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Spectacular eight for British team
Hannah Cockroft, Aled Davies and Richard Whitehead all won gold medals on a successful evening for the British Athletics team at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.
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Champions crowned at National Visually Impaired Tennis Championships
For the third year running Paul Ryb and Jan Reynolds claimed singles titles at the National Visually Impaired Tennis Championships, which took place on 24-25 October at the National Tennis Centre in London.
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Whitehead breaks his own world record while Butterfield takes bronze
Jo Butterfield added bronze in the F52 discus to the gold she won earlier in the week in the F51 club throw to take British Athletics’ medal tally to 16.
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Hoof Para-sport event showcases the power of sport
From archery to rowing, guests at this weekend’s (25 October 2015) first regional Para Sport Event, hosted by Hoof, the British Equestrian Federation’s participation programme, enjoyed a flavour of the opportunities available to disabled people.
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NDCS coach bursary scheme now open
The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) coach bursary scheme is now open for applications.
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Sainsbury’s Inclusive Community Training 'has already had a huge effect'
A borough council employee who wished to improve her knowledge and skillset to support disabled people to be more active has praised Sainsbury’s Inclusive Community Training.
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Mencap blog: 'Our rugby team is one giant family'
As Australia and New Zealand get ready to face each other in the Rugby World Cup 2015 final this weekend, Mencap share Ashan's story about playing for England's first mixed ability rugby team.
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New online course supports visually impaired swimmers
British Blind Sport launches new online swimming course for anyone involved with the delivery of swimming activities, on how to include people with a visual impairment more effectively.
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Return of the Blake
Paul Blake (coach: Rob Ellchuk) retained his T36 800m title in devastating fashion leading from start to finish to claim British Athletics’ seventh gold medal of the IPC Athletics World Championships and 15th overall.
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Tickets for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games now on sale to UK fans
Fans of Paralympic sport in the UK planning to travel to Brazil to support ParalympicsGB can now purchase tickets from Travel Places, the UK’s official Authorised Ticket Reseller (ATR) for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Record breaker Hermitage wins gold in Doha
Georgie Hermitage (coach: Paul MacGregor) claimed British Athletics’ sixth gold medal of the IPC Athletics World Championships in spectacular fashion, lowering her previous world record in the T37 400m to 1:02.01.
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Ruddock and Harvey record lifetime bests in Doha finals
Sam Ruddock (coach: Jim Edwards) and Claire Harvey (Shelley Holroyd) both recorded personal bests to finish fifth in their respective events at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha.