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Rio to host 2018 Para Cycling Track Worlds
Apeldoorn, the Netherlands will stage the following edition in 2019
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Para sports at the centre of Sport Technology Congress in Israel
Eighth edition of the APCST is set to take place in Tel Aviv from 15-19 October
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Rio 2016 champions back to Osijek World Cup
The competition features Rio gold medallists Sareh Javanmardidodmani and Veronika Vadovicova
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5 wheelchair fencing storylines to follow
The 2017 World Championships are less than two months away
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Norway’s Ulset prepares for his fifth Winter Games
Nordic skiing champion has no time for holidays to be at his best at PyeongChang 2018
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Zhangyu Li hopes to be back in full form at Tokyo 2020
China’s three-time cycling Paralympic champion still recovering from injury
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Candidates for World Para Powerlifting Athlete Representative announced
Accredited powerlifters are allowed to vote for one of the three nominees at Mexico City 2017
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First Para trap World Cup wraps up in Lonato
Host nation Italy topped the medals table in the milestone event
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R9 included in Tokyo 2020 programme
The inclusion comes just ahead of the next World Cup event in Osijek, Croatia
Australian pre-Games staging camp announced
Kobe, Japan, will be the site for the Australian team to train for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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Akira Kano has high hopes ahead of PyeongChang 2018
In addition to improving his skiing, he wants to become a better human being
Malaysia to host 2019 World Para Swimming Championships
Kuching will be the first Asian city ever to host the competition with over 600 swimmers from 70 countries expected to compete
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Clough, Fox ready for new rowing challenge
The reigning world champions will try to retain their title over the new, longer distance
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Plat, Daniel, Norman take triathlon World titles
The 2017 ITU World Para Triathlon Championships saw epic performances in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Beijing 2017: Nemati, Stretton golden
Archery world champions were crowned in Beijing, China
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Candidates for World Para Swimming Athlete Advisory Group announced
Swimmers are allowed to vote for five of the 11 nominees at Mexico City 2017
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#SupportTheBest: INAS to hold charity dinner, auction
Money raised will go toward supporting the best athletes with an intellectual impairment
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New direction for Australian Para powerlifting
The sport will now be under the National Federation, giving it more focus and sustainability
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Mexico City 2017: Hiroshi Miura hoping to improve ahead of Tokyo 2020
Japanese powerlifter expects World Championships to grow the sport
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Mexico City 2017: Sarah Louise Rung ready to defend world titles
Norwegian swimmer will be one to look out for at World Championships