PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Alpine skiing Europa Cups move to Slovenia, Croatia
Medallists from the recently concluded World Para Alpine Skiing Championships highlight the fields for slalom and giant slalom.
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ASOS renews partnership with ParalympicsGB team
The partnership with the global retailer will cover PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020.
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Oksana Masters wins USA’s first gold at Finsterau 2017
The US sit-skier was the fastest in the women’s cross-country sprint race to claim her maiden world title in Finsterau, Germany.
Sarah Storey sets sights on Tokyo 2020
Great Britain´s most decorated female Paralympian is yet not satisfied with her medal haul and aims to win more titles in four-years-time.
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Faces of the Future: Switzerland's Nalani Buob
The 16-year-old wheelchair tennis player dreams of reaching the top spot in the women´s rankings, emulating what her hero and tennis legend Martina Hingis did over a decade ago.
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Christchurch to host Paralympics New Zealand Open Day
The third edition of this event since the end of Rio 2016 will take place on 18 February and aims to raise awareness of Para sports in the country.
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The people who make Finsterau 2017 possible
Successful sporting events are a consequence of the hard work of many people behind the scenes.
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IBSA launches 2019 World Games bid process
It will be the sixth edition of the event, with the previous ones taking place in Madrid, Quebec, Sao Paulo, Antalya and Seoul.
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What helped Germany’s Wicker reach Worlds podium?
The German sit-skier, who won silver in the women´s biathlon middle distance sitting at Finsterau 2017, says a good book always helps her relax before competing.
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Fleig opens home World Championships with gold
There were also further podium finishes for German biathletes in Finsterau on Saturday (11 February).