PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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2021 recap: New forces emerge on the main stage
With the Paralympic Games and World Championships taking place in the same year, many new countries shine on the podium for the first time
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United States led the charge for Americas
Finish third in the overall medal tally with 104 medals - 37 gold, 36 silver, and 31 bronze
European athletes receive leadership training
Proud Paralympian workshop held online in early December
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IPC begins search for independent Nominations Panel members
Two new members to assist in the appointment of non-executive directors to IPC bodies
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Tschopp blazing trail for Switzerland at career’s fourth World Cup in Hochfuegen
Austria caps off 2021 with banked slalom races at the last Para snowboard event before January's World Championships in Lillehammer
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Athletes eager to make history in Vuokatti
Qualification on the line as skiers head into last competition before World Championships, including newcomers from Azerbaijan and Iceland
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Marie Bochet heading into final 2021 races with rediscovered joie de vivre
St. Moritz World Cup to be last test for French skiers and more than 130 athletes from 30 countries ahead of January’s World Championships
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WADA’s 2022 prohibited list comes into force on 1 Jan 2022
Agency calls on athletes, entourage, and all stakeholders to note major modifications concerning the use of salbutamol and injectable glucocorticoids
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Diede de Groot and Marcel Hug among 2021 Paralympic Sport Award winners
Athletes, teams and officials recognised for their achievements at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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Ghana holds workshop for athlete development
Para sport continues to develop in Sub Saharan Africa thanks to AT2030’s Para Sport Against Stigma project