Para sport & Paralympic News
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Australia name first five athletes for Rio 2016
27.04.2016
Daniela Di Toro and Melissa Tapper headline Australis’s five-strong table tennis team for September’s Paralympics.
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Groups drawn for football 5 at Rio 2016
26.04.2016
Reigning Paralympic champion Brazil will face European champions Turkey, whilst top-seeded Argentina was drawn with Beijing 2008 silver medallist China.
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Canada reveals Rio 2016 team collection
26.04.2016
Hudson’s Bay Company has designed the outfits athletes will wear during the Rio 2016 Games.
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Sport week: Introduction to para-archery
25.04.2016
Here is a brief overview of the sport that has appeared in every Paralympics.
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Wheelchair rugby qualifiers: USA stays undefeated
20.04.2016
Denmark also looked strong on day two in their push toward Rio qualification.
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Rowers take final shot for Rio in Qualification Regatta
20.04.2016
Those who missed out on opportunities in the 2015 World Championships have one last chance this week.
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Sport Week: Brazil aim for top five finish in swimming
20.04.2016
National team coach Leonardo Tomasello gives an insight into what it takes to train the best swimmers in the world.
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Wheelchair rugby qualifiers: USA, France undefeated
19.04.2016
The battle for the remaining Rio 2016 qualification spots began, with the USA and France starting strong.
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Sport Week: Brazil's time to shine in sitting volleyball
17.04.2016
Wellington Platini says focus and aggression essential for Brazil to beat the strong teams in Rio.
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Sport Week: Sitting volleyball ones to watch at Rio
16.04.2016
Keep tabs on these four athletes expected to help their teams to gold in September’s Paralympic Games.
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Sport Week: Sitting volleyball venue at Rio 2016
13.04.2016
The sport will be contested in the Riocentro Pavilion 6 during the Paralympic Games.
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New-look sailing venue for Rio 2016 opens doors to public
11.04.2016
Marina da Glória has been expanded and modernised, with new leisure facilities aimed at attracting city residents and visitors.
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Rio 2016 sports festival takes Olympic and Paralympic spirit to favela children
09.04.2016
Youngsters from underprivileged communities seize opportunity to try out new sports ranging from canoeing to goalball.
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Riders make final push for Rio 2016 selection
07.04.2016
Para-equestrian riders from around the world are in Deauville for shots at representing their nations at the Paralympics.
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Sport Week: Wheelchair tennis venue at Rio 2016
06.04.2016
The sport will take place on hard courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre.
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Extensive Paralympics broadcast coverage coming to New Zealand
06.04.2016
About 4.6 million people will get to watch Rio 2016 through TVNZ’s live streamed TV channel DUKE.
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Special Rio 2016 preview edition of The Paralympian now available
05.04.2016
The first edition of 2016 profiles several of the athletes going for gold at September’s Games.
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Sport Week: Ones to watch in boccia
02.04.2016
A rundown on the athletes battling for the boccia podium at Rio 2016.
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Sport Week: Stiff competition ahead for Smith
01.04.2016
The BC1 boccia player has much work to do to reach the top podium at Rio 2016.
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Sport Week: History of boccia
31.03.2016
The sport is perhaps the earliest game ever played by mankind, with roots in ancient Greece and Egypt.
