PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Garcia Lopez’s award caps remarkable path to parity for Para taekwondo
Para taekwondo continued its remarkable path to parity with able-bodied taekwondo in November as Mexico’s Juan Diego Garcia Lopez and his coach Jannet Alegria picked up the most prestigious awards at the Pan American Taekwondo Union’s Gala Awards – in competition with able-bodied athletes – to cap a stunning year for the Paralympic champion
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Bangkok 2022: Tokatrbaev Aidos and how Kazakhstan fell in love with Para ice hockey
National team forward writes about his journey to making it to the World Championships C-Pool and his country's international debut
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Player-turned-coach Delagrave has high hopes for U.S. wheelchair rugby team
Joe Delagrave retired from competition after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and was named interim head coach of the U.S. wheelchair rugby team
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Newest Paralympic Order recipient Paul Bird dreaming big for the Paralympic Movement
Australia's Paul Bird received the Paralympic Order, the highest accolade connected with the Paralympic Movement, at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Membership Gathering on 17 November 2022
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Canada hosts four-team Para Hockey Cup
First tournament since 2019 will see a rematch of the Paralympic Games final against USA; Czech Republic and Italy also join the event
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Colombia’s Serrano and Germany’s Scholz take 2022 World Series crown
South American country picks other two titles while Chile, Denmark and Mexico also celebrate at this year's Citi Para Swimming World Series
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European Space Agency recruits Paralympic medallist McFall as first "Parastronaut"
John McFall will take part in the Parastronaut Feasibility Project, which looks at ways to include persons with physical disabilities in human spaceflight
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Join the Paris 23 Para Athletics World Championships as a volunteer!
Nearly 2,000 volunteers across 15 different functional areas will be mobilised to help organise the event in the French capital
Al Ain 2022: Six talking points
From thrilling finals to happy hosts to pulling off first ever major title, the Al Ain 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships had a lot of talk about
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Bangkok 2022: France aiming high at international debut
'The goal is to make it to the B-Pool in our first World Championships,' captain Franck Cadonna reveals ahead of the C-Pool Worlds in Thailand