PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Australian Open sees return of champs Alcott and Kunieda
Dylan Alcott and Shingo Kunieda look to defend their titles from last year
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Riders excited to get back to racing in Pyha
Finland hosts first and only World Para Snowboard World Cup of the 2020-21 season over the weekend
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South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane defies odds through wheelchair tennis
From fetching her own drinking water to becoming the first black female African wheelchair tennis player to compete at Wimbledon, Montjane shows what is possible
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The IPC and UN Alliance of Civilisations to join forces
Organisations partner to combat global stereotypes, misperceptions and discrimination
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Genoa to host season's first World Cup in June
Italy to stage first international Para dance competition since 2019 World Championships in Bonn
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Al Ain to host 2022 World Championships
It will be the first time the competition is staged in the Middle East, in the same venue that has hosted World Cups annually since 2015
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Dubai hosts 2021 season-opening World Para Athletics Grand Prix
More than 470 athletes from 52 countries in action, including world champions making return to stadium where they were crowned in 2019
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Ostrava 2021 Worlds postponed to June
World Para Ice Hockey and LOC to use the extra preparation time to implement comprehensive health and safety protocols due to COVID-19 pandemic
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The women changing ‘narrative of disability’ through sport
Manasi Joshi and Bebe Vio inspire at ‘Global Sports Week’