Para sport & Paralympic News
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A day in the life of para-canoeist Scott Martlew 13.10.2014 The 21-year-old balances intense training with a 20 hour-a-week job in a bid to reach Rio 2016.
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Naomi Soazo vuelve del retiro y sueña con Río 2016 09.10.2014 La judoca venezolana, campeona en Beijing 2008, arriesga todo por Río 2016.
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Naomi Soazo ends retirement for Rio 2016 dream 09.10.2014 The Venezuelan judoka, a Beijing 2008 champion, is risking her all for Rio 2016.
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Over 100,000 applications for Rio 2016 volunteer programme 06.10.2014 With less than two years to go, the Rio 2016 volunteer programme has already received over 100,000 applications from 180 countries.
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New Zealand launch Rio 2016 volunteer programme 03.10.2014 The New Zealand Paralympic Committee are on the lookout for its volunteer assistants for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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Jetze Plat considering two sports at Rio 2016 24.09.2014 The Dutch ace excels in both para-cycling and para-triathlon and is aiming to become the world’s best in both at Rio 2016
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Sweden’s lack of funding is motivation for goalball success 23.09.2014 Sweden are looking to get their Rio 2016 bid back on track with victory at the European Goalball Championships B in Hungary.
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Brazilian para-sport stars meet President Dilma Rousseff 23.09.2014 Athletes from eight sports who had won international medals in 2014 were invited to a special event at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil.
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Brazil’s Terezinha Guilhermina praises volunteers 16.09.2014 The T11 sprinter says that the volunteers are crucial in ensuring that athletes can focus on their performance.
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Brazil’s Paralympic Centre makes good progress 10.09.2014 Parties visited the construction site of a dedicated facility for para-sport which aims to be a major part of the legacy of Rio 2016.
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Ottobock announced as the Official Provider for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games 08.09.2014 Brazil’s largest provider of mobility products and solutions to provide technical service for the first Paralympic Games in Latin America
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Sports stars and public unite to celebrate two years to go in Rio 08.09.2014 To mark two years until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the city’s Flamengo Park hosted a special event on Sunday 7 September.
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Rio 2016 Games vital to Paralympic Movement’s growth says IPC President 07.09.2014 With two years to go until Rio 2016, Sir Philip Craven has stressed the importance of a successful Games in Rio.
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US Paralympics marks two-year countdown to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games 07.09.2014 The United States Olympic Committee joins the global Paralympic Movement in celebrating the two-year countdown to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sunday 7 September.
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Family celebration marks two years to go to Rio 2016 Paralympics 06.09.2014 Sunday not only marks Father’s Day in New Zealand, but also two years to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Rio 2016 ready to mark two years to go 05.09.2014 On Sunday 7 September it will mark exactly two years to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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Rio 2016 opens registration process for Paralympic Volunteer Programme 29.08.2014 Over 25,000 volunteers are needed to fill roles for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Rio 2016 works progressing 07.08.2014 Construction across the four competition zones is progressing, with 55 per cent of venues now ready.
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Rio 2016 education programme officially added to city schools curriculum 06.08.2014 Initiative aims to promote Olympic and Paralympic values to youngsters
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Rio 2016 announces test event programme 05.08.2014 Six Paralympic sports to have dedicated test events between August 2015 and May 2016 in the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.