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.
