PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Japan celebrates major Para World Sailing Championship milestone
Hiroshima, Japan welcomes athletes from 13 countries to history-making Para World Sailing Championship, which marks major step forward for diversity and inclusion after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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South Korea, Canada name new coaches
Assistant Kim Tae-ho and Russ Herrington promoted to head coaches for Korean and Canadian national teams for the 2022-2023 season
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Great Britain tops medal table as 2022 Para Cycling Track World Championships wrap up
The 2022 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships came to an end after four days of exciting races, which saw several world records broken and Great Britain topping the medal table
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Swimmer Torres starts project to give back to sport in his birthplace Mallorca
Xavier Torres launched an educational sport project called Espai Xavi Torres by Fundacion Mallorca Integra in September to spread a message of diversity and inclusion
Prague 2022: All you need to know about the European Championships
Czech capital will host 72 athletes including a galaxy of stars from 15 countries in the fifth edition of the competition
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Milan celebrates Para sport and culture as host of Italy's third Paralympic festival
Held between 12-14 October, the Festival della Cultura Paralimpica featured photo exhibitions, film screenings, book presentations and speeches by prominent Italian athletes and cultural leaders
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Paris 2024 to recruit 45,000 volunteers for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
The application platform will be open starting in March 2023 with the applicants to be informed of the decision in September 2023
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Paris 2024 to host first Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony outside a stadium
Up to 65,000 spectators will be able to attend the fully accessible Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will take the athletes through the Champs-Elysees to the Place de la Concorde for a powerful message of inspiration and inclusion
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Top 5 tips to get started in wheelchair rugby from sport legend Batt
Ryley Batt, who recently powered Australia to a gold medal at the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship, says wheelchair rugby is a “fast, fierce and fun” sport and encourages people to enjoy every moment of it
Self-designed bicycles helping Spain’s Ten enjoy smooth transition from swimming
The three-time Paralympic swimming champion opened a new chapter in his sporting career as a cyclist and is next set to compete at the 2022 Para Cycling Track World Championships, to be held in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France from 20-23 October