PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paris 2024: Introduction to blind football
All you need to know about the sport, which has featured at the Paralympics since 2004
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New Delhi 2024: Ukraine’s Shchetnik overcomes Delhi belly to clinch gold
Ukraine clinch first gold medal; quota spots for Australia, Cuba, Greece and Neutral Para Athlete Oksana on penultimate day of World Cup
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Peru’s Pilar Jauregui Cancino targets first Paralympic medal
Pilar Jauregui aims for her first Paralympic medal at Paris 2024
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Citi World Series 2024: Lignano sees inspiring Barlaam meet future stars
'I love swimming more than ever. I’m more than happy to do what I’m doing now and I can’t wait to see what the future has for me,' says Paralympic and world champion who will lead a strong Italian team at home including names as teenage talent Emma Lancin. Competition takes place from Thursday to Sunday at the Bella Italia Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro, marking the third stop of this year's Citi Para Swimming World Series
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New Delhi 2024: Cockbill rides on steady shooting, planning to take gold
The 33-year-old claims Paris 2024 quota for Great Britain in R9 finals; impressive wins for Zhang and Franceschetti while Peru get first ever quota
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Pramod Bhagat shares secrets behind ‘winning all the time’
Training Tuesday with India’s Pramod Bhagat, who leaves no stone unturned in his pursuit of perfection
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Calgary to host the 2024 World Championships A-Pool
Worlds to take place from 4-12 May at WinSport Arenas and feature the top eight teams in the world: USA, Canada, Czechia, China, South Korea, Italy, Japan and Slovakia
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Introduction to Para badminton
All you need to know about the exciting sport that will be staged at the Paralympics for the second time
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New Delhi 2024: China reign supreme in mixed team finals
Paralympic champions Wang Chao and Dong Chao clinch gold medals, while Brazil emerge winners too in mixed team events
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New Delhi 2024: Agarwal delivers gold, Paris 2024 quota for hosts
The mother of two finishes ahead of Paralympic stars Zhang and Lekhara; Jangho, Chao and De La Forest win too on the opening day
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Grand Prix 2024: The greats deliver in Tunis
A new-look field produced three days of top-level action in the Tunisian capital, as the second Grand Prix of 2024 took centre stage in the Para athletics world with local star Raoua Tlili renewing her rivalry with Morocco's Youssra Karim and plenty of African Paralympic medallists adding more gold to their CVs
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World Cup 2024: Star-studded field for New Delhi season opener
Top athletes including India’s Paralympic stars Avani Lekhara and Manish Narwal to be in action in a world-class field of 268 shooters in Paris 2024 qualification event taking place for the first time in South Asia
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Paris 2024: Ones to Watch for Para athletics
The ten names you should be looking out for in Para athletics when the next Paralympics kick off in France this summer
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Leani Ratri Oktila aims for golden ‘double double’
After winning two gold medals at Tokyo 2020, the Indonesian Para badminton star hopes to complete the set at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games - and also see the Eiffel Tower
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International Women's Day 2024: Paralympians have their say
From visibility to equality and breaking down stereotypes - four female Paralympians open up on the aims of International Women's Day and what it means to be a woman in Para sport
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Citi's Impact on Women's Wheelchair Basketball
A Game-Changer at the 2024 IWBF Asia Oceania Championships
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2024 IPC International Women’s Day Recognition Award winners revealed
Women serving the Americas Paralympic Committee, and the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Bahrain and Canada recognised by the Paralympic Movement as outstanding role models.
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World Cup 2024: Guo Lingling stamps dominance in Dubai
Chinese star breaks her own world record en route to another gold in UAE leading the way to her country's 13 triumphs out of 20 medal events; a total of 200 powerlifters from 32 nations were in action in the first World Cup of the season
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Record-breaker Chentouf relives golden era
Morocco’s two-time Paralympic marathon champion reflects on his glittering career so far
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Milano Cortina 2026: Pancalli wants Games to help promote diversity in Italy
The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, which open on 6 March 2026, will showcase 79 medal events across six sports