PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – May 2016
The public has until 9 June to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
Teresa Perales comics launched
Telefonica Foundation has launched a comic series that tells the story of six-time swimming Paralympic champion Teresa Perales.
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IAKS hears about barrier free ice hockey venues
Jessica Korber gave a presentation to the 16th IAKS Management Conference on Artificial Ice Rinks about creating ice hockey venues that are accessible for all.
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Finland to stage 2017 Goalball Euros
The men’s and women’s IBSA European A Goalball Championships will take place in Finland, in September 2017.
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My best and worst moments with Australia’s Evan O’Hanlon
The T38 sprinter has won many world and Paralympic titles and will go for more gold at Rio 2016.
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Sport week: Judo venue at Rio 2016
The sport will be contested in the Carioca Arena 3.
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France lifts seventh World Team Cup men's title
The wheelchair tennis tournament featured a big rivalry between Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda.
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IPC to livestream 32 hours of coverage from Grosseto 2016
All the action from the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships will be available at www.grosseto2016.com
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Para sport in review: May 2016
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during May.
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The IPC lift suspension of NPC India and Costa Rica
Athletes from the two countries will now be able to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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APC rebrands social media to @ParalympicsAPC
Americas Paralympic Committee’s social media accounts can now be found @ParalympicsAPC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ and Flickr.
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Pre-Paralympic football-5 tournament kicks off
Eight national teams will take part in the 5th International Challenge, which will serve as preparation for Rio 2016.
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Canada names Rio 2016 wheelchair basketball teams
Twelve men and 12 women make up the rosters for Team Canada in September’s Games.
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Snow sports to work with FIPS
IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard have agreed a closer working relationship to ensure a standardised approach to rescues on the mountain.
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Seven talking points from the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil
Find out what four days of competition in Switzerland told us about what we can expect at Rio 2016.
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Schulz wins Para Triathlon European title
The two-time German world champion showed his form ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.
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Breathtaking ending to Para sailing Worlds
USA’s crew took gold in the thrilling sonar class, Poland’s in the SKUD18 and Germany’s Heiko Kroeger in the 2.4 Norlin OD.
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US dominate archery Parapan Ams
World champion Eric Bennett took home silver in preps for Rio 2016.
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Brazilian fencers dominate Americas Championships
The Paralympic host nation will take their largest ever fencing squad to the Games after seven titles.
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Japan’s First Lady joins students in Para sports exhibition
The exhibition was held near the G7 Summit, where global leaders engaged with school children in Para sports.