PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paris 2024 announces schedule for shooting Para sport at the Paralympic Games
Thirteen medal events to take place from 30 August to 5 September next year at the CNTS in Chateauroux
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Paris 2024 announces Paralympic Games event calendar
World’s best athletes to compete in 22 Para sports and 549 events across 11 days of competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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How a special relationship with judo helped Azerbaijan make history at Tokyo 2020
‘We believed in our triumph, it began from spirit and soul’ - Sevda Valiyeva, Paralympic champion in the women's up to 57kg class
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IPC mourns passing of Medical Committee Chair Dr. Jamie Kissick
Dr. Kissick served on the medical teams at several Paralympic Games and Olympic Games, worked closely with the Canadian men's Para ice hockey team and advanced medical research about concussions in Para sport
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LA28 Paralympic Games initial sport programme to feature 22 sports
LA28 was also given the opportunity to explore the inclusion of Para climbing or Para surfing on the programme, and if these sports are put forward for consideration, a final decision will be taken by the IPC Governing Board by the end of 2023
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Lights, camera, barbells: Zabala lives full range of emotions as athlete and actress
Loida Zabala Ollero reached her best-ever finish last year, becoming the first European champion in Para powerlifting from Spain, and is currently pursuing a career as an actress while also training for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024 launches charitable ticketing scheme with support of Secours populaire
A charitable ticketing scheme will give everyone who buys tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games the opportunity to donate 2 euros to help people living in low-income households experience the Games in 2024
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England powerchair football captain Bolding eyes World Cup success
Bolding aims to lead England to their first World Cup title this year
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New Zealand’s dual athlete Leslie seeks Paralympic spotlight after missing Tokyo 2020
Leslie, a Paralympic swimming champion and wheelchair rugby player, withdrew from New Zealand’s Paralympic team at Tokyo 2020 so he could be with his wife who was expecting their second child amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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IPC Statement following IOC Executive Board decision
Statement from IPC President Andrew Parsons following the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board's latest decisions on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international competition