Paralympic News: Follow the latest IPC news and top stories featuring Paralympic athletes
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'Women need to see women playing,' Poynton
Australian coach and World Para Ice Hockey Technical Advisor on a mission to grow the female side of the sport
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IPC to begin three-year review process of 2015 Athlete Classification Code
South African Paralympian Scott Field to act as independent chair of the Code Drafting Team
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Venezuela's Lisbeli Vera finds inner strength through Para sports
Parapan American champion heals from childhood bullying and becomes one of the world's top sprinters
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‘In the next Games I don’t want to be alone’ says Iran’s Elaheh Gholi Fallah
PyeongChang 2018 showed Elaheh Gholi Fallah what is possible, now she wants to share those lessons at Beijing 2022
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Beijing 2022: Top 6 moments to watch for
The storylines that could light up the next Paralympic Winter Games
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Rene De Silvestro and Anna-Lena Forster top Europa Cup final rankings
Six-stop 2020-2021 Para alpine skiing season wraps up in Malbun, Liechtenstein with giant slalom and slalom races
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First National Championships wraps up in India
More than 200 shooters take part in inaugural competition, with dominant performances from Manish Narwal and Avani Lekhara
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Alejandra Aybar's journey to make her coach and her country proud
'I want acceptance and inclusion for people with disabilities in society and sport,' says athlete who aims to be first Dominican swimmer at the Paralympics
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Behind the lens: Sports photographers on covering the Paralympic Winter Games
Four photographers share their experiences of capturing Paralympic moments on film
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Female role model Kate Caithness forges path for wheelchair curling
World Curling Federation President is a pioneer for female leaders in the world of sports
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IPC mourns passing of classification pioneer Dr Cairbre McCann
McCann was committed to developing a system for fair and meaningful competition in Para sports
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Surprise history maker Gretsch ready for bigger spotlight at Beijing 2022
US Para biathlete proves she is no one-hit wonder en route to her second Paralympic Games
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Montaggioni rises from ‘black’ days to renew pursuit of elusive Paralympic medal
French Para snowboard champion banking on brain power to succeed at Beijing 2022
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IPC President Andrew Parsons congratulates Thomas Bach on his re-election
'Thomas and the IOC have shown great leadership in the last year since the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games'
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Masters and Lekomtsev sweep gold in World Cup races in Slovenia
World Para Nordic Skiing season's opener in Planica closes with Para biathlon individual and sprint races
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Para powerlifting’s ‘She Can Lift’ pushes new limits for women
IPC 2021 International Women’s Day Recognition winner has been redefining the meaning of strong since 2018
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Marie Bochet hoping for positive season sign-off at Europa Cup Finals
France's eight-time Paralympic champion joins 51 skiers from 14 nations in two technical races in Malbun, Liechtenstein until Friday
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Iran’s Para snowboarders eager to script more national history at Beijing 2022
'I will never give up. My goal in the future is to inspire people who want to do great things with all their impairments.'
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IPC appoints egoli to unleash the potential of digital content archive
Over 8,000 hours of Paralympic Games and Para sports footage from 1992 onwards to be digitised