PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Join the Paris 23 Para Athletics World Championships as a volunteer!
Nearly 2,000 volunteers across 15 different functional areas will be mobilised to help organise the event in the French capital
Al Ain 2022: Six talking points
From thrilling finals to happy hosts to pulling off first ever major title, the Al Ain 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships had a lot of talk about
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Bangkok 2022: France aiming high at international debut
'The goal is to make it to the B-Pool in our first World Championships,' captain Franck Cadonna reveals ahead of the C-Pool Worlds in Thailand
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Portugal's first and only Para powerlifter Fragoso proud to be smallest in the field
The Paralympic swimmer-turned-powerlifter will next compete at the Vila Real de Santo Antonio 2022 IWAS Games, to be held in Portugal from 23-29 November
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IPC unites in Berlin for its Membership Gathering
The two-day IPC Membership Gathering was held from 17-18 November 2022
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Newly launched U.S. national blind football team dreaming big for LA 2028 Games
• Ten players were named to USA's first-ever national blind football team, which was formed in November 2022
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IPC sends condolences to family and friends of NPC Turkey President Yavuz Kocaömer
IPC members observed a moment of silence for Yavuz Kocaömer on 18 November at the Membership Gathering in Berlin, Germany
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Thailand’s Phuangkitcha overcomes poverty and family tragedy to become world's best
Extreme poverty, family tragedy, and personal disaster could not keep Thailand’s Khwansuda Phuangkitcha from becoming the best in the world – twice
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Top 5 tips to get started in Para badminton from gold medal collector Bhagat
Pramod Bhagat, who won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, says working hard and having confidence in yourself are the keys to success in Para badminton, a sport he has enjoyed for more than 20 years
Al Ain 2022: Alaryani’s gold provides fitting finale
South Korea finishes on top of the World Championships medal standings while UAE's Paralympic star clinches second World title in R6 final