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1. Rio 2016 reveals calendar for 44 Olympic and Paralympic test events‏

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   The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced today the calendar for 44 further test events to be held in preparation for the Games.

2. Kayak events officially into 2016 Paralympic Games

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   The International Paralympic Committee has approved six Paracanoe kayak events for the 2016 Paralympic Games in the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

3. Alana Nichols targets Paralympic gold in third sport (paracanoeing)

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   Alana Nichols, who has won gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympic Games, is targeting a unique place in sporting history by attempting to qualify for the US para-canoe team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

4. Paracanoeist Jeannette Chippington looking back to the Moscow worlds and forward to Rio

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   By winning 2 golds at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Moscow in August, Great Britain's Jeanette Chippington now has 8 world titles to her name. After a solid season she looks back on Russia and her swimming days past as well as to the immediate future as the Rio Paralympics approach.

5. South Africa Paracanoeing’s bright future comes to the fore

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   In 2016 at the Rio De Janeiro Games South Africa will have two paracanoeists – Jono Wing and Stuart Hogg – eyeing spots on the South African team that will travel to South America for the showpiece event.

6. #Neverstop - Russian supermodel stars in celebration of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games

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   “What if?” is the question posed by Natalia Vodianova in #Neverstop, the inspirational film directed by the French filmmaker and artist Bruno Aveillan, released today to raise awareness for the athletes competing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games. The short imagines a heavily pregnant Vodianova running through an empty hangar with a prosthetic leg, her goal to challenge peoples’ preconceptions of disability.

7. Steve Harris to Lead GB Paracanoe Programme

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   Steve, who set up the Paracanoe performance programme in September 2011, has led it though a hugely successful 2012 season with the British team winning multiple medals at the World and European Championships.

8. Interview with Paracanoeist Patrick Mahoney and Coach John Griffiths

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   Taking time out from his training, Sportscene was lucky enough to catch up with 2011 ICF Paracanoeist of the Year and World Champion two years ago, Patrick Mahoney, as well as having a quick chin-wag with his coach John Griffiths.

9. What makes Paracanoe different?

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   I am often asked about what makes Paracanoe different from able-bodied (AB) canoeing. It is a bit of a tough question to answer because I have never been an able-bodied canoe or kayaker.

10. Paracanoeing joins Rio 2016 Paralympic program

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    In 2009 the International Canoe Federation (ICF) partnered with the International Va’a Federation (IVF) to launch the Para-Canoe Development Programme in a bid to expand the sport of canoeing to the global community of people with a disability.