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Paris 2024: Ones to Watch in Para judo
Para judo athletes you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France in less than 120 days
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Paris 2024: New weight, same goal for Iran’s Vahid Nouri
History-making judoka aiming to carry winning streak into next Paralympics
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Paris 2024: China’s Shi Yijie leaves behind home comforts in quest for Para judo gold
Following a breakthrough 2023, China's Shi Yijie is aiming for glory at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
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Paris 2024: Introduction to Para judo
Up to 148 Para judokas from around the world will take the spotlight at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024: Ilham Zakiyev hopes training regime will aid quest for third gold
Azerbaijan’s Para judo legend on his preparations for a sixth Paralympics
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Kapil Parmar wants to ‘create history for Indian Para judo’ at Paris 2024
Meet Kapil Parmar, who won the men’s J1 –60kg category at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024
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Romania’s Para judo star Bologa wants to write a “beautiful story” at Paris 2024
Florin Alexandru Bologa says discovering Para judo was like finding his “happy place.” More than 10 years after taking up the sport, he is now preparing for his third Paralympic Games
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Road to Paris 2024: Get the latest on the qualification for the Paralympics
Get to know the major qualification events coming up and follow athletes on their journeys to the Games
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Paris 2024 Paralympic Games tickets to go on sale on 9 October
Half of the 2.8 million tickets available will be priced EUR 25 or less
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Paris 2024 will be most spectacular Paralympics in history, says IPC President
Andrew Parsons pays tribute to work of Organising Committee on the one-year-to-go milestone
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Rotterdam 2023: Top moments from the first European Para Championships
From hosts dominance to multiple world records, the first multi-sport Championships saw sporting history made
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European Para judo medallists share why they love the sport
Para judo competition at the first European Para Championships has come to a close after three days of exciting action. The medallists in Rotterdam opened up on why the sport is so special and what to look forward to at Paris 2024
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Rotterdam 2023: Bologa headlines Para judo champions on day one
Para judo takes centre stage on the opening day of the first European Para Championships in Rotterdam
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Rotterdam 2023: European Para Championships open with spectacular celebration
The European Para Championships take place between 8 and 20 August 2023, featuring 1,500 athletes competing across 10 Para sports
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How a special relationship with judo helped Azerbaijan make history at Tokyo 2020
‘We believed in our triumph, it began from spirit and soul’ - Sevda Valiyeva, Paralympic champion in the women's up to 57kg class
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Two years until Paris 2024: 24 things to look forward to
Dynamic sports? Iconic venues? Unforgettable arts performances and initiatives to make society more inclusive? There is so much to look forward to as we count down two years until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Top 5 tips to get started in judo from comeback champion Alana Maldonado
Paralympic and world champion Maldonado wants everyone to know it is never too late to start practising judo
Paralympic champ Gwang-Geun Choi relieved to sign-off on a high
'Retiring from the sport after winning bronze at Tokyo 2020 as my last competition, there would be no better way to finish my sporting career'
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Tokyo 2020: Takeaways from judo
The home of judo received athletes from across the globe at the legendary Nippon Budokan
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Tokyo 2020 only first step to spreading judo message in Peru
Fred Villalobos Corrales planning to go from strength to strength