PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para canoe
Get to know the sport making its second Paralympic Games appearance
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Star-studded Europeans kicks off in Bydgoszcz
Poland hosts the biggest Para sport event before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games from Tuesday to Saturday
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Hangzhou 2022: CoCom, cultural activities held to mark 500 days to go
Preparations for Asian Para Games gather pace
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Wait soon to be over for Colombian boccia star Euclides Grisales
World Championships silver medallist has been waiting over a decade for his Paralympic moment
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Mac Marcoux makes history with his blind faith
Paralympic champion and his guide Tristan Rodgers become first vision impaired pairing to tackle three iconic freeski lines in Canada
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Bydgoszcz 2021: All you need to know European Para Athletics Championships
The city, the stadium, the stars: get ready for the European Para Athletics Championships which starts on 1 June in Poland
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Sport Week: Ones to Watch for boccia
Four male and four female boccia athletes who can make noise at Tokyo 2020
Paralympic Torch Relay: Routes and Flame Gathering event details
The Paralympic flame will tour Tokyo in the climax of the Paralympic Torch Relay from 21 August until 24 August, the day of the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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How Ostrava is getting ready for the 2021 Worlds
Czech city preparing more surprises and the return of mascot Samson when the world’s top eight-ranked teams meet in June
Bydgoszcz 2021: Athletes to look out for
Plenty of European, Paralympic and world champions among the nearly 700 athletes competing in Poland next week