PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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No. 8 Top four in men’s 1,500m finish faster than Olympics
The top four finishers in the men’s 1,500m T13 race at Rio 2016 will go down in history.
David Smith ready to handle ‘pressure’
The newly crowned BC1 individual Paralympic champion knows more medals brings pressure, but team support is key.
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No. 9 Dias is fan favourite at Rio 2016
The Brazilian swimmer was the face of September’s Paralympic Games, winning four gold medals in front of joyous home crowds.
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Colombian, Swedish athletes win national awards
Para Sport Sweden presented the nominees for the Para sport awards whilst Colombian newspaper El Espectador presented theirs.
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Italy’s Morlacchi looks back on time of his life
After leaving Rio 2016 with his first Paralympic title, the Italian swimmer is hungry for more success in 2017.
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No. 10 Rio Paralympics capture world’s imagination on social media
Reaching 1.3 billion, with more than 71 million video views, the IPC's social media strategy reached new heighs at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Teenage skiers steal show at World Cup in St. Moritz
Kampschreur, Knight and Bertagnolli record wins on final day of Alpine Skiing World Cup.
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Medals revealed for Para Nordic skiing Worlds
Between 10-19 February 180 gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to cross-country skiers and biathletes in Finsterau, Germany.
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Throwback Thursday: Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
The multi-Paralympic wheelchair racer recalls her final showdown at Athens 2004, where she claimed two gold medals.
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No. 11 Nemati carries Iranian flag at Olympics
It was a historic scene when the Para archer carried her nation’s flag during Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
Denysiuk: My best moments of Rio 2016
For the Ukrainian pistol shooting bronze medalist, his first Paralympic Games resembled an emotional roller-coaster ride.
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Paralympics New Zealand receives increased investment
High Performance Sport New Zealand has given Paralympics New Zealand an increase in funding.
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Japan’s Suzuki returns to form at skiing World Cup
German, Canadian, Slovakian, French, US, British skiers all finish on the slalom podium in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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Henrieta Farkasova returns to top in St. Moritz World Cup
Slovakia’s five-time Paralympic champion bounced back after yesterday´s defeat to Great Britain's Millie Knight to claim her first win in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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Hynd ’85 per cent happy’ with Rio swimming performance
The British swimmer broke two world records at September’s Paralympic Games but missed his own personal target of three golds and five medals in total.
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Three things Renske van Beek does off snow
Find out what the Dutch snowboarder does when she is not competing.
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No. 12: Stunning Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony
Brazil welcomed Latin America’s first Paralympic Games in spectacular style at the mythic Maracana stadium on 7 September.
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South-East Asian Paralympic Committees receive support
Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines will take part in the Agitos Foundation’s Organisational Capacity Programme.
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Globetrotter and Swiss Paralympic extend co-operation
The Swiss travel agent changes its sponsor status and becomes Swiss Paralympic Supplier on 1 January 2017.
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Santacana Maiztegui back to winning form at World Cup
French teenager Arthur Bauchet also took the win in the men’s giant slalom standing on an impressive World Cup debut.