PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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World records galore in Krakow and Leverkusen
Athletes return to action in Germany and Poland with seven new world marks in three days
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Social media abuzz celebrating One Year To Go
Athletes, International Federations and National Paralympic Committees join in the #waitforthegreats campaign to mark the milestone
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Athletes chat live on @Paralympics Instagram
IPC chats with 24 stars across the 22 summer sports in anticipation of next year’s Paralympics at Tokyo 2020
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IPC kicks off one year to go #WaitForTheGreats campaign
The ad features music from the new Netflix film ‘Rising Phoenix’ about the Paralympic Movement which was scored by Daniel Pemberton
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IPC President marks one year to go until Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Q&A with Andrew Parsons as the Paralympic Movement marks the Tokyo milestone for the second time in 12 months
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World Para Powerlifting sends condolences to family of Marcano
Paralympian represented Venezuela at Sydney 2000 and Rio 2016
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Paralympian Derenalagi made Fiji move to break barriers
'It will be a huge honour to wear Fiji’s colours and see the flag at the Paralympics. It will be a great way to finish up and I believe could make a difference'
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Skarstein: From snow and water to dancing with the stars
Dual sport athlete ready to 'break some ground' as the first wheelchair dancer on Norway’s TV show
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Barlaam smashes three records in return to pool
Italian swimmer establishes three new world marks and Stefano Raimondi sets another one in first competition after COVID-19 lockdown
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Latvia embraces resilience
Nation looks to continue development of Para ice hockey post-COVID-19