PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC to create and support Refugee Paralympic Team at Tokyo 2020
• Plans for up to six refugee athletes to head to Japan with Ileana Rodriguez, a former refugee and a London 2012 Paralympian, as team's Chef de Mission
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Sarina Satomi keen to be 'first queen' of Para badminton
The Japanese athlete talks about why she is hooked on Para sports and what tactics she will use to win in the Paralympic Games
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Namibia's Nambala targets ‘history’
'I hope everything will soon be safe so we can get back to our normal life and continue to chase our dreams’
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World Shooting Para Sport proposes changes aiming at LA2028
Proposal are to add new disciplines for vision impaired shooting and Para trap in case sport is confirmed as part of the Paralympic Games programme
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Perez returns in style to book place in Online World Cup Finals
Kazakhstan’s David Degtyarev take his third consecutive win in the men's category to secure a place in November's event
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IPC publishes updated governance review proposal
'This Revised Proposal takes on board the feedback received and has been prepared for further consultation over the next three months'
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Couple break silence on sex and disability in new book
“It’s not easy but it’s really necessary and we feel good because we know that we are helping a lot of people,” says Paralympian Enrique Plantey
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Aquatics Centre highlights Tokyo 2020's readiness
State-of-the-art venue opens its doors to local community and sports federations ahead of Tokyo 2020 Games
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Osman’s ‘difficult but not impossible’ mentality
Egyptian powerlifter went from growing up with a disability in a small village to becoming a triple Paralympic champion
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Krawzow and Ponce shine brighter in Berlin
London 2019 world champion and 2019 men's World Series winner smash world records in the German capital*