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ASICS to become the official uniform supplier of the IPC at Paris 2024
IPC pleased to once more be supported by ASICS at the Paralympic Games
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Historic first for India as Dubai 2023 kicks off
Dabas claims nation's first ever gold medal, Uzbekistan top medals table at the Rookie & Next Gen Worlds on Tuesday
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Rotterdam 2023: Top moments from the first European Para Championships
From hosts dominance to multiple world records, the first multi-sport Championships saw sporting history made
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Dubai 2023: Galaxy of stars ready to take centre stage again
Rookie & Next Gen events kick off the action on Tuesday as UAE hosts the Para Powerlifting World Championships for the third time in history
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Excitement builds for Paris 2024 after Para triathlon test event
“It just makes you want to be there again in a year's time because it's going to be even more exciting.”
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PARA SPORT Awards 2023 to take place in Bahrain
Paralympic Movement to celebrate the best winter and summer athletes, emerging talent, teams, coaches, volunteers, and community impact
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World records galore at shooting range with Euros coming to an end
Poland tops shooting Para sport medals table followed by Ukraine and Slovakia as first edition of the European Para Championships wraps up in Rotterdam
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Rotterdam 2023: Fantastic France shine in Para badminton
Para badminton finals help bring the curtain down on first multi-sport European Para Championships in the Netherlands
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Rotterdam 2023: Netherlands and Great Britain claim wheelchair basketball golds
First four teams to qualify for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games decided at the first European Para Championships in Rotterdam
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Vadovicova smashes own world record as shooting stars deliver in Rotterdam
First series of finals on Thursday and Friday in the Netherlands see gold medals for Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine
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Europe's best Para cyclists share their secret to success
Para cycling is one of the 10 sports staged at the European Para Championships 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Zakia Khudadadi: “I win for the women of Afghanistan”
Zakia Khudadadi, who was evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021, pays tribute to her culture and her coach in France after claiming first Para taekwondo gold at the European Para Championships 2023
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India's first Worlds medallist Parmjeet takes pride in inspiring youngsters
The 31-year-old will lead a strong 20-member Indian team at the upcoming Dubai 2023 World Para Powerlifting Championships starting August 22
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It is shooting Para sport time in Rotterdam
Nearly 130 athletes from 30 nations will be battling in nine medal events at the European Para Championships in the Netherlands
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Supermums star for Great Britain at European Para Championships
Robyn Love and Laurie Williams lead wheelchair basketballers to success in front of newborn daughter in Rotterdam
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Dubai 2023: Ones to Watch
Six names to follow at this year’s World Championships, the third edition to take place in the United Arab Emirates
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Dream team Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot on their golden partnership
Wheelchair tennis stars Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot won the women’s doubles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, and most recently at the European Para Championships at home
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Rotterdam 2023: Daniel Perez leads hosts' gold rush
The Netherlands bagged three gold medals on the fifth day of the European Para Championships in Rotterdam
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The athletes' guide to goalball
Three of the stars competing in goalball at the first European Para Championships, share their insights into this guided team sport unlike any other
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European Para judo medallists share why they love the sport
Para judo competition at the first European Para Championships has come to a close after three days of exciting action. The medallists in Rotterdam opened up on why the sport is so special and what to look forward to at Paris 2024