PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Calgary 2024: Get to Know Italy
The Andrea Macri-led team will aim to get their first top-four finish at World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool in Calgary, where world's top eight teams are contesting at WinSport Arenas from 4-12 May
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Madeira 2024: Carlotta Gilli leads Itay's fabulous Friday
S13 swimmer takes her fourth gold and joins Monica Boggioni, Francesco Bocciardo and Stefano Raimondi as the Italian winners on the penultimate day of the European Open Championships
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Athlete Maria Antonieta Ortiz receives reprimand for breaching terms of her sanction
Chilean Para powerlifter found to have committed a violation for breaching the terms of a previous suspension under the IPC Anti-Doping Code
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Paris 2024: Ones to Watch in goalball
Athletes you should be looking out for in goalball when the next Paralympics kick off in France
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Madeira 2024: Nora Meister and Nicole Turner share the glory
Swiss and Irish swimmers touch the wall the same time to take gold in the women's 50m freestyle S6 in a day of close thriller finishes at the European Open Championships
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Calgary 2024: Get to Know Japan
The gold-medallist of last year’s B-Pool Worlds will be among the eight teams to feature at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool to be held from 4-12 May at WinSport Arenas in Calgary, Canada
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Grand Prix 2024: Magic to be made in Marrakech
Over 430 athletes including Paralympic stars like Rodolfo Chessani and several home stars to be in action in the final Grand Prix before Kobe 2024 Worlds
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Madeira 2024: Golden debut for Ellie Challis
British world champion claims her first European title in a day of three world records and a fourth gold medal in four races for Dutch star Rogier Dorsman at the European Open Championships
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Paris 2024: Amy Burk prepares to lead Canada to goalball podium
The four-time Paralympian shares how her journey in goalball started by giving the sport a “second chance”
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Calgary 2024: Get to Know Slovakia
The Martin Joppa-led side hope to return to Paralympics with an improved show at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool