PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC supports UTS World Virtual Youth Festival
Multiple organisations including the IOC and the IPC join forces with United Through Sports to engage youngsters in sport during the pandemic
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Going down memory lane
Indonesia 2018 left a lasting impression for many medallists
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Pandemic fails to dampen Shikongo's spirits
Paralympic champion urges athletes to support each other during challenging times
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IPC saddened by passing of Zoltan Tauber
Tauber won the first Paralympic gold medal for his country
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Kyoto sees new records at Challenge Cup
Japan's best Para powerlifters return to action in first sanctioned-competition held since lockdown
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London Marathon: First win for Den Boer and Lakatos
Dutch surprises favourite Manuela Schar in the women's race while and Canadian gives his country the first victory in the British capital
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How to build a world-class Para snowboard course
If the athlete reviews of the March courses are anything to go by, Lillehammer 2021 promises to be a spectacle
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Wheelchair racers return to the road at London Marathon
World Para Athletics Facebook to show London Marathon wheelchair race live on Sunday, 3 October*
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IWAS cancels 2020 World Games
Event was originally scheduled for February but postponed to April and then December in response to the challenges posed by COVID-19
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Grace Wembolua on body confidence
The wheelchair basketball player survived an arson attack and the healing process was another journey she had to make, which she shares on "A Winning Mindset: Lessons from the Paralympics"
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Orange join as Premium partner for Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
'Orange’s technological expertise and experience with sports events is tremendous. Paris 2024 and Orange will work hand in hand to organise innovative and spectacular Games that bring people closer together'
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Japanese lifters aim for Tokyo 2020 slots
Kyoto stages first World Para Powerlifting-sanctioned event to be held since the COVID-19 outbreak
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ASICS World Ekiden 2020 takes virtual racing to new level
Specially created virtual race platform will vividly bring to life the connection and motivation of team competition at a time when we are apart
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IWF and World Para Powerlifting sign historic agreement
‘Strengthening the World’ is a Memorandum of Understanding that will see both organisations strengthen their relationship in a variety of areas
WADA publish 2021 Prohibited List
World Anti-Doping Agency calls for all athletes and stakeholders to take careful note of the list of modifications concerning substances and methods
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Jeremiasz goes from athlete to tournament director
French Paralympic medallist turned his 15 years of wheelchair tennis into opportunities for others
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Pillay wants underdog story to conclude at Tokyo 2020
South African shot put athlete flew under the radar into Paralympic bronze in Rio
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Paralympic Torch Relay outline revealed
The individual flames will be brought together and become a single Paralympic Flame in Tokyo next year
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From recycled plastic to Victory Ceremony podiums
Next year's Games will be the first occasion in history where members of the public participated in the collection of used plastic to produce the podiums
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Q&A with Iwabuchi Koyo
Japanese medal hopeful opens up about his YouTube channel, working through the Tokyo 2020 postponement and more