PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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France Télévisions is official broadcaster for Paris 2024
• All sports will be captured and broadcast live, for the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games, with free access to 300 hours of live coverage
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Magnificent Monday for Knight and De Silvestro
Italian skier stages major upset to take his first-ever World Championships gold as British vision impaired star returns to the top after five years
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World Para Dance Sport pays tribute to Hans Verhoeven
Former Dutch dancer was one of the founders of the traditional Cuijk International Competition
IPC saddened by passing of Ali Harzallah
Former IPC Governing Board Member passes away on 16 January 2022
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Para Swimming World Series calendar updated
Italy to follow first two stops in Aberdeen and Melbourne with Lignano Sabbiadoro World Series in March
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Beijing 2022 spectator policy finalised
Tickets will not be sold anymore but be part of an adapted programme that will invite groups of spectators to be present on site during the Games
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Belarus’ Holub reigns supreme for second gold despite icy slip
Liudmyla Liashenko leads Ukraine's second consecutive biathlon sweep in Lillehammer to defend title and record first win this season
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Para biathlon clean sweeps for RPC and Ukraine in Norway
Germany's Anja Wicker takes her first World Championships gold in Para biathlon in five years in Oksana Master's debut at Lillehammer 2021
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'Crazy run' gives Kampschreur men's sitting Super-G gold
RPC’s Varvara Voronchikhina overtakes French legend Marie Bochet to win gold at debut World Championships in Norway