PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Twelve Athletes of Christmas: Part Two
New Year's Resolutions and a lookback at 2017 with some of Para athletics' biggest stars
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2017 wheelchair tennis world champions named
Fernandez, Kamiji and Wagner finish top of ITF rankings
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 12 – Sensational social media growth for the IPC
IPC breaks into top 10 of world’s most followed sports governing bodies
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Dancing on wheels in Azerbaijan!
Flash mob takes over capital city to promote ‘Childrens’ Paralympic Games’
UEFA renews support for blind football
Continental organisation to extend its backing until 2021
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NEC extends International Tennis Federation sponsorship
Will continue as title sponsor of Wheelchair Tennis Masters until 2020
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World’s best Para table tennis players recognised
International Table Tennis Federation announces 2017 awards
Proud Paralympian closes 2017 with new leaders
Seven Para athletes were trained in Dubai to deliver workshops in Asia
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London’s summer of success
Direct economic impact of the Summer of World Athletics exceeded GBP 107 million
Bochet gets the better of Rothfuss as World Cup season gets underway
Kuhtai kicks off with giant slalom races and surprise winners