PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC President visits Australia
Andrew Parsons meets with country’s Prime Minister, attends major Para sport events and presents awards to leading sports administrators
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Barrio breaking down barriers
Spanish runner inspires young people with disabilities – especially girls – through her writing and teaching, as well as athletics podiums
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Barlaams bring out their best for the Fighting Fish
Voted top male swimmer from the London 2019 World Championships, Simone Barlaam shares with his father Italy's success in the pool
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Record-breaking demand for Paralympic tickets
Initial offering of Paralympic Games tickets concludes successfully with record number of applications
![The President of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-10/39124a19f1ba54fbeae44428904c6f3b.jpg?itok=2DuX98rD)
IPC publishes 2018 Annual Report
New IOC Agreement and PyeongChang 2018 highlight stellar year
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Skelhon ‘laughs’ his way to double gold
Debutant Tomas Pesek of the Czech Republic stuns the best for gold
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Peacock withdraws from Worlds
Two-time Paralympic and world champion out of season's most important competition due to knee injury
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Nail-biting finals decide world champions on day six
Serbia's Dragan Ristic and Ukraine's Iryna Liakhu hold their nerves to win their events in Australia
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Krajnyak keen to end Paralympic gold draught
'At Tokyo2020 I want to show the best of myself, I want to win,' says Hungarian wheelchair fencer
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Technical officials certified ahead of African Para Games
Educational course in Moroccan capital takes place with support from the German Federal Foreign Office