PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Pieter Joon to be inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame
Founding father of World ParaVolley will be the first ever inductee from the world of sitting volleyball
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Hershey joins as partner of LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Hershey Company has become the first domestic food partner of the LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and also renewed its partnership with Team USA
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Catherine Debrunner welcomes new career challenges in Nottwil
Switzerland hosts third Grand Prix of the season with plenty of Paralympic medallists in action from Thursday to Saturday
![Gustavo Sanchez It Starts With Sport](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/EwdQzg1PcETa8DbZBbp1eunE0Mwy8b58srPSIepJ_R4.jpg?itok=Ot2THdrd)
Mexico's Gustavo Sanchez on the magic of diving into challenges
‘Now I am a completely different Gustavo. Sport gives you that confidence’
![Eight athletes and staff of the Iraqi Para badminton team pose for a photo near the court.](/sites/default/files/2022-05/Team%20Iraq%20strike%20a%20pose%20at%20the%20Fazza%20Dubai%20Para%20Badminton.jpeg)
Iraqi Para shuttlers keen to make a mark after international debut in Dubai
Team coach aims for his players to rise to the top of the rankings among the Arab countries and in the West Asian region
![Jacky Hunt-Broersma runs along a sandy trail in Arizona with a mountain backdrop.](/sites/default/files/2022-05/jacky%20hunt%20broersma%20marathon%20runner.jpg)
Record-breaker Hunt-Broersma will ‘never stop’… unless her other leg ‘falls off’
The South African-born amputee has recently completed 104 marathons in 104 consecutive days
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Santiago 2023 Para swimming medal programme announced
A total of 148 medal events will be held in the first edition of the Parapan American Games to take place in Chile from 17 to 26 November next year
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Paris GP to have record participation
The fourth edition of the competition will welcome more than 750 athletes from 57 countries to the French capital in June
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From diffusing bombs to winning races: How Brad Snyder found new life in Para sports
‘Dream big. You don’t know what is possible for you until you try,’ says six-time Paralympic champion
IPC makes EUR 1 million of grants available to NPCs for sport development
NPCs will be able to apply for funding until 5 June 2022 in three grant areas