PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Q&A with IPC President: Paris 2024 will be revolutionary
“The exchange between athletes, Parisians and spectators from around the world is going to be something electrifying”
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Dubai 2023: Records tumble as D'Andrea wins first Worlds title
Brazilian breaks world record twice in sensational women's up to 79 kg event while Nigeria's Almaruf claims first gold and China tops the podium again on day four
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Dubai 2023: Feifei breaks silver streak in style, Iran takes two golds
Chinese sets new world record in the final lift to clinch her first ever World title, while Gharibshahi and Aminzadeh dominate men's heavyweight categories
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Moroccan athlete Laila El Garaa receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para powerlifter returned adverse analytical finding for prohibited substances at the St. Louis 2022 Parapan American Open Championships
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European Para Championships: Top five moments
The talking points from the shooting Para sport action at Rotterdam Ahoy in the first edition of the multisport event in the Netherlands
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Paris 2024 will be most spectacular Paralympics in history, says IPC President
Andrew Parsons pays tribute to work of Organising Committee on the one-year-to-go milestone
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Kazakhstan to host World Championships B-Pool in October
Host nation will compete for the first time in the event and will be joined by Slovakia, Sweden, Japan, Finland and Great Britain
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Dubai 2023: Lingling, Gustin set new world records
Paralympic stars better their own record marks with Chinese Lingling breaking it twice, Xuemei Deng picks the other gold medal of the day on Thursday
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Para snowboarder Victor Gonzalez’s results from Beijing 2022 disqualified due to ADRV
IPC has referred the matter to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) for them to determine the further consequences for the Spanish athlete
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Dubai 2023: Van Cong wins first Worlds gold in six years
Vietnamese beats Paralympic champion Qarada while China's Zhe takes second world title in a row and Great Britain's Broome picks first senior gold