Karlovy Vary ready to host the 11th stop on World Cup circuit
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The ITU World Cup circuit moves ever onwards to the 11th stop of the 2019 season on Sunday and the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary. For the third consecutive year, the Olympic-distance race begins with a 1.5km swim in Rolava Lake ahead of a two-part bike course, consisting of 6.5km ride into town and Leia Mais
Oscar winner to produce Paralympic documentary
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Producers John Battsek of two-time Academy Award winning Passion Pictures (One Day in September, Searching for Sugar Man) and Greg Nugent of HTYT Films are to produce a ground-breaking new feature documentary, provisionally titled ‘Harder Than You Think’, which charts the extraordinary story of the Paralympic Games. The film will be directed by BAFTA-nominated directors Leia Mais
Biggest Parapan American Games to date kick off in Lima
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Lima is ready to host the biggest Parapan American Games to date. A total of 1,850 athletes from 33 countries will be in action across 17 sports in the Peruvian capital from Friday 23 August to 1 September. For the first time, five sports will be streamed live – athletics, badminton, swimming, wheelchair basketball and Leia Mais
International Paralympic Committee Tokyo 2020 Sport that will change the world
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Ahead of the one year to go celebrations this Sunday (25 August), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons says he believes the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be the best yet in terms of athletic sporting performances and will change Japanese society forever. The Brazilian is confident Tokyo 2020 will build on the achievements Leia Mais
Nadadores portugueses no Mundial de Masters – Gwangju 2019
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Isabel Figueira (CN Faro), 50 bruços, e Susana Gomes (Naval do Funchal), 100 mariposa, ao sagrarem-se campeãs do mundo, estiveram em pleno de destaque entre os portugueses no Mundial de Masters, em Gwangju de 9 a 18 de agosto na Coreia do Sul. Os portugueses conquistaram seis medalhas em Gwangju, com a nadadora do CN Leia Mais
Seleção portuguesa no Campeonato do Mundo de Natação ICSD
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Portugal está representado com três nadadores – Miguel Cruz, Tiago Neves e Ricardo Belezas – no Campeonato do Mundo de Natação ICSD – Comité Internacional de Desporto para Surdos, que decorre de 26 a 31 de agosto, São Paulo (Brasil). Seleção: Miguel Cruz (CFB) 50 Livres, 100L, 50 Mariposa, 100M, 200 Estilos, 400E. Ricardo Belezas Leia Mais
Com maior delegação da história, Brasil quer manter hegemonia no Parapan Lima 2019
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Competição que começa hoje em Lima, no Peru, terá a participação de 315 atletas, dos quais 261 são beneficiados pelo Programa Bolsa Atleta Com o início oficial dos Jogos Parapan-Americanos de Lima – a cerimônia de abertura está marcada para as 21h desta sexta-feira (23.08), no Estádio Nacional, na capital peruana –, o Brasil inicia Leia Mais
Julio Cesar Avila elected as Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) President
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Colombian Julio Cesar Avila was elected as Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) President on Wednesday (21 August) following four rounds of voting at the APC General Assembly in Lima, Peru. He was chosen ahead of fellow presidential candidates Julie Dussliere of USA and Lucha Villar of Peru. “I am thrilled to have received the support of Leia Mais