PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Beijing 2022 revise emblem
Emblem now reflects IPC’s new logo
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The indomitable spirit of Shauna-Kay Hines
"I wasn't fully aware about disability communities [but], it's not as if my parents were hiding from it. I wasn't exposed to the wider disability in Jamaica."
Beijing 2022 launches I’mPOSSIBLE
IPC programme set to educate schoolchildren in China about the Paralympics
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IPC and International Disability Alliance to team up
The historic agreement will see the two like-minded organisations collaborate on a range of initiatives
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Tokyo 2020 qualification a dream come true
Chilean table tennis player prepares for Paralympics debut after winning the Parapan title in Lima
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Cafaggi makes golden return in Brno
Italy's World Championships medallist wins first international Para trap competition in Czech Republic
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Schroder shocks Alcott in US Open
Dutchman’s debut shook up the wheelchair tennis world
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Key to success is being a better person for Duenas
Colombian Rio 2016 cycling bronze medallist speaks about his career in an Instagram Live event organised by the IPC to celebrate one-year-to-go to Tokyo 2020
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Last-minute loss fuels Luchini for Lillehammer 2021
Following season cut short, Worlds medallist prepares to become first snowboard instructor with an impairment in Italy
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Bonn 2019 legacy lives on
'There is nothing more beautiful than impacting people and help them discover the abilities they have hidden inside,' says Erik Machens
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Teenage star Pagonis teaching lessons through fun
USA swimmer uses social media to educate about life being blind: 'We can do the same as anyone else, it’s just that we may have to do things differently'
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Greg Polychronidis speaks his heart out on overcoming setbacks
'The most important is to find your mistake in order to become stronger and not make the same mistakes'
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Channel 4 revolutionising disability broadcast landscape
British Paralympic rights holder to build off ground-breaking impact from London 2012
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World Para Powerlifting launches free Webinar Series
Online courses to be hosted by world-leading experts in different languages across a wide range of topics
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Action returns at US Open
First Grand Slam takes place in Flushing Meadows since the Australian Open in late January
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Batt pays homage to grandfather in Rising Phoenix
Australian wheelchair rugby superstar opens up about Pops' impact on him in film
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With renewed expectations Norimatsu looks to Tokyo
“Who would imagine myself to be on the Tokyo Paralympic stage?”
Athletes invited for global discussion on player engagement
"We are creating an exciting space for all wheelchair basketball athletes to feel valued, heard and respected"
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World A-Pool Championships to return to Ostrava in 2021
Top five finishers in Czech Republic automatically qualify for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
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Sprinter and hip-hop artist preaches positivity
French Para athlete releases new single "La Banane"