PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Tokyo 2020: Takeaways from Para taekwondo
Para taekwondo fighters put on dazzling displays of speed, strategy and skill on the sport's Paralympic debut
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Martin France puts a colorful splash of paint on snow-white routine
Slovak Para alpine skier takes up painting en route to a fifth Paralympic Games appearance seeking for his first medal
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IPC announces competitive RFP for organisations to become governing bodies
Cities, national governments, sport organisations and other entities are invited to submit proposals to become the governing bodies of Para athletics and Para swimming by April 2022
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Tokyo 2020: Takeaways from Sitting Volleyball
Iran and USA in a league of their own
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Joppa and Slovakia face the toughest task of their careers
As a part of the preparation for the Paralympic Qualification Tournament, Slovakia will play three games against Italy this weekend (15-17 October)
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Bahrain reveal mascot and slogan to mark 50 days to go
'The Bahraini ‘BulBul’ has been chosen as the mascot for the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games for a number of reasons, one being it’s physical abilities such as its agility and high speed, which can certainly be a motivating factor for all the Para athletes competing to win some medals and achieve their goals'
![EN ROUTE TO GLORY: Holly Robinson of New Zealand throws for gold in the women's javelin - F45 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Holly%20Robinson.jpg)
Inaugural Visa Award winners select charities for donations worth USD100,000
Olympian Rayssa Leal and Paralympian Holly Robinson, the first fan-voted winners of The Visa Award, respectively select Social Skate and Ronald McDonald House for donations from Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner Visa
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Nigerian Para powerlifter receives ban for committing an anti-doping rule violation
Paul Kehinde is ineligible for competition for thirty (30) months from 9 March 2020 to 8 September 2022
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Swiss double as Schaer and Hug win in Boston
USA's Tatyana McFadden and Daniel Romanchuk take second places in Boston a day after winning at the Chicago Marathon