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IPC to explore classification opportunities for 10 sports at Tokyo 2020
• Suspending the IPC’s zero classification policy is a one-off to address the challenges some sports are facing to classify all athletes before the Games
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Luchini and Moro star at home World Cup Finals
Colere, Italy to host closing World Cup of the 2020-21 Para snowboard season
Tokyo 2020 unveils details of flame festivals for Torch Relay
Nationwide Flame Festivals and celebrations to take place across Japan in the lead-up to the Paralympic Games
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'Futura' is the official emblem of Milano Cortina 2026
New emblem of Italy’s Olympic And Paralympic Winter Games overwhelmingly won the online public poll with almost 75 per cent of the votes
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World Shooting Para Sport announces Walther as partner
Agreement with firearms and sporting goods manufacturer to run until 2024 and cover 2022 and 2023 World Championships
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Nigerian powerlifters dominate Manchester World Cup
Three world records set during the four-day competition
Hear my voice: Cabrillana opens up about battle with depression
Chilean wheelchair tennis player describes mental health struggles and shares how she has learned to overcome it
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Trauner on a mission in Tokyo
Paralympic canoe hopeful declared clinically dead twice as soldier in Afghanistan
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Mariana Shevchuk breaks world record in Manchester
Ukrainian stands out as Nigerian powerlifters lead medal standings after two days of competition at season’s second World Cup
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Wicker ends bronzen year with two golds and overall title
Lekomtsev, Golubkov and Khlyzova claim second consecutive titles in biathlon
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Toyota drives IPC’s vision of mobility for people with disabilities
‘Para athletes like Birgit Skarstein are engaging and bring a different approach. It’s about changing mindset and talking to athletes help to do that.’
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Hamar to host joint European 10m Championships in 2022
Competition will take place from 13-17 March next year
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WPIH launches survey to support High Performance and Development framework
Framework to outline Para athlete pathway and enable Word Para Ice Hockey to review, plan and better support members and athletes
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IPC provides update regarding Tokyo 2020 qualification slots
To date 2,710 slots have been allocated to 96 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs)
Manish Narwal sets world record
Indian teenager beat out Paralympic and world champions for the the P4 (mixed 50m pistol SH1) gold to conclude the last day of the Al Ain 2021 World Cup
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Birmingham 2022: Meet Perry the mascot
Multi-coloured bull announced as official mascot of the 2022 Commonwealth Games which will have biggest Para sports programme to date
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Telesca seeks to extend winning streak
Fresh from securing a win at the Bogota World Cup, Italian powerlifter will compete in season's second World Cup
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Overall titles and last golds handed out in cross-country in Vuokatti
Belarus’ Sviatlana Sakhanenka and guide Dzmitry Budzilovich form new power team in women’s vision impaired class