PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Five workshops and grants for equipment will be delivered in Europe and Asia in the lead up to the next Paralympic Winter Games.

Maria Luzineide won gold on home soil on Thursday (21 January), to open the IPC Powerlifting World Cup, held in conjunction with the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Test Event, in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian athletes take double gold at the Test Event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

A group of aspiring players and their coaches gathered at Dolny Kubin’s hockey stadium for four days of on and off-ice activities with world famous Canadian coach George Kingston.

On and off ice training in Dolny Kubin, Slovakia, saw aspiring players and their coaches provided with world-class expertise.

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Kyodo will provide comprehensive national news, sports and pictorial coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.

More than 100 athletes from 27 countries will begin the Paralympic year in the United Arab Emirates.

Men's standing skier Thomas Walsh of the USA tackles a gate during slalom

Great Britain’s Menna Fitzpatrick and the USA’s Thomas Walsh secure wins in IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Switzerland.

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Races in the 2.4mR and Sonar classes will be held at the World Cup in Miami, USA.

USA v Canada at the Harborcenter in Buffalo, NY. May 3, 2015. Gold Medal Game - 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool. Photo by Bill Wippert

South Korea and Russia will play for the bronze medal.

Andrew Mullen of Great Britain competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Glasgow, Great Britain

Organisers of the competition in Madeira, Portugal, are offering tickets to download to celebrate 100 days to go to the Championships.

Two skiers starting from a start house on a ski slope

Olympic and World Championships medallist and World Cup winners will attend the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup which gets underway on Friday (22 January).