PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Ostrava 2021: Zelinka and Palat lead Czechs to Beijing Paralympics
Supported by home crowd hosts beat Norway to finish World Championships in fifth place and book ticket to next year's Games in China
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Canada and USA return to final in Ostrava
The world’s top two ranked Para ice hockey teams meet again on Saturday as RPC and South Korea play for the bronze medal
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Hanne Vadseth discovers the art of recovery
Norwegian vision impaired skier turns to song covers, paintings and workouts to connect with the outside world during injury and the pandemic
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Beijing 2022 launches legacy report
China look to engage 300 million people in winter sports
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USA and Great Britain nominate Para athletics teams for Tokyo 2020
Sixty-one names set to represent US in Japan, as British team announces the first 12 names in their Paralympic Games roster
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para rowing
The favourites and dark horses who are going for the biggest prize in their sport
China finish on top as 2021 World Cup season ends in Dubai
Chinese powerlifters dominate penultimate day with Chile taking Mixed Team gold in the final stop before Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
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‘Tokyo 2020 Share the Passion’ project launched
Will allow sports fans and family members from around the world to deliver messages of support to athletes during the Games
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Leverkusen puts world’s best to test ahead of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
German city hosts traditional competition with local stars as Markus Rehm and Irmgard Bensusan, and Bydgoszcz 2021 gold medallists like Fleur Jong
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Alice Tai announces withdrawal from Tokyo 2020
Elbow injury forces Rio 2016 and London 2019 gold medallist to miss the Paralympic Games in Japan