PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Germany celebrate double individual gold in Finsterau
The home crowd was ecstatic as Martin Fleig and Anja Wicker raced to victory in the men's and women's biathlon individual sitting at the World Championships.
![A local priest is also acting as the official timekeeper at Finsterau 2017](/sites/default/files/images/170214170635529_Priest.jpg)
The priest who acts as timekeeper in Finsterau
Bernhard Kraus, priest at the local church, volunteers at the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Germany.
![Sanne Voets (NED) reacts to confirmation that she has won her first paralympic gold medal.](/sites/default/files/images/160916225527371_Sanne.jpg)
Riders recognised for 2016 performances
Pepo Puch, Stinna Tange Kaastrup and Sanne Voets were among the athletes receiving honours from their nations.
![Heinrich Popow of Germany competes at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170214083303816_FotorCreated.jpg)
“We are showing the joy of life through sport”
A profile of Germany’s Heinrich Popow, a man determined to spread the word about the Paralympic Movement both on and off the track.
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Para cycling: A brief history of the sport
Ahead of the World Championships in LA, find out more about Para cycling.
![Japan’s Gurimu Narita competes at the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White, Canada.](/sites/default/files/images/170213094457673_Gurimu-Narita.jpg)
Late-comer Narita reflects on shaking up the podium
The Japanese snowboarder is keeping the men’s SB-LL2 on their toes-edges ahead of PyeongChang 2018.
![Matti Suur-Hamari took the victory in the men's SB-LL2 snowboard-cross race at the La Molina 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships](/sites/default/files/images/150226160710203_150224_LAMOLINA_IPC_2015_SUUR__1.jpg)
Snowboarders return to Europe for World Cup
A series of newly crowned world champions will compete in La Molina, Spain, from Monday (13 February)
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IPC Taskforce publishes first Russian Paralympic Committee progress report
The IPC Taskforce report summarises the progress the RPC has made in meeting the conditions required to have its IPC suspension lifted.
![Ashley Facey Thompson of Great Britain competes in the Men's singles Table Tennis - Class 9 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170210090557133_Ashley%2BFacey%2BThompson2.jpg)
British Para Table Tennis Performance squad announced
The line-up for 2017 includes some new faces including Paralympic, world and European champions.
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Edlinger family celebrates world title in Finsterau
Father Josef and mother Marien cheered for their children Carina and her brother guide Julian as they took gold at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships.