PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Manchester 2023: Newcomers to watch
Six rising Para swimming stars at this year's World Championships who are likely to make the headlines in the future
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Paris 2024 reveals the design of the Paralympic and Olympic Torch
Almost a year to go before the Paris 2024 Games, Paris 2024 presented the Torch which will carry the Paralympic and Olympic Flames
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Third and final phase of IPC Classification Code Review consultation goes live
• Code Review Team chair urges Paralympic Movement to make their voice heard in this ‘critical’ phase
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Vergeer and Draney inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
First time in history that two wheelchair tennis players have been elected In the same year
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World Para Athletics 2024 competition calendar confirmed
Season to kick off in Dubai, UAE with first of the seven Grand Prix of the year; Jesolo to host Italian GP from 22 to 24 March
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Manchester 2023: Ones to watch
The eyes of the Para swimming world will fall on the Manchester Aquatics Centre from 31 July to 6 August and here are the stars to look out for
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Master to mentor: Matt Stutzman helping India’s impressive armless archer
Stutzman, a three-time Paralympian, helped India’s Sheetal Devi at the 2023 World Archery Para Championships, which took place in Pilsen from 17 to 23 July. Devi captured the silver medal in the women's compound open event.
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Women’s World Challenge: Where are they now
A closer look at some of the stars from the first edition last year in Green Bay
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IPC Media and Marketing Summit takes place in Paris
Planning for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, more than 350 experts attended the meeting in the French capital
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Paralympics a 'catalyst for progress': French Minister for Persons with Disabilities
Speaking at the 2023 IPC Media and Marketing Summit, Geneviève Darrieussecq said Paris 2024 volunteers, media and athletes will be ambassadors for change