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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Para-sport in review: April 2016
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during April.
Officials look towards swimming Euros
Competition at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships will get underway on Sunday (1 May).
Sport Week: Armless Archer aims high
Paralympic silver medallist Matt Stutzman is one of the most popular archers to watch heading into Rio 2016.
Pre-Paralympic Tournament gives football 7 teams warm up for Rio
Seven of the qualified teams will face off for the last time before September’s Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair dance sport season continues with Suomi Open
The men’s singles is one to watch, with Worlds medallists expected to battle for the podium.
Perales: ‘Retirement is a distraction, I aim to win’
In the build-up to her fifth Paralympic Games, Spain’s six-time gold medallist refuses to contemplate hanging up her swimming goggles.
Swimmer Ellen Keane features in Irish awareness campaign
Keane, who will compete in the upcoming European Open Championships stars in the latest video from Paralympics Ireland.
Shooters line up for last World Cup ahead of Rio 2016
Nearly 140 athletes from more than 35 countries will compete in Szczecin, Poland, from 1-4 May.
First ever Paralympic Day to be held in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Paralympic Day will be held on the 100-days-to-go mark from Rio 2016.
First two US rowers qualify for Rio 2016 Paralympics
Blake Haxton and Jacqui Kapinowski will represent the USA in Rio after their success in the Team Trials.
Sport Week: History of para-archery
Find out more about the sport that paved the way for the Paralympic Games.
Goncalves relishing chance to compete at home Euros
The S10 swimmer is hoping to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in front of his home crowds.
Brazilian athletes benefit from ‘whereabouts’ workshop
A successful anti-doping session entitled ‘Paralympic Athletes Play Clean’ helped clarify questions para-athletes had.
National records close British Para-Swimming International Meet
Matt Wylie, Hannah Russell lowered their respective 50m British records, making a push for Rio 2016 selection.
Wimbledon increases prize money for wheelchair tennis events
With the addition of the first singles events at the Grand Slam, wheelchair tennis prize money totals GBP 200,000.
British rider Baker returns to form at Waregem
Baker won all three events on the same horse she won double gold on from London 2012.
British swimmers set world records in Glasgow
Ellie Simmonds and Bethany Firth showed their intent for Rio 2016 by setting new world marks.
My best and worst moments with the USA’s Raymond Martin
He won his second successive London Marathon last weekend, but now shares his career highs and lows.
Australia name first five athletes for Rio 2016
Daniela Di Toro and Melissa Tapper headline Australis’s five-strong table tennis team for September’s Paralympics.
Berlin chosen to host 2017 IBSA Blind Football European Championships
IBSA has confirmed that Germany’s capital city will held the Euros, from 17-27 August 2017.