PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paris 2024: Introduction to wheelchair fencing
As many as 96 wheelchair fencing athletes will compete in 16 medal events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024: Ones to Watch in wheelchair basketball
The wheelchair basketball players you should be looking out for when the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games open on 28 August
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Paris 2024: Jitske Visser looks forward to fifth Games
Dutch wheelchair basketball player Jitske Visser has won three medals across four Games, and she is hungry for more
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Open Water Cup returns to Sardinia in September
Italian island to host second edition of the World Para Swimming open water race following successful inaugural event last year in San Teodoro
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Paris 2024: Steve Serio aims to crown career with third consecutive gold
Steve Serio led the USA to back-to-back gold medals in wheelchair basketball at Tokyo 2020. As we approach the Paris 2024 Paralympics, we caught up with Serio, who is training for his fifth Games
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Paris 2024: Germany’s Weiss trains hard to turn trend of fourth-places into gold
Catharina Weiss says her journey to the Paralympic Games started when she watched Germany win wheelchair basketball gold at the London 2012 Paralympics
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Paris 2024 opens giant megastore
The Paris 2024 megastore, located in Place Clémenceau, opened on 27 June and will remain open to 15 September 2024
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Paris 2024: Introduction to wheelchair basketball
Eight men’s and eight women’s national teams will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which open on 28 August.
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WeThe15 podcast launched to highlight issues of representation
The nine-part ‘WeThe15: Access All Areas’ podcast features key actors in the disability rights space and highlights the issues of lack of representation, engaging with decision-makers and DEI leaders presenting suitable solutions
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Paralympic Australia welcomes record government investment into Para sport
Enhanced classification opportunities, access to fit-for-purpose training environments, and specialised coaching and performance support will be among the key priorities the new Paralympic funding will target