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Para athletics explained - Seated throws
Great Britain’s Paralympic, world and European champion Jo Butterfield explains what seated throwing involves.
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Rio 2016 champions continue form in Gavirate
Para rowers especially tested the new 2,000m distance format.
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Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Croatia announced
Shooters will gather in Osijek in September for a chance to qualify for the 2018 World Championships.
![Dimitri Coutya of Great Britain Fencing team poses during a Beazley British Fencing Profiling Day on June 26, 2013 in London, England.](/sites/default/files/images/170105143358554_Dimitri%2BCoutya_Wheelchair%2Bfencing_GettyImages-171719622.jpg)
Double gold lifts Dimitri Coutya to No. 1
Hungary’s Richard Osvath also claimed two wins at the World Cup in Stadskanaal.
![Jianquan Tian CHN (left) vs Gang Sun CHN in the Men's Individual Épée - Category A Semi-final Wheelchair Fencing in the Carioca Arena 3 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160915102656345_TL2-4517.jpg)
Rome to host wheelchair fencing Worlds 2017
The World Championships will be held from 6-12 November.
Countries invited to sign up for Asian Championships
The football-5 event will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 9-18 December.
![Robinson Mendez - Chile - wheelchair tennis](/sites/default/files/images/170516115143252_Robinson%2BMendez.jpg)
Robinson Mendez retires from wheelchair tennis
Chile’s four-time Paralympian will now devote himself entirely to Para canoe, hoping to qualify for Tokyo 2020.
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First ever PTT World Team Champs set
Many of the top teams will meet each other again since battling at Rio 2016.
Italian, Dutch cyclists dominate first World Cup
The Netherlands and hosts Italy achieved seven wins each at the inaugural 2017 UCI Para cycling Road World Cup in Maniago, between 12-14 May.
![Helene Ripa, Sweeden coming up to the finish](/sites/default/files/images/140627093541971_SOC_20140310_LP_1008_WEB.jpg)
Sochi 2014 Nordic skiing champion Helene Ripa retires
The Swedish is hanging up the skis to fully devote herself to Para canoe.
Rodrigues wins first ITF 2 European title
Brazil’s world No.27 claimed the 2017 Internazionali d’Italia title in Rome following a 6-4, 6-0 win over Austria’s Nico Langmann in the final.
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London Calling: Tunisia’s Raoua Tlili
The 27-year-old looks to extend her dominance in the women’s shot put F41 at London 2017.
![A general view of a street scene near the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, host of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170301080950183_PyeongChang%2B2018.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018 launches open call for creative posters
The Organising Committee is calling artists to develop a poster that captures the Paralympic spirit ahead of the Winter Games.
![Chian's Liwan Yang competes in the women's discus F55 final during the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/images/160423104847720_GettyImages-494688126.jpg)
China impress on field events at Beijing Grand Prix
Liwan Yang took shot put gold to complete hat trick, successful showing for host nation.
![Male triathlete celebrates after winning race](/sites/default/files/images/170515095101001_andrew%2Blewis.jpg)
British, US Para triathletes top Yokohama podium
Both nations took home three gold medals apiece at the World Para Triathlon Series.
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Philipp, Zeibig take home wins in Mannheim
The German riders each went three-for-three at the Para equestrian competition.
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Like Gasol brothers, Zarzuela twins make history in Spain
The Spanish brothers led their nation to its first Paralympic medal and want to build off that at the Europeans.
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Q&A with archer David Drahoninsky
World Archery caught up with the men’s W1 reigning Paralympic silver medallist.
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Holiday Hotspot: Charl du Toit
The South African Paralympic champion and world record holder tells all about where he likes to holiday.
![The USA's Cassie Mitchell won a bronze medal in the women's club throw F51 at Rio 2016.](/sites/default/files/images/170514092449210_GettyImages-603022738.jpg)
Cassie Mitchell smashes 28-year-old world record at Arizona Grand Prix
The 35-year-old broke the women's 1,500m T51 world record on the second day of the Grand Prix.