PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Hamar kicks off new season with European 10m Championships
Norwegian city hosts 114 athletes from 26 nations during five days of action in the first competition of an all-important year
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Day 9: Paralympic Winter Games preview
The final day of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter will be highlighted by the Para Ice Hockey final and Closing Ceremony
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USA beats Canada to take fourth consecutive Paralympic gold
Defending champions trash North American rivals for the second time in Beijing to take fifth-ever Para ice hockey title
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Pedersen leaves Beijing as Games' most successful Paralympian
Giacomo Bertagnolli and Arthur Bauchet also emerge triumphant on final day of Para Alpine Skiing competition
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Andrew Parsons' Beijing 2022 Closing Ceremony speech
Full text of Andrew Parsons' Closing Ceremony address
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US win relay to end gold drought in Cross-Country
'It's such a cool gold medal for all of us, it's so much fun'
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Beijing 2022 Games close with savouring memories
'For sure, China has set a benchmark for all future winter Games. For certain, China is now a Paralympic winter sports powerhouse.'
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Shen and Wang lead China to historic bronze on home soil
Host nation defeats South Korea to claim its first international medal only five years after starting a Para ice hockey programme
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Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing closing day
Men's slalom vision impaired, standing and sitting events wrap up the Games at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre
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Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing closing day
Mixed and open relays conclude the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games programme at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre on Sunday