PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Tokyo 2020 champion Birgit Skarstein is back on the snow
Norwegian shares love of dancing is key to alternating between Para Rowing and Para Cross-Country Skiing
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Down memory lane: PyeongChang 2018, the biggest Games
PyeongChang 2018 Games broke all international broadcast and online viewing records, attracting more broadcasters and viewers than ever before for a Paralympic Winter Games outside of the host country
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Excitement mounts as Beijing gears up for Opening
Paralympic Winter Games branding gives city another facelift
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Home favourites China going big in Beijing
96 athletes, 73 events, six sports – the hosts are hoping for medal rewards
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IPC to decline athlete entries from RPC and NPC Belarus for Beijing 2022
- Multiple NPCs, teams and athletes now threatening not to compete, jeopardising the viability of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
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Ideson hopes for “loonie luck” at Beijing 2022
Canadian skip Mark Ideson reveals a special tradition
![Students and choir members from the Beijing School for Blind feel and touch the torch as torchbearer Dr. Yao Yufeng (L) holds it out after the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics Torch Relay.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Torch%20Relay.jpg?h=ab21d671&itok=HHfZR3G-)
Paralympic Winter Games Torch Relay gets underway
At the Beijing School for the Blind, 30 students and teachers sang ‘World with Love’
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IPC makes decisions regarding RPC and NPC Belarus
The RPC and NPC Belarus will participate as neutrals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
Austria’s blend of experience and youth could be just the ticket
‘We have some really promising young athletes’ – Chef de Mission Julia Wenninger
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Down memory lane: Sochi 2014, the Games that changed the mindset
From a city with a 'zero track record in terms of accessibility' Sochi became a role model for disabled-friendly infrastructure.
![Flag bearer Jean Labonte of Canada leads his team through the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/Canada%20at%20Vancouver%202010.jpg?h=088fef50&itok=wzeHCwrq)
Down memory lane: Vancouver 2010, the milestone Games
Nearly 1,200 media representatives covered the Games – an increase of 12 percent from the previous Paralympics
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Anna-Lena Forster can inspire a youthful Germany
Chef de mission Dr. Karl Quade targeting a top-10 finish
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Keeping it in the family – Aigner twins join the dynasty
World Championship success paves way for Austrians to shine in Beijing
![The International Paralympic Committee flag and the Italian national flag fly side by side during the Opening Ceremony of the Turin 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/Torino%202006.jpg?h=d9490359&itok=_tMunhF2)
Down memory lane: Torino 2006, an Italian odyssey
A record 1,037 media representatives arrived in Torino to cover the Games, and the host broadcaster, International Sports Broadcasting (ISB), provided more than 130 hours of live coverage
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Independent Observer Team commends IPC for anti-doping policies
IPC releases details of anti-doping programme for Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
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Ribera has high hopes after bagging Brazil’s first Worlds medal
‘I can guarantee that I will fight to the end to be among the best’
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Quality the way forward for Norway’s Beijing 2022 team
Chef de mission Cato Zahl Pedersen targets eight podium places
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What and where on our channels
Along with the Opening and Closing Ceremony, one can also enjoy live action on all 10 days on our website and the Paralympics LIVE app, on up to eight parallel channels
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Sheina Vaspi all set to make history for Israel
'I want to give more people the motivation to stand up and dare to do what they want and give children the strength to believe in themselves'
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Rising teen stars to watch out for at Beijing
The Beijing WInter Games will be the perfect platform for these youngsters to herald their arrival into the big league