PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Lucy Ejike: I would choose Paralympics all over again
The Nigerian ace powerlifter completes two decades as a top-notch Paralympian this year
![Mohammad Reza Kheirollahzadeh](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-08/Kheirollahzadeh.jpg?h=4213aa2a&itok=j2tIaG6G)
Judo brings joy to Iran's Kheirollahzadeh
The world No. 1 saw his life turn around since taking up judo
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Olympic & Paralympic Museum opens in USA
With athlete input, state-of-the-art museum offers interactive and immersive experience
![female wheelchair fencer Beatrice Vio bites a gold medal and smiles](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180823130404097_Beatrice-Vio.jpg?h=3794b65b&itok=z40lK-FD)
Para athletes featured in Malala Fund’s initiative
‘Game Changers’ series features 30 female athletes who defy convention on and off the field
![El Campeonatoo Mundial de Deportes de Nieve en Lillehammer 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/3xqSeeLHwWimFaNN7qTjf5mDYsypkrXjnav5oOmf9SY.jpg?itok=6ufj2tX-)
Seven things to know about Lillehammer 2021
August marks 6 months to go until the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships
![A group of six Para ice hockey players huddle together in front of the goal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2020-08/asset_JM5_0654_12177_ioc_2020-08-12_172102.jpg?itok=zSpoUqCD)
World Para Ice Hockey publishes 2020-2022 Strategic Plan
Plan outlines the mission, vision and the three strategic priorities for the sport in the new cycle
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Bosco rekindles love for cycle
Dad helps Paralympic bronze medalist get back on bike
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Blood, Snot and Tears: A celebration of life and disability
'Many years later, I would learn that just as the struggle of black people is not to be white nor that of the LGBT community to be straight, my struggle as a person with a disability should not be to walk, but to live a full life with equal rights and opportunities — as I am'
![a group of male and female Para athletes sitting and standing outside a white building](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-03/Athletes%20Council%20IPC%20Bonn_0.jpg?itok=gc5liqGF)
Para athletes invited to register for global consultation
'The whole IPC Governing Board is looking forward to hear what the Para athlete community has to say during these focus groups'
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Madeira 2020 Europeans postponed to 2021
Portuguese island to host the competition for the second time with 500 swimmers set to be in action