PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Al Ain 2022: Vadovicova’s golden campaign continues
Slovakian great clinch second title in Al Ain pipping Ukraine’s Shchetnik by 0.1 point, while Italy's Nanni equals world record en route his first World title
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Xu becomes China's first sailor to compete in solo transatlantic race Route Du Rhum
Xu started his solo, 6,562-kilometre transatlantic race this week, battling the elements, the clock and 137 sailors from 14 countries on a journey across the Atlantic between Saint-Malo in Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe
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IPC President Parsons visits Andalucia 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Andalucia, Spain is hosting the 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships from 6-12 November
Al Ain 2022: Dream debut for South Korean Jeongdu
Debutant overcomes a strong challenge from Paralympic stars to take first World title; Singhraj misses out on medal but secures Paris 2024 quota for India
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Japanese Paralympian Maegawa writes children’s book about prosthetics
Kaede Maegawa, who competed at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, wrote a book last year about a black dog with a prosthetic leg
Al Ain 2022: Alaryani stamps dominance at home
Paralympic star wins first gold for the hosts UAE with a dominating show; France’s De la Forest emerges winner in an intense R4 final for first major title
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World Para Ice Hockey seeking bids for five events in 2023 and 2024
Opportunities for host cities for Women’s World Challenge, B-Pool Worlds, European and Pan-Pacific Championships
Al Ain 2022: Kim emerges winner in shoot-off
South Korean overcomes former champion Denysiuk for P3 title, while Moskal leads a Polish one-two podium in the VI 10m air rifle
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Debutants shine as 2022 Para Badminton World Championships wrap up
The BWF Para Badminton World Championships came to an end after a week of exciting competition in Tokyo
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Susannah Scaroni and Marcel Hug seal series crown with NYC Marathon win
USA and Switzerland's wheelchair racers triumph in unseasonably warm conditions on Sunday in New York