PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Berlin 2021: Italy, Norway and Slovakia kick off with victories
PyeongChang 2018 semi-finalists beat hosts 4-1 in the most highly anticipated game on day one in the German capital
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Ireland's Michael McKillop announces retirement
Four-time Paralympic gold medallist and multi Para athletics champion made his final appearance in an emotional men's 1500m final in Tokyo
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Beijing 2022 celebrates 100 days to Paralympic Winter Games
'The venues are ready. They are beautiful and all the plans are in place. Everyone is ready in the Organising Committee and the Chinese authorities are ready to deliver what will be a fantastic Games'
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Junior Worlds kicks off 10 days of action in Tbilisi
Fifty-five athletes from 20 countries will be searching for glory in 16 medal events as the World Championships begins in the Georgian capital
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Berlin 2021: Search for final two spots in the Paralympic Winter Games begins
Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Slovakia and Sweden compete in the German capital from Friday to Wednesday in search of qualification to Beijing
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Candidates for World Para Powerlifting Athlete Liaison election revealed
Voting to take place during the World Championships in Tbilisi with elected athlete to serve a four-year term until 2025
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Beijing 2022 to bring greater accessibility for persons with disabilities
'I believe that Beijing 2022 will be as important for the Para sport in China as the summer 2008 Paralympics were. The investment that China is making in winter Para sports and the number of persons with disabilities that they want to reach and be engaged in winter sport is impressive'
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Tokyo 2020 sprinter Noelle Lambert dashes to debut in Para snowboard
USA dual sport athlete to compete at the season-opening Europa Cup in Landgraaf on 28-30 November less than three months after her Paralympic final
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From Tokyo to Tbilisi: Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar
Mongolia's Paralympic champion will be defending his world title in the men's up to 107kg category on 5 December in the Georgian capital
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Chinese Para stars reflect on how Paralympics triggered a change
'When I look back, I firmly believe it was the Paralympic spirit and the national spirit that pushed me to accomplish that impossible mission'