PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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LOCOG revelas details of food and drink that will be served during the Paralympic Games

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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.

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As well as holding elections, the African Paralympic Committee highlighted plans to strengthen the Paralympic Movement on the continent

Athletics Beijing 2008.

IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the Games.

Athletics Beijing 2008.

IPC Athletics, the international governing body of para-athletics, has published its first draft of the medal event programme for the Rio 2016 Paralympics more than 1,550 days before the start of the Games.

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Annual statistics for 2011 anti-doping programme reveal seven anti-doping violations, four in Powerlifting

Sam Ingram competing

Great Britain’s judoka Samuel Ingram surprised everyone in Beijing 2008 by taking bronze. In London he’ll compete in the -90kg category in front of home crowds.

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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has officially unveiled the design of the Olympic and Paralympic Games tickets.

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The only martial art on the Paralympic programme, Judo’s one-on-one battles can be tough, tense and explosive, as competitors grapple against determined opponents.