PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Graeme Ballard

Great Britain’s Graeme Ballard is back on track to medal again at the Paralympics and fans will get to see his progress at next week’s IPC Athletics European Championships.

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The Canadian men’s Wheelchair Basketball team had top performances against Great Britain and Spain to finish the Continental Clash undefeated.

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American Alana Nichols is a dual-sport athlete in Alpine Skiing and Wheelchair Basketball, but is currently putting all of her focus on London 2012.

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Some people may have thought it wasn't possible for the women to ride the London Nocturne on Saturday evening and the Capernwray Road Race on Sunday morning because of the 250-mile transfer between the two events. Great Britain’s Sarah Storey has certainly proved them wrong, coming an impressive 10th in the Nocturne and then taking the victory at Capernwray.

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As well as protecting rare turtles, Sochi is determined to clean up nature trails and maintain biodiversity.

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The Australian Paralympic Committee announced its 15-strong Para-Cycling squad for London 2012 on Tuesday (12 June).

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Here’s a list of 12 interesting things you should know about Wheelchair Basketball at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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LOCOG revealed the London 2012 Goalball schedule for this year's Paralympic Games.

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With two big tournament wins under their belt in May, Germany’s women’s Wheelchair Basketball team have the ball in their corner heading into the Paralympics.

Mile Stojkoski in Germany

Mile Stojkoski from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is travelling over 5,000km to London in a wheelchair to raise awareness about issues facing people with a disability. Each week, his Project Manager, Vladimir Pandovski, updates paralympic.org on their progress.