PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Santiago 2023 sports programme announced
Next edition of the Parapan American Games to feature 17 Para sports, with Para archery returning
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New events get provisional approval for Milano Cortina 2026
Two new Para snowboard events for female athletes included among the 18 announced as part of upcoming sports programme
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New Paris 2024 powerlifting and swimming venues announced
Para athletics marathon to start and finish in Seine-Saint-Denis according to new Paralympic Games masterplan
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IPC Governing Board take key decisions for future Paralympic Games
IPC Board approve Milano Cortina 2026 sport programme and optimised Paris 2024 venue masterplan
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Tokyo 2020: Scott Martlew seeks to show the world what he can do
New Zealand's Paralympic canoeist reflects on his life as he prepares for his second Games
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Jakub Krako and the taming of the rogue guide
Slovakia's Paralympic champion teaching valuable skills to partner Branislav Brozman
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US Para athlete Sebastiana Lopez banned for anti-doping rule violation
Athletes from Brazil, Chile and Mexico to receive reallocated Lima 2019 Parapan American Games medals
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Update on consultation process regarding athletes expressing views at Paralympics
A statement from the Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council Chelsey Gotell
IPC podcast: Markus Rehm addresses doubters
The Paralympic long jump champion explains why his record breaking 8.48m leap is a result of his hard work and not an advantage of his blade
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IPC welcomes UN resolution on importance of sport for rebuilding post-COVID world
Power of sport as an ’enabler of sustainable development’ recognised at the United Nations General Assembly