PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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US thrower Rachael Morrison ready to take on her rivals in Rio
The rivalry between Morrison and Great Britain’s Jo Butterfield could be a highlight of September’s Paralympic Games.
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Latest Rio 2016 record: 145,000 tickets sold on one day
So far, about 800,000 tickets have been sold of the total 2.5 million tickets available.
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Rio 2016 Paralympic torch lit in Brasilia
The Paralympic torch relay will begin on 1 September and will visit five cities around Brazil on its way to Rio de Janeiro.
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IPC announces 2016 Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame inductees
Five individuals will join the list of Paralympic legends during the Rio 2016 Games.
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Yu Xiaowei seeks to better himself at Paralympic debut
The newly minted Para canoe world champion has greater expectations for himself at Rio 2016.
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Throwback Thursday: Colombia’s Pedro Mejia
Colombia’s only Paralympic champion in history believes the South American country will win “multiple gold medals” at Rio 2016.
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Public events held to mark four years until Tokyo 2020
Public events were held in the Japanese capital city to mark four years until the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and to raise awareness of Para sports.
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan](/sites/default/files/images/160602111451059_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg)
Wheelchair tennis entry list announced for Rio 2016
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed the full list of singles and doubles entries for the Rio 2016 Paralympic tennis events.
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Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 67kg
After bursting onto the scene at London 2012, Yujiao Tan appears primed for gold at Rio.
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Austria back on snow ahead of crucial season start
Paralympic medallists Claudia Loesch, Markus Salcher were amongst those to complete warm-weather training before on-snow training got underway.