PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Hamar kicks off shooting Para sport season with European 10m Championships
Norwegian city hosts 114 athletes from 26 nations during five days of action in the first competition of an all-important year
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Day 9: Paralympic Winter Games preview
The final day of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter will be highlighted by the Para Ice Hockey final and Closing Ceremony
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USA beats Canada to take fourth consecutive Paralympic gold
Defending champions trash North American rivals for the second time in Beijing to take fifth-ever Para ice hockey title
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Jesper Pedersen leaves Beijing as Games' most successful Paralympian
Giacomo Bertagnolli and Arthur Bauchet also emerge triumphant on final day of Para Alpine Skiing competition
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IPC President Andrew Parsons' Beijing 2022 Closing Ceremony speech
Full text of Andrew Parsons' Closing Ceremony address
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US win relay to end gold drought in Cross-Country
'It's such a cool gold medal for all of us, it's so much fun'
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Beijing 2022 Games close with savouring memories
'For sure, China has set a benchmark for all future winter Games. For certain, China is now a Paralympic winter sports powerhouse.'
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Yifeng Shen and Zhidong Wang lead China to historic bronze on home soil
Host nation defeats South Korea to claim its first international medal only five years after starting a Para ice hockey programme
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Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing closing day
Men's slalom vision impaired, standing and sitting events wrap up the Games at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre
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Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing closing day
Mixed and open relays conclude the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games programme at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre on Sunday