Para sport & Paralympic News
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Rio 2016 to celebrate one year to go with festival 31.08.2015 Event at iconic city location Lagoa will feature top Paralympic athletes and coincide with start of ticket sales.
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Zanardi looks to add new chapter to Paralympic story 31.08.2015 Italian Paralympic champion believes that Brazil and Rio 2016 can create a unique experience for athletes and fans alike, and wants to be part of it.
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US Paralympics launches app ahead of Rio 2016 30.08.2015 The app will include breaking news, livestreams and more in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Tickets for Rio 2016 Paralympics to go on sale 27.08.2015 Brazilians can begin applying for tickets on official website starting 7 September, which marks ‘One Year to Go.’
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Football 7 first sport to complete Rio 2016 qualification 27.08.2015 Argentina won the final place at next year’s Paralympics, joining Brazil, the USA, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Russia and Ukraine.
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Rio 2016 to launch education programme online 04.08.2015 Initiative to promote Olympic, Paralympic sports expected to reach seven million Brazilian kids and be available in English and Spanish.
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Schulz overcomes close start in para-triathlon test event 03.08.2015 The German trailed Great Britain’s Peasgood in the first two legs but came back in the running portion for the gold.
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IPC launches call for Rio 2016 research applications 03.08.2015 Proposals are invited in the areas of athlete health, classification, sport counselling, assistive technology, athlete identity, marketing and branding, development and public awareness, as well as...
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Para-triathlon Paralympic Test event set for Rio 31.07.2015 Many of the world’s best para-triathletes will be Brazil for the test event ahead of next year’s Paralympic Games.
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Brazilian Paralympic Committee introduces its team of ambassadors 31.07.2015 Ambassadors include two legendary Brazilian footballers Romario and Ronaldinho.
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Six countries join Rio 2016 shooting qualification race 31.07.2015 Following the first IPC Shooting World Cup Paralympic qualifier of the season, 34 National Paralympic Committees have quota places for the next Paralympic Games.
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New Zealand team announced for IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney 25.07.2015 Team is a mixtures of experienced and young athletes for the Rio 2016 qualifier.
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New law hailed as a landmark in Brazil 08.07.2015 The Inclusion of People with Disabilities Act will change the lives of people with an impairment in Brazil and will lead to increased funding in para-sport.
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New video shows construction progress at Rio 2016 Olympic Park 08.07.2015 Updated video mixes footage of construction with computer-generated images to show how ‘heart of the Games’ will be.
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Stockwell looks to represent USA in Rio 2016 06.07.2015 The US Army veteran is training to put on a new uniform for when para-triathlon makes its Paralympic debut.
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University Hospital provides volunteer health professionals for Rio 2016 Games 06.07.2015 More than 150 professionals have already signed up to support next year’s Paralympics.
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ICSEMIS to take place in Brazil prior to Rio 2016 Paralympics 03.07.2015 The sports science convention will take place in Santos, Brazil, between 31 August and 4 September 2016.
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TAM Airlines and TAM Viagens announce support for the Rio 2016 Games 03.07.2015 TAM Airlines will be an official sponsor of next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Press accreditation opens for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games 29.06.2015 Media can apply via the National Paralympic Committee in their country.
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Five storylines for shooting Paralympic qualifiers 29.06.2015 A number of great athletes are preparing themselves for three qualification World Cups, the first of which takes place in Osijek, Croatia, from 10 July.