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PARA BADMINTON NEWS

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Badminton

The Danish athlete captured gold in the women’s singles SU 5 event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships 2015.

Woman lying on the floow, celebrating
Badminton

Wang Ping upset Switzerland’s Karin Suter-Erath at the para-badminton World Championships 2015.

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Badminton

Wang Ping looks to represent her country with a podium finish in the women’s WH1 class.

Rebecca Bedford of Great Britain - para-badminton
Badminton

The event between 8-13 September is expected to attract 235 athletes from 36 countries

The IPC has decided that 22 sports will make up the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sports programme.
Tokyo 2020

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will feature 22 sports, with badminton and taekwondo included for the first time.

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Tokyo 2020

BWF President gives his reaction to para-badminton’s inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ahead of Saturday's meeting to decide the final sports.

Korea’s Asian Para-Games champion Choi Jung-Man in action
Badminton

After competing for 12 years, South Korea’s Choi Jung Man finally won his first international para-badminton tournament in October 2014.

Biathlon Vuokatti
Badminton

Winter sport dominates December’s schedule but sailing and para-badminton events will also be held.

Para-badminton players
Badminton

A number of the sport’s top stars put in excellent displays at the Asian Para Games in South Korea to claim gold.

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Badminton

Between now and November 2014, the IPC will decide which sports should be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games