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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IPC statement on Russian Para athletes
Russian Para athletes will be allowed to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
French Para triathletes golden in Besancon
France wins in five of the nine races, including one from home favourite Yannick Bourseaux.
Japan seeks to retain Paralympic goalball title
London 2012 champions will go for their second Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.
Sport Week: Ones to watch in table tennis
Here are eight athletes to watch for over the 11 sport classes during September’s Paralympic Games.
Germany's Hosch excited for home Nordic Worlds
Hosch will compete in Finsterau as a World Championships bronze medallist and top three finisher from the IPC Biathlon World Cup.
Para triathletes seek qualification points in Besancon
The sixth and last event of the World Para Triathlon series will take place in Besancon, France, on 19 June.
PyeongChang 2018 mascots emoticonised in free texting service
Koreans exchange 10 million emoticons every day to express their feelings.
Sport Week: Rosenmeier craving taste of gold
It has been a while since the Danish Para table tennis star last won a singles gold on the international stage.
Sousa confident he can win two medals at Rio 2016
Brazil’s 23-year-old swimmer is hoping to climb onto the Paralympic podium in the 100m and the 400m freestyle S11, this September.
Countries to receive support for awareness campaigns
Four National Paralympic Committees successfully applied for seed funding to promote Para sport ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Sport Week: Table tennis storylines to follow
Here are five potential headliners that could come out from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair basketball teams stay loose for Rio
Here is a brief rundown of the tournaments taking place ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.
China aims to upset at Rio 2016
The Beijing 2008 blind football silver medallists feel ‘prepared to beat anyone’ at September’s Paralympic Games, including powerhouse Brazil.
Para rowers take on World Cup in Poznan
World champions Erik Horrie, Moran Samuel are among those to watch in Poland.
Clarion: My best moments
The French biathlete and cross-country skier was amongst the top cross-country skiers in the 2015-16 World Cup.
International Tournament gives teams warm-up for Rio
The Netherlands, Ukraine and the USA will face off before they meet again in September’s Games.
Records continue to tumble on final day of Grosseto 2016
Great Britain’s women’s sprint relay quartet stormed home to a new world record out on the track on the final day of competition at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy (Thursday 16 June).
Grosseto 2016 - Day six preview
26 medals will be decided on the final day (Thursday 16 June) of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, as Russia look to confirm their place at the top of medals table.
Australia names Rio 2016 Para canoe team
Reigning men’s KL2 world champion Curtis McGrath will lead the six-person roster into September’s Games.
Sport Week: History of table tennis
Para table tennis was one of the original eight Paralympic sports that featured in Rome 1960.