PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC begins search for independent Nominations Panel members
Two new members to assist in the appointment of non-executive directors to IPC bodies
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Tschopp blazing trail for Switzerland at career’s fourth World Cup in Hochfuegen
Austria caps off 2021 with banked slalom races at the last Para snowboard event before January's World Championships in Lillehammer
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Athletes eager to make history in Vuokatti
Qualification on the line as skiers head into last competition before World Championships, including newcomers from Azerbaijan and Iceland
![A female skier on a ski slope](/sites/default/files/2021-12/IMG_0171.jpg)
Marie Bochet heading into final 2021 races with rediscovered joie de vivre
St. Moritz World Cup to be last test for French skiers and more than 130 athletes from 30 countries ahead of January’s World Championships
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WADA’s 2022 prohibited list comes into force on 1 Jan 2022
Agency calls on athletes, entourage, and all stakeholders to note major modifications concerning the use of salbutamol and injectable glucocorticoids
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Diede de Groot and Marcel Hug among 2021 Paralympic Sport Award winners
Athletes, teams and officials recognised for their achievements at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
![Participants and instructors of the athlete development workshop in Ghana](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Ghana-workshop.jpg)
Ghana holds workshop for athlete development
Para sport continues to develop in Sub Saharan Africa thanks to AT2030’s Para Sport Against Stigma project
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Aberdeen to host World Series in 2022
Best Para swimmers from across the globe to compete in Great Britain for a fifth time since the World Para Swimming series’ inception in 2017
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Takayuki Suzuki: 'People's perception of Para sports improved after Tokyo 2020'
Japanese Para swimmer who took his country's first Paralympic gold medal reflects on the impact of the home Games 100 days after the Closing Ceremony
![A photo collage with a female Para alpine skier, a male Para snowboarder and a female Para cross-country skier](/sites/default/files/2021-12/preview_9719551b944bdcf9c184dd1c572a4f60_collage.jpg)
Lillehammer 2021: Top 10 athletes to watch
Some of the biggest names from Para alpine skiing, Para Nordic skiing and Para snowboard worth keeping an eye in Norway next month