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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 3 - Paris and LA welcome first Paralympics
Paris will host 2024 Summer Games and Los Angeles will stage 2028
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Goalball: 5 key moments from 2017
We look back on the most memorable moments of the sport this year
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Para athletics: 2017 distance season review
When it came to middle and long distance racing this year, what were the big stories?
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 4 – Success of London 2017
Record crowds, TV audiences and performances grace World Para Athletics Championships
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PyeongChang 2018 reveals victory ceremonies look
There will be 80 medal events during March’s Paralympic Winter Games
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Para athletics: 2017 field season review
What were the big stories out in the field this year? Here are the top seven headlines for 2017
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 5 – APC celebrates 20th anniversary
Paralympic family also mourns loss of Jose Luis Campo, pioneer of the Movement in the Americas
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Para athletics: 2017 sprints season review
What were the highlights of the 2017 track season? Here are seven sprints headlines from the year
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Wheelchair fencing: 5 things we learned in 2017
Outstanding year for the sport topped off with stunning World Championships
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 6 - Athlete voices being heard
International Paralympic Committee holds first Athletes Forum