PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Bydgoszcz 2021: Looking back at the Euros
Poland will host the European Para Athletics Championships for the first time from 1 to 5 June
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Australia targets Paralympic podium return
Jannik Blair is on a mission to help the men's team win a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after a disappointing result in Rio
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China’s Para alpine ski team revs up for Beijing 2022
Chinese skiers stun world’s best with their quick progress
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Germans sweep gold in women’s races at Leogang World Cup
Anna-Maria Rieder and Anna-Lena Forster golden twice in season’s last World Cup in Austria
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Carmelo Milan and how to never walk alone
Uruguay's only international shooting Para sport athlete hopes qualification for Tokyo can inspire more persons with disabilities to follow his path
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IPC continues to offset GHG emissions
The UN Climate Neutral Now platform reports encouraging trend in the organisation’s commitment to tackle climate change
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Poland to host first Europa Cup in more than two decades
Competition in Ptaszkowa to continue Para Nordic skiing development goal set at the Alpen Cup in the 1990s
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IPC welcome new Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto
'The whole of the IPC and Paralympic Movement look forward to working with her and wish her the best of luck in her new role'
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Barbara van Bergen ends silver streak in Leogang
Dutch gold, home glory, upsets and comebacks mark two days of giant slalom racing in Austria
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Dylan Alcott claims seventh Australian Open title
Quad world No. 1 makes history on home soil