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Women sport news - World record and gold to Australia in Track Cycling

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03. February Paralympic sports1332
03. February Paralympic sports786

STOREY HAT-TRICK TRIGGERS BRITISH GOLD RUSH

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13. September Paralympic sports919

SAME OLD STOREY AS DAME SARAH TAKES TIME TRIAL GLORY

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08. March Paralympic sports2327

Canada’s Carla Qualtrough awarded International Women’s Day Recognition

After winning three bronze medals in swimming at the Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games, Qualtrough took on various roles within the Paralympic Movement before being elected as the Member of Parliament.

14. September Paralympic sports2397

Double Gold for Turnham and Hall in South Africa

Lora Turnham and Corrine Hall won their second gold medal at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in South Africa, adding a victory in the tandem road race to their win in Friday's time-trial.

08. March Paralympic sports2744

Canadian Chantal Petitclerc awarded International Women's Day Recognition by the IPC

Former wheelchair racer Petitclerc, who was nominated by the Canadian Paralympic Committee, retired from competition after winning her 14th career gold at Beijing 2008.

07. October Paralympic sports2355

IPC Governing Board approves first 16 sports to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

At a meeting in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday (7 October), the IPC Governing Board approved the first 16 sports for inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sports programme, including badminton which will make its Paralympic debut in six years' time.
06. October Paralympic sports3580

Stinissen elected as Vice Chair of IPC Athletes' Council

Dutch sitting volleyball player Elvira Stinissen was elected as the new Vice Chair of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes' Council on Thursday (2 October), following a vote in Berlin, Germany.
11. May Paralympic sports2830

National Paralympic Committees impressed by progress of Rio 2016

National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) declared themselves impressed by the progress made toward staging the Rio 2016 Games after visiting the city for the first NPC Open Day in the history of the Paralympic Movement.
13. April Paralympic sports3753

McFadden breaks course record with London Marathon win

Tatyana McFadden defended her Virgin Money London Marathon title in impressive style on Sunday (13 April), cruising to victory well clear of the field and setting a new course record in the process.
17. March Paralympic sports3572

Record-breaking Sochi 2014 Paralympics close in celebration of possibility

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games - which were record-breaking in terms of athletic performances, ticket sales and media coverage - came to an end on Sunday evening (16 March) at Fisht Stadium with a spectacular Closing Ceremony.
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