PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Norwegian sailors aim for back-to-back World Cup wins
Hyeres is the third installment of the 2014-2015 World Cup series
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Buffalo 2015: Russia preview
Two years ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking that Russia did not have a chance at medals but now they are firmly in the top three for Buffalo 2015.
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Captain Chiarotti’s work paying off for Buffalo 2015
Before the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships begin on Sunday (26 April), Andrea Chiarotti is confident about his players’ potential at the upcoming IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.
![Tatyana McFadden of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's push rim wheelchair division of the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.](/sites/default/files/images/150421113032900_470453048.jpg)
McFadden wins again, Hug claims first Boston Marathon victory
The world’s best racers will now head to London, Great Britain, for Sunday’s IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships
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IPC withdraws from SportAccord
The Paralympic Movement’s governing body has decided to withdraw as an associate member of SportAccord in protest at comments made by its President Marius Vizer.
![Ukraine's Vasyl Kovalchuk took gold ahead of Finnish world champion Minna Leinonen at a 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup.](/sites/default/files/images/150401182908450_Vasyl%2BKovalchuk.jpg)
Kovalchuk edges to gold in thrilling conclusion to World Cup
A three-way battle between Denmark’s Johnny Andersen, Great Britain’s Tim Jeffrey and Ukraine’s Vasyl Kovalchuk concluded the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin, Poland.
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Hayes targets sub-12 second 100m in Sao Paulo
The South African visually impaired sprinter is hoping to run the perfect race at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix later this month.
Buffalo 2015: Czech Republic preview
Still on the hunt for the first A-Pool medal, the Czech Republic have been in good form this season.
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Schär bids to retain marathon world title in London
The Swiss racer knows that to retain her crown she will have to stop the USA’s Tatyana McFadden from winning her third successive Virgin Money London Marathon.
![Ireland's Thomas Moylan (10) challenges France's Ryadh Sallem (9) during the IWRF Europe Division B final.](/sites/default/files/images/150420102854831_Moylan%2Band%2BSallem.jpg)
France pulls away for wheelchair rugby European Division B championship
Ireland takes silver, still has chance to qualify for Rio 2016
Mitsui Fudosan becomes latest Gold Partner for Tokyo 2020
Committee welcomes the company ‘Real Estate Development’ category
Amid global competition, USA shines at AAE Arizona Cup
Event helps athletes prepare for World Archery Para Championships
Stetsenko, Cochrane amongst world record breakers
Seven new world records for Australia and three for the USA’s Jessica Long also highlight the weekend’s action at the Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft in Berlin, Germany.
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Chinese athletes smash 18-year-old world record in Beijing
On the final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix, a quartet of Chinese athletes took 0.3 seconds off the 4x100m T11-13 world record.
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Six things to know about the Czech Republic
As the team prepare for Buffalo 2015, Paralympic.org asked head coach Jiri Briza and defenceman David Motycka about their aspirations for PyeongChang 2018.
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Ibragimov claims first win with new world record
Only in his second competitive season, Uzbekistan’s Server Ibragimov storms onto the international stage with victory at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin, Poland.
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Ten Asian records set on second day of Beijing Grand Prix
The records included Cuiqing Liu taking 0.15 seconds off the 10-year-old 200m T11 Asian record.
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Smith takes win as two world records fall in Poland
Australia’s Natalie Smith saw off Slovakian world and European champion Veronika Vadovicova, and two finals world records were broken at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin, Poland.
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Usain Bolt runs as guide for blind Paralympic champion Guilhermina in Rio
Six-time Olympic champion from Jamaica trains with Brazil’s three-time Paralympic champion ahead of 'Mano a Mano' event.
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#SuperheroSunday: Yohansson Nascimento
He will be competing in the IPC Athletics Grand Prix this week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but today he tells us which people are his heroes.