletics_GettyImages-605791982.jpg)
5 Facts: USA's Roderick Townsend-Roberts
Paralympic multi-event champion eyeing world gold at London 2017.
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London 2017 Head-to-Head: Leo-Pekka Tahti
Finland sprinter on the T54 rivalry that's lasted almost two decades.