PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paralympic hopefuls go for Tokyo ticket at Berlin 2021 World Series
German capital hosts swimmers in search of qualification for Tokyo 2020 as others put their form to test ahead of the Games in August
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Ostrava 2021: Get to know South Korea
Only Asian team in the competition will be looking at reaching the podium for the third consecutive World Championships
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German goalballer Michael Dennis says Tokyo 2020 will be ‘once in a lifetime’
After more than a decade of rebuilding, Germany's goalball team seems to have found a winning formula
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Fans return to Ostrava 2021 World Championships
Local Organising Committee launches ticket sales for the competition with a code of conduct based on the COVID-19 measures in effect Czech Republic
Para athletics and Para swimming Euros conclude with successful COVID-19 protocols
A total of 5,842 tests (PCR and antigen) were conducted across 12 days and 670 athletes from 44 countries took part in the event.
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for goalball
Ten men and 10 women’s teams will take to the courts at the Makuhari Messe Hall C at Tokyo 2020
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Birmingham 2022 reveals detailed schedule and ticket information
Six out of the eight Para sports in the competition programme set to kick off on 29 August in next year's Commonwealth Games
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IPC provides update on Tokyo 2020 qualification
A record number of National Paralympic Committees could compete at Tokyo
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Ostrava 2021: Get to know Czech Republic
Host nation is the fourth seed in an extremely tough preliminary round group that also includes USA, Canada and South Korea
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Third version of Tokyo 2020 Playbooks published
One of the key updates to the third version of the Playbooks relates to additional details on compliance