PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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2024 World Championships C-Pool to take place in Bangkok
Tournament returns to the Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena after a successful 2022 edition and will consist of a maximum of six teams, including Finland, which was relegated from the B-Pool, and the host country
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Grand Prix 2024: It’s all Debrunner in Dubai to begin the season
Swiss wheelchair racer kicks of the 2024 GP with three gold medals in UAE in an action-packed event with two world records* from Belgian athletes (Roger Habsch and Maxime Carabin) and home success for Mohammed Alhammadi
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From the stands to the podium: Niels Vink on realising his childhood dream
“In my world, I don’t have a disability because I’m always looking at the positive things,” the Dutch Paralympic champion says.
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Destination Dubai for the 2024 Grand Prix season starter
Athanasios Ghavelas, Catherine Debrunner, Hannah Cockroft and some of the finest on the planet head to the United Arab Emirates for one of the most traditional Para athletics events on the international circuit from 13* to 15 February
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Paris 2024 200 days to go: Athletes reflect on their Paralympic debuts
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will open on 28 August
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Paris 2024 unveils Paralympic and Olympic Games medals
The medals were designed by French jeweler Chaumet and include original iron from the Eiffel Tower
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Milano Cortina 2026 unveils Paralympic and Olympic mascots, Milo and Tina
Milo and Tina are two stoats that will welcome athletes and spectators from around the world
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Thailand athlete Worawut Marnnok receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para swimming athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for Prohibited Substances at the 11th ASEAN Para Games in Solo, Indonesia in 2022
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From Athens 2004 to Beijing 2022: 20 years of Paralympic medals
Ahead of the announcement of the Paris 2024 Paralympic medals, here is all you need to know about the medals from the past 10 Paralympic and Paralympic Winter Games
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Citi World Series 2024: Dream start to season for Dorsman in Great Britain
Dutch star impresses at first World Series of the season in Aberdeen taking five out of the six Dutch gold medals; host nation tops the medals table with Canada completing the top three while Spanish star Teresa Perales sets back-to-back world records*
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Singapore to host 2025 World Para Swimming Championships
Competition to be held in Asia for the first time in history with around 600 athletes set to compete at the world-class OCBC Aquatic Centre within the Singapore Sports Hub from 3 to 9 October 2025
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Polish athlete Grzegorz Klos receives 12-month ban for anti-doping rule violation
Shooting Para sport athlete returned adverse analytical finding for a prescription beta-blocker at the Al Ain 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships
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New tickets for the Paris 2024 Paralympics to go on sale on 8 February
Additional tickets will be available for sold-out sessions on 8 February
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World Para Swimming launches learn to swim programme Swim Together
Project supported by Citi is aimed at young people and persons with a disability with little to no swimming experience to increase knowledge and skills in swimming and water safety, strength public awareness and improve accessibility. 'I am hopeful that the joy, success, and sense of belonging, which I discovered through Para swimming, will become much more accessible for others,' says Singapore's five-time Paralympic champion Yip Pin Xiu
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Citi World Series 2024: Great Britain's Challis excited to kick off season at home
Citi Para Swimming World Series Great Britain 2024 to host over 140 athletes and 20 nations during four days of multi-class races at the Aberdeen Sports Village; Canada and Spain are among the visitors bringing their stars to the opening event of the year
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Tokito Oda wins maiden Australian Open title, de Groot, Schroder triumph
Japanese teenager Tokito Oda beat Alfie Hewett in straight sets in the men's wheelchair tennis singles final on 26 January. In the women's singles tournament, Dutch star Diede de Groot captured her 21st Grand Slam singles title.
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Australia’s Vanessa Low finds “perfect groove” after becoming a mother
The two-time Paralympic champion returned to competition after giving birth to her son Matteo in June 2022
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Japan’s Para swimmer Takayuki Suzuki hopes to shine at sixth Paralympic Games
Takayuki Suzuki eyes Paris 2024 success after winning five medals at Tokyo 2020
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African nations fully focused on Paris 2024 after past successes
From history makers to power houses, the race is on to have milestone breaking performances
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Stoke Mandeville Games, 1948-1959: The arrival of pioneer Paralympic women
The Paralympic Games forerunner event in Stoke Mandeville was contested mainly by men but benefitted from the performances of trailblazing women