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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Worlds in Finsterau to highlight Nordic calendar
Four World Cups will also take place between December 2016 and March 2017.
Sport Week: Classification in table tennis
Athletes are allocated 11 sport classes, and can compete either in a wheelchair or standing.
How one African Para rowing team reached Rio
In a country where the sport is not popular, Zimbabwe has put together a mixed coxed four team that will compete in Rio 2016.
Aleksei Kuznetsov continues Russian success at Grosseto 2016
Russia's Paralympic medallist Aleksei Kuznetsov added to Russia's gold medal haul with a world record on day three.
China dominate IDM with three world records
A further 19 world records were broken, including three in other Paralympic events, in Berlin, Germany, between 10-12 June.
Great Britain names football 7 team for Rio
Fourteen footballers, including two returning from London 2012, will compete in September’s Games.
Chad Perris talks International Albinism Awareness Day
Australia’s athletics two-time world medallist says he wants to use his time at Rio 2016 to help bring awareness and equality to people with albinism.
Grosseto 2016: Mixed zone flashquotes from day three
Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.
Great Britain's Hermitage strikes gold with another world record
On day three of Grosseto 2016, British sprinter Georgina Hermitage smashes her own world record.
Grosseto 2016 - Day 3 preview
Day three of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, sees Russia’s Margarita Goncharova go for gold in two events, 24 hours after winning the 200m T38 in world record time.
Sport Week: Introduction to table tennis
Table tennis is one of the most widely participated sports around the world.
Grosseto 2016 - Day 2 preview
World and Paralympic champions will be in action on day 2 of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships.
Top boccia athletes take on World Open
The competition in Povoa will bring some of the best international players together, helping them prepare for the Paralympic Games.
Sport Week: From USA to Canada, Orr keeps it pro
The former US wheelchair rugby coach has put Team Canada in good position for their first Paralympic gold.
Grosseto 2016: Mixed zone flashquotes from day two
Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.
First world record on the track at Grosseto 2016
Poland’s Arleta Meloch smashed the 800m T20 world record on the second morning (Sunday 12 June) of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships, taking the world record tally in Grosseto, Italy, to five so far.
Six golds apiece for Russia and Great Britain at Grosseto 2016
Russia and Great Britain led the medal charge on day two of the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, as Margarita Goncharova smashed the 200m T38 world record – one of three world marks to fall on Sunday afternoon (12 June).
Grosseto 2016: Mixed zone flashquotes from day one
Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.
World, European and championship records fall on day one at Grosseto 2016
Records tumbled on the first afternoon (Saturday 11 June) at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, as Russia notched up two world records and numerous championship and European records fell.
Grosseto 2016 - Day 1 preview
Action gets underway at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy today (Saturday 11 June) – the first of six days of competition at the city’s Carlo Zecchini Olympic Stadium.