PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Six Paralympians nominated for 2024 Laureus Sport Awards
Simone Baarlaam, Danylo Chufarov, Luca Ekler, Diede de Groot, Nicole Murray, and Markus Rehm have been shortlisted for the prestigious World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award
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Paris 2024: Introduction to Para archery
All you need to know about Para archery, which has been staged at every edition of the Paralympic Games
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Nigeria's Latifat Tijani receives three-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para powerlifting athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for the administration of an anabolic androgenic steroid
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Flying horses: how dressage teams travel to the Paralympic Games
From passports to perfect plane conditions, the four-legged stars of Para equestrian get VIP treatment to prime them for competition
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Paris 2024: Letulle wants to experience a "wave of emotions" in return to Invalides
French Para archer Damien Letulle is hoping to take the spotlight at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
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Citi World Series 2024: Crothers hopes Australia will set tone for special season
Recovering from injury, Paralympic champion will be one of the stars of the host nation at the three-day event in Melbourne with 121 athletes representing 13 nations in the pool
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Goalball legend Genrik Pavliukianec ready to relax
Travel, woodwork and a YouTube cooking channel… Lithuanian star has plenty lined up despite missing out on Paris 2024 Paralympics
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WADA releases new e-learning course for athletes and coaches heading to Paris 2024
The new course has been developed to cater to the specific needs of Paralympic athletes
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Para athletes to host guests in their accessible Airbnb homes during Paris 2024
Sofyane Mehiaoui and Axel Alletru will host their homes with accessibility features on Airbnb for free. Fans can request to book the stays from 28 February
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Media accreditation open for the Madeira 2024 European Open Championships
Competition will take place from 21 to 27 April 2024 at the Penteada Swimming Pools Complex in Madeira's capital Funchal in Portugal