PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Ever-inspiring Oksana aims for Masterly act at Beijing
'I feel like this is literally going to be my Paralympic journey as an athlete coming full circle. I wanted to get to the 2008 Beijing Summer Games so bad. And I failed to make it.'
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Golden girl Annemie Schneider recalls Royal seal of approval
'King Carl Gustaf of Sweden told me that he was very proud to present such an excellent athlete with a gold medal'
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Rozkova hopes Ice Cube will inspire history-making Latvia
‘We need to do it now. It is the right time’
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Changwon to host annual World Cup through to 2025
Competition marks first multi-year agreement for World Shooting Para Sport and will take place at shooting range of the 2018 ISSF World Championships
IPC Classification Code review makes strong progress on Phase 1 consultation
Code Drafting Team meets to analyse stakeholder feedback and prepare second consultation phase
![⭐ Ones to Watch - Wheelchair curling 🥌 | Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/5CllIffH6KFhWTu2wnFucj8fU622eOk0xYFKpi-q-EQ.jpg?itok=cuMW_V2-)
Ones to watch for Wheelchair Curling
Get ready to be amazed by the focus and control of some of the world’s best curlers
![A female Para swimmer with an Australian swimming cap](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/GettyImages-1336393607.jpg?itok=VSuUXsj5)
Tokyo 2020 champions return at World Series Australia
Melbourne Sports Centre hosts the event for the third time with host nation boasting five gold medallists from last year's Paralympic Games
![A couple of wheelchair dancers in a Para dance sport competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/49142952713_bb22df2b73_c.jpg?itok=VjTuccch)
Cuijk International 2022 cancelled
Organising Committee to concentrate efforts in the 2023 edition of one of the most traditional Para dance sport events
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10 things to know about Wheelchair Curling
The sport made its Paralympic debut at Torino 2006
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Para Swimming World Series 2022 kicks off in Aberdeen
Maisie Summers-Newton leads 54-strong home team which includes the seven Paralympic champions from Tokyo 2020
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A 17-man squad set to make Canadians proud in Beijing
Canada starts its Paralympic campaign against the USA on 5 March in a replay of the PyeongChang 2018 gold medal game
![Canada’s Mollie Jepsen competes in the Women's Standing Slalom at the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/mollie_jepsen.jpg?itok=AvFj0fX_)
Mollie Jepsen — The great Canadian comeback
The Para Alpine skier is back and better than ever on the slopes
![Para Snowboarder Sandrine Hamel in action at PyeongChang 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/Sandrine-Hamel.jpg?itok=sTwwbwt_)
Canadian Snowboarder Hamel’s spirit of adventure
From dirt bikes to drums, Hamel cannot resist a challenge
![IPC Chief Membership and Impact Officer Kristina Molloy](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-02/Kristina-Molloy.jpg?itok=clRi1yFy)
IPC appoint Molloy as Chief Membership and Impact Officer
Molloy has held various leadership roles promoting accessibility and disability inclusion within the Government of Canada and the Paralympic Movement
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Ones to watch for Para Snowboard
The youngest sport at the Winter Paralympics has some top athletes
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Manchester to host 2023 World Championships
It will be the 11th edition of the competition and the third to take place in Great Britain following Glasgow 2015 and London 2019
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Superb Tudhope takes Crystal Globe in Big White
Australian takes the men's overall SB-LL2 title in Canada as riders deliver exciting performances ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
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10 things to know about Para Snowboard
The sport first featured at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014
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Amazing adventures of Norway legend Pedersen
From Antarctica to Everest, seven-time Paralympian has always liked a challenge
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McKeever featured in Toyota's Super Bowl ad
The Canadian vision impaired skier is the most decorated male cross-country Paralympian in history