PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paris 2024: Canada’s sitting volleyball star Peters sets focus on a Paralympic medal
Canada have qualified for the women's sitting volleyball tournament at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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World Cup 2024: Perez leads Mexico's medal charge in Acapulco
The hosts shine with four gold to top medals table followed by Egypt, Cuba and Chile in the four-day event
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Paris 2024 blind football groups decided
The official ball for Paris 2024 was also unveiled during the draw on 25 May
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IPC President joins the WHO’s Walk the Talk in Geneva
IPC President Andrew Parsons was part of a panel discussion on the importance of Health for All alongside several Paralympic and Olympic athletes
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Kobe 2024: Top Moments
From young fans creating an amazing atmosphere at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium to countries topping the podium for the first time and Para athletics legends adding more glory to their collections it is time to look back at nine day unforgettable days in Japan
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Paris 2024: Introduction to sitting volleyball
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will see up to 192 sitting volleyball players
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Paris 2024: Four-time Paralympic medallist Duran leads team in quest for glory
Sitting volleyball player Mirzet Duran shares his goals for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and beyond
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Kobe 2024: China lead super Saturday with three world records to finish on top
Wen Xiaoyan breaks second world record in five days, this time in the women's 200m T37, while Liu Cuiqing sets a new mark for the women's 200m T11 and Sun Pengxiang in the men's javelin F41; Colombia, South Africa, the Netherlands and Tunisia also claim golds with new records in the last day of the Para Athletics World Championships
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Watch live: Paris 2024 Paralympics blind football draw
Brazil, Argentina, Morocco, France, China, Japan, Colombia and Turkiye will be drawn in two groups of four for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Kobe 2024: Hat-trick of golds for Uzbekistan, 16th world title for Cockroft
Nurkhon Kurbanova's world record, Safiya Burkhanova and Asila Mirayorova put Asian nation on the top of the podium in women's events on Friday, British wheelchair racer follows 800m T34 victory with silver medal in the universal relay as China take the title