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Revised Paralympic qualification dates
Entry lists will now be determined using the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour rankings as of 7 June 2021
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Top moments in Para taekwondo
With Para taekwondo set to star at the 2020 Paralympic Games for the first time, the sport already has a rich history.
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Welcome to Para taekwondo
Get to know one of the newest Paralympic sports set to make history next year at Tokyo 2020
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Para taekwondo waiting in the wings for Paralympic debut
'It's just growing and growing. So, after Tokyo 2020, hopefully it will grow again'
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Daniel Caverzaschi in quest of right ‘formula’ for Paralympic success
Spanish wheelchair tennis eager to combine his passions for sport and economics
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Wyndham educates Sierra Leoneans on COVID-19
With sports on hold, Para table tennis player finds alternative way to fill his time
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Two wild rides that transformed Velasquez's life
Mexico’s sole Winter Paralympian looks back at at a ten-year career on snowy mountains
World Para Snow Sports concludes first Online Nations Meeting
A total of 360 participants from 45 countries take part in 100 working sessions during four days
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Serbia's Peric-Rankovic recharging during pandemic
Serbian table tennis player believes COVID-19 pandemic has brought families closer and united the nation
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WPA 2020 season: status update
Paris Grand Prix cancelled and European Championships postponed to 2021
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Bydgoszcz European Championships postponed to 2021
Around 600 athletes set to compete in the Polish city in the seventh edition of the World Para Athletics European Championships
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Amalia Perez makes winning debut at Online World Cup Series
Paralympic champion takes women's title in second edition with Jordan’s Abdelkareem Khattab finishing first in the men's competition
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Barriers 'smashed down' as table tennis grows in the Pacific
Development programme launched in 2014 transforms attitudes towards disability
How the world has changed since, is just crazy — Oksana Masters
The Laureus awards winner aims to get her Paralympic dream back on schedule
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Top moments in Para table tennis
Incredible rallies and shots from all angles that stunned fans at the Paralympic Games
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ITF and Grand Slams team up to support wheelchair tennis
Funds to support wheelchair tennis athletes following cancellation of events due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Darkness shines light on Erik Horrie’s inner strength
'It’s very easy to hide how broken you are inside as an athlete, because society focuses on our physical strength, but I want people to see through my story that it is not a weakness to ask for help'
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Welcome to Para table tennis
The sport is practiced world-wide and one of the largest at the Paralympic Games
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Gustavo Fernandez talks importance of mental strength
Argentinian wheelchair tennis star spends quarantine training and reading
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Canada's Katarina Roxon has province behind her
"Even today I’ll get people just randomly calling me at home saying, ‘I just wanted to say I’m really proud of you’. It’s touching.”