PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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With Rio 2016 fast approaching we look at which world records could fall in Paralympic year.

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Paralympic long jump champion Markus Rehm will take on Olympic champion Greg Rutherford at the world’s number one indoor athletics grand prix

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Canada blanks South Korea, the US edge Russia on day two of tournament play. Preliminary rounds wrap up 20 January for first-place slot.

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The Russian posted the fastest run in the men’s giant slalom standing to take first on day two of the World Cup.

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The dominant performance included wins for Staci Manella and Tyler Walker in slalom in Tarvisio, Italy, on Monday (18 January).

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The American Development Model for Paralympic Sport aims to enable athletes to participate in Paralympic sport at all levels.

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With canoe set to debut at the Paralympics in Rio 2016, 2015 was a big year for athletes. Here are what we learned coming off of last year.

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Elizabeth Marks showed good form, setting a new world record in the women’s 50m breaststroke SB7 in Colorado Springs.

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Hosts Canada open their account with a 5-1 victory over Russia, whilst the US beat South Korea 8-1 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.

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The World Championships medallist is also training hard to achieve World Cup success this season.