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Ostrava 2021: USA thump Canada to claim fifth World Championships title
Dominant performance in 5-1 victory gives USA the second consecutive gold medal at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Czech Republic
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Ostrava 2021: RPC bag Worlds bronze
Team show efficiency again to beat Paralympic bronze medallists South Korea 7-0 and reach the podium in Czech Republic
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Johannes Floors impresses at Tokyo dress rehearsal in Leverkusen
German sprinter breaks his own 200m T62 world record in his home track in final international event before the Paralympic Games
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Hardships help Ukrainian Para rower Roman Polianskyi become stronger
From loss of his parents to escaping war in 2014, Paralympic and world champion keeps defying adversities
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Ostrava 2021: Zelinka and Palat lead Czechs to Beijing Paralympics
Supported by home crowd hosts beat Norway to finish World Championships in fifth place and book ticket to next year's Games in China
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Canada and USA return to final in Ostrava
The world’s top two ranked Para ice hockey teams meet again on Saturday as RPC and South Korea play for the bronze medal
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Hanne Vadseth discovers the art of recovery
Norwegian vision impaired skier turns to song covers, paintings and workouts to connect with the outside world during injury and the pandemic
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Beijing 2022 launches legacy report
China look to engage 300 million people in winter sports
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USA and Great Britain nominate Para athletics teams for Tokyo 2020
Sixty-one names set to represent US in Japan, as British team announces the first 12 names in their Paralympic Games roster
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para rowing
The favourites and dark horses who are going for the biggest prize in their sport
China finish on top as 2021 World Cup season ends in Dubai
Chinese powerlifters dominate penultimate day with Chile taking Mixed Team gold in the final stop before Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
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‘Tokyo 2020 Share the Passion’ project launched
Will allow sports fans and family members from around the world to deliver messages of support to athletes during the Games
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Leverkusen puts world’s best to test ahead of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
German city hosts traditional competition with local stars as Markus Rehm and Irmgard Bensusan, and Bydgoszcz 2021 gold medallists like Fleur Jong
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Alice Tai announces withdrawal from Tokyo 2020
Elbow injury forces Rio 2016 and London 2019 gold medallist to miss the Paralympic Games in Japan
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Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para rowing
Understand what ‘catch a crab’ means or why rowing uses World Best Times instead of World Records
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Ostrava 2021: South Korea and RPC book tickets to semi-finals
Nail-biting overtime victory over Norway send Korean team to third consecutive top four appearance in the World Championships
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With gold and world record in mind, Nigeria’s Lucy Ejike powers through challenges
Three-time Paralympic powerlifting champion opens up about COVID-19 pandemic setback and how she pushes on
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World Championships moves to Batumi from Eger
Georgia to host World Para Powerlifting Junior & Senior Championships for the first time from 27 November to 5 December this year
World Para Snow Sports wrap up second online Nations Meetings
Almost 90 representatives from about 50 countries take part in annual meetings to set course for future sports development
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Ostrava 2021: Slovakia make history, Canada and RPC still undefeated
Canadian team and USA secure Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games qualification as preliminary round ends in Czech Republic