PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Dubai 2025 Grand Prix: Preview, stars and how to watch
Paralympic champions Athanasios Ghavelas, Marcel Hug and Wen Xiaoyan among the 370 athletes from 42 nations competing from 10 to 13 February in the first GP of the season at the Dubai Club for People of Determination
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Mark Arendz on the "massive" team effort behind Para biathlon success
Canada’s Mark Arendz won the men’s 7.5km sprint standing race at the IBU Para Biathlon World Championships on 6 February 2025
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Glasgow 2026 announces medal event programme
Largest ever Para sport programme will showcase 47 medal events across six sports: Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para swimming, 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball, Para track cycling and Para bowls
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World Championships you cannot miss in the winter season
As athletes prepare for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the World Championships in six winter sports promise to deliver incredible sporting action and memorable moments
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Paralympic stars shine at Milano Cortina 2026 test event
The IBU Para Biathlon World Cup and the FIS Para Cross-Country World Cup made a stop in Val di Fiemme, which will stage 38 medal events at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
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Singapore 2025 World Championships logo and mascot inspired by 'Little Red Dot'
Members of the public get their first glimpse of the Singapore 2025 World Para Swimming Championships’ logo and mascot at SDSC’s disability sports roadshow as ticket sales are launched for the Championships, with early bird discount
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Competition schedule announced as tickets go on sale for Buffalo 2025 Worlds
Reigning world champions Canada face Germany, Czechia play Slovakia, China take on Korea and hosts USA meet Norway on opening day (24 May) at LECOM Harborcenter
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Armless Archer Matt Stutzman caps incredible career with World Archery award
Matt Stutzman won his maiden gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games before announcing his retirement from the sport
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Eleven-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe retires from Para swimming
The most successful ever New Zealand Paralympian and a 17-time world champion, Pascoe says she will continue to be 'an advocate for inclusion'
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Maxime Montaggioni on snowboarding with a "spirit of fighting"
Beijing 2022 Paralympic champion Maxime Montaggioni shares his secret to success