PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Rio 2016 preview: P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1)
Iran’s Sareh Javanmardidodmani looks to add the P4 Paralympic title to her resume.
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Mexico’s Velasquez ready to inspire #ProudParalympians
Alpine skier Arly Velasquez will be one of the athlete leaders at the relaunch of Proud Paralympian at Rio 2016.
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A statement from the Australian Paralympic Committee
Para cyclist Michael Gallagher has been sent home after an out-of-competition drug test in July.
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Rio 2016 preview: Women’s 400m freestyle S6
Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko and Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds will fight in the race for the title.
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Algeria name delegation to Rio 2016
Mouloud Noura is among those to watch at the Paralympics Games.
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Foundation for Global Sports Development expands support
The organisation has already played a major part in the development of Para sports and will now support education programmes for the next five years.
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Para equestrian: Q&A with Emma Booth
Get to know the Australian grade II rider ahead of Rio 2016.
Training Thursdays: Greece’s Pavlos Mamalos
Aiming for a first Paralympic medal Mamalos shares his training schedule and nutrition.
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First athletes arrive at Rio 2016 Paralympic Village
Athletes from Cuba, Canada, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands and China happy to move in and eager to start competing.
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Monthly preview: September 2016
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the world’s biggest Para sport competition, will headline this month’s events.