PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Sensational Menje tops the podium again at the Euros
Sixteen-year-old tops the podium again in her European Championships debut in a morning with sweet victories for two Greek veterans in Poland
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Haggo adds European gold to her RaceRunning titles
British world champion takes her first victory at the Euros on a Friday with two world records from Fleur Jong in Bydgoszcz
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Childhood gift leads Panferova into spotlight
World champion Carina Edlinger interviews Russian vision impaired athlete about her meteoric rise to the podium in Para Nordic skiing
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Ekler, Iglesias make statements in Bydgoszcz ahead of Tokyo
Hungarian defends long jump T38 title equalling her world record while Spanish sprinter takes her second gold in three days at the European Championships
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Hewett takes on Gerard in Roland Garros wheelchair action
World No.2 Yui Kamiji will lock horns with her doubles partner Jordanne Whiley in the women's action
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Ones to watch for Para cycling
Cyclists who will challenge for gold on the road and on the track
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Caironi and Kornobys shine with gold in Bydgoszcz
Italian breaks world record twice in the long jump and Polish athlete takes shot put victory in her last attempt on at the European Championships
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Jong sets new world record in Dutch one-two at the Euros
Blade runner takes her first European title in the women's 100m T64 with Marlene van Gansewinkel in second on day three in Poland
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Genoa kicks off 2021 Para dance sport season
Nearly 90 athletes from seven nations of three continents set to compete in the World Cup in Italy as the countdown to Ulsan 2021 begins
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Tokyo 2020 final qualification battle gets underway in Italy
Rowers from around the world have descended on Gavirate, Italy
Tokyo 2020 unveils Victory Ceremony podiums, costumes, music and medal trays
Marks 50 days until Olympic Games
Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para cycling
The sport is a display of speed, power, physical strength and mental resilience
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Kazuhei Kimura riding in sync for Tokyo
The vision impaired cyclist from Japan had to learn to put his trust in the hands of his cycling partner
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Teenage talent Hendriks takes first major gold at the Euros
Switzerland's Marcel Hug and Great Britain's Sophie Hahn successfully defend their European titles on Wednesday in Poland
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Enderle eyeing exciting return to Ostrava
From newcomer in 2019 to a mainstay of the national team, Italian hopes for a top five finish and qualification to the Winter Paralympics
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Iglesias stuns Paralympic champion on day two in Poland
Spanish sprinter beats Leilia Adzhametova in the women's 100m T13 in a morning session with two world records in Bydgoszcz
From chasing a dollar to pursuing Tokyo 2020
New Zealand's Hart qualifies boat to 2020 Paralympics after performance at World Cup in Szeged
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Sport turns darkness into light for Syrian refugee athlete
Syria-born Anas Al Khalifa hopes to make it to Tokyo 2020 as part of Refugee Paralympic Team to share message of hope with other displaced people
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Markus Rehm jumps to history at the European Championships
Germany's Paralympic champion improves his own world record by 14 centimetres on the opening day at the European Championships
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Beijing 2022 Paralympians invited to apply for P&G Athlete for Good grants
Worldwide Paralympic Partner to provide grants worth USD 25,000 to winter Para sport athletes who are working with charities in the areas of equality and inclusion, environmental sustainability, and community impact