PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Coaches to get London 2017 medals
World Para Athletics Championships to recognise coach achievements for first time.
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Indigenous Australian Paralympians honoured
Achievements of two Rio 2016 athletes recognised in Sydney.
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British celebs backing London 2017
Actors, athletes and TV stars tell Brits to #FillTheStadium
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12 world records fall on first day in Berlin
Stunning start to final World Para Swimming World Series event before Mexico City 2017.
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London 2017 Head-to-Head: Kadeena Cox
What happens when your teammates are also your biggest rivals?
Wimbledon entries confirmed
World’s best players line-up for third wheelchair tennis Grand Slam of 2017.
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Vote for Americas Athlete of the Month
Paralympic medallists in contention for June 2017.
![Bethany Firth of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke - S14 Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/161115102538758_GettyImages-600658638.jpg)
5 To Watch: Berlin World Series
Paralympic medallists among competitors at final major event before Mexico City 2017.
![Roderick Townsend-Roberts of United States competes during the Men's Long Jump T47 final at Olympic Stadium on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109121948161_Roderick%2BTownsend-Roberts_Athletics_GettyImages-605791982.jpg)
5 Facts: USA's Roderick Townsend-Roberts
Paralympic multi-event champion eyeing world gold at London 2017.
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London 2017 Head-to-Head: Leo-Pekka Tahti
Finland sprinter on the T54 rivalry that's lasted almost two decades.
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Throwback Thursday: Australia’s Troy Sachs
Wheelchair basketballer player reflects on Atlanta 1996 Paralympic glory.
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June's record breakers
14 Para athletics records smashed in the last month.
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Para ice hockey to grow thanks to PyeongChang 2018
Netherlands head list of nations receiving equipment from Actualising the Dream project.
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British Para canoe squads named for Euros and Worlds
International debuts for Henshaw and Phillipson following Para sport switch.
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Powerlifting professionals trained ahead of Mexico City 2017
Classifiers and referees attend expert courses from World Para Powerlifting.
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Yu strikes double gold in Warsaw
Paralympic champion takes epee and foil titles at wheelchair fencing World Cup.
![Hongzhuan Zhou of China competes at the Women's 800m - T53 Final during day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109122012205_Honghzhuan%2BZhou_Athletics_GettyImages-607346782.jpg)
5 Facts About...Hongzhuan Zhou
What you need to know about China's 5-time Paralympic champion wheelchair racer ahead of London 2017.
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Home advantage for Para equestrian stars
British and German riders lead fields at Hartpury and Uberherrn.
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Ireland announce London 2017 team
Paralympic champions lead squad of ten for World Para Athletics Championships.
London 2017 Head-to-Head: Petrucio Ferreira
Brazil sprint sensation on challenge of having a good friend as his main rival.