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Today's Disability Sport Headlines

Below you'll see the latest headlines for disabled sports. News is brought to you in association with the BBC.

Woods pipped to Great North title
Canada's Diane Roy edges out Britain's Shelly Woods in the women's wheelchair race at the Great North Run.

Beijing stars to parade in London
About 500 Olympians and Paralympians are to celebrate their Beijing success in London on 16 October.

Australian athletes select Wales
Wales will be used as a training base for the Australian Paralympics team competing at the London 2012 games.

British Paralympians return home
Paralympics GB's most successful team for two decades returns home, as chief Phil Lane urges a recruitment drive for 2012.

Paralympic baton passed to London
London takes over as the Paralympic host city as Beijing bids farewell to the Games in a final closing ceremony.

GB's Woods misses marathon medal
British wheelchair racer Shelly Woods narrowly misses a medal in the women's T54 marathon, while Dave Weir pulls out of the men's event.

Weir storms to second Games gold
GB's David Weir grabs his second gold on the track as ParalympicsGB make it a century of medals in Beijing.

Pool star Roberts to carry flag
Paralympic swimmer Dave Roberts is handed flag-bearing duties for the closing ceremony on Wednesday.

Coe hopes to follow Beijing lead
Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, is looking forward to the challenge of emulating the success of the Beijing Olympics.

Smyth claims second Beijing gold
Derry sprinter Jason Smyth completes a sprint double at the Paralympics with a world record run in the 200m final.