Paralympic News: Follow the latest IPC news and top stories featuring Paralympic athletes
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Legacy of Stoke Mandeville Stadium lives on during coronavirus pandemic
Birthplace of the Paralympic Games re-purposed to help vulnerable COVID-19 patients
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Sport Week: Top moments in football 5-a-side
Brazil have won every Paralympic gold since the introduction of the sport in 2004
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British Paralympic Association pays tribute to Geoff Smedley
Sports Union for Athletes with Down’s Syndrome President is a leading pioneer in Para sports
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Equipment change helps Marcel Pavlik return to archery
Slovakian world No. 1 almost quits sport due to old bow
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Charl du Toit shares his lockdown experience on Instagram Live
Two-time Paralympic champion talks to athletes and fans from home in South Africa
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How I’mPOSSIBLE helped change a student’s perception on disability
A Georgian pupil felt compelled to take part in the Agitos Foundation’s education programme
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Adaptive Board Chicks bring girl power to Para snowboard
Dutch duo Lisa Bunschoten and Renske van Beek launch training camps to inspire new female riders
Sport Week: Welcome to football 5-a-side
The sport has featured at the Paralympics since 2004
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Tokyo 2020 postponement lets Susana Rodriguez focus on doctor role
Para triathlete provides recovery treatment to coronavirus patients
Para Nordic Skiing World Cup: Top 7 moments
Home upsets, red carpets, samba beats and a milestone for the Paralympic movement
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Inspiring story of Paralympian Jaana Kivimaki turns into film
Movie highlight’s Kivimaki's emotional process from being distraught, dispirited and frustrated, to powerful, reinvented and unstoppable
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IPC saddened by passing of boccia great Dirceu Jose Pinto
Brazil's four-time Paralympic champion is a true sport icon
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Wang Jiachao switching lanes to triathlon
Swimming gold medallist from London 2012 hopes to return to the Paralympics as a triathlete
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New routine to tell incredible journey of Sanne Voets and Demmi
The Dutchwoman and her horse Demmi have ridden to triple crowns at Worlds and Europeans. Next up is the Paralympics
Madeira 2020 Europeans postponed
Berlin 2020 World Series also postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Chelsey Gotell appointed to WADA’s Athlete Committee
“This appointment will help ensure the perspective of athletes within the Paralympic Movement is front and centre in discussions relating to the fight against doping in sport”
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World Para Powerlifting express condolences to family of Ndidi Nwosu
Nigerian powerlifter took a gold medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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Sport Week: Top moments in Para equestrian
Unforgettable Paralympic Games memories from the sport
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World Para Powerlifting launches online competition
“Raise The Bar Together” invites athletes to submit lift videos from their homes during COVID-19 outbreak