PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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India conduct nationals for Para athletes despite hiccups
'Our main aim in proceeding with these Nationals was to ensure the athletes are not starved of an event of this magnitude'
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Winter Paralympics Qualification Tournament seeks host
Top two finishers at the six-team round-robin tournament will secure their spots at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
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New dates for World Championships announced!
Rescheduled competition to take place from 8 to 23 January 2022 in Lillehammer, Norway
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Wakako Tsuchida exploring possibilities and testing limits
I’ll train hard to secure a place in triathlon and marathon and make a mark at the Paralympic Games
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World Series return to Sheffield as 2021 season kicks off
Paralympic champion Hannah Russell joins 91 athletes from 21 countries and celebrates return to one of her favourite pools
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As March Madness calms, Lang and Lalonde continue winning tradition
German and Canadian wheelchair basketball national team players balance athletics and studies on foreign soil
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Golden treble for France’s Lucas Mazur
India tops medals tally with four gold, six silver and 10 bronze
UNHCR video supports Refugee Paralympic and Olympic teams
‘The Journey’ tells dramatised story of a refugee to mark UN’s International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on 6 April
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Whiley seeks to capture first Paralympic gold
Wheelchair tennis athlete opens up about what she desires more than anything
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Athletics ‘changed everything’ for Senegal’s Cissokho
Cissokho went from hiding away in his house to travelling the world and setting an example for others
Sano Yuto shares secrets to goalball success
Japanese player is set to make his Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020, as the host nation makes bow in men's event
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Snowboarders honour Mentel-Spee in Colere World Cup
Gabel, Hernandez and Kotzian take double gold in final snowboard-cross races
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Parsons joins SDG Global Festival of Action workshop
IPC President shares how Paralympic Games are a platform for change
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IPC to explore classification opportunities for 10 sports at Tokyo 2020
• Suspending the IPC’s zero classification policy is a one-off to address the challenges some sports are facing to classify all athletes before the Games
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Luchini and Moro star at home World Cup Finals
Colere, Italy to host closing World Cup of the 2020-21 Para snowboard season
Tokyo 2020 unveils details of flame festivals for Torch Relay
Nationwide Flame Festivals and celebrations to take place across Japan in the lead-up to the Paralympic Games
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'Futura' is the official emblem of Milano Cortina 2026
New emblem of Italy’s Olympic And Paralympic Winter Games overwhelmingly won the online public poll with almost 75 per cent of the votes
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World Shooting Para Sport announces Walther as partner
Agreement with firearms and sporting goods manufacturer to run until 2024 and cover 2022 and 2023 World Championships
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Nigerian powerlifters dominate Manchester World Cup
Three world records set during the four-day competition