PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Namibia's Johannes Nambala targets ‘history’ at Tokyo 2020
'I hope everything will soon be safe so we can get back to our normal life and continue to chase our dreams’
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World Shooting Para Sport proposes changes aiming at Los Angeles 2028
Proposal are to add new disciplines for vision impaired shooting and Para trap in case sport is confirmed as part of the Paralympic Games programme
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Online World Cup win takes Amalia Perez to Finals
Kazakhstan’s David Degtyarev take his third consecutive win in the men's category to secure a place in November's event
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IPC publishes updated governance review proposal
'This Revised Proposal takes on board the feedback received and has been prepared for further consultation over the next three months'
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Para alpine skiing couple break silence on sex and disability in new book
“It’s not easy but it’s really necessary and we feel good because we know that we are helping a lot of people,” says Paralympian Enrique Plantey
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Aquatics Centre inauguration highlights Tokyo’s readiness for Games
State-of-the-art venue opens its doors to local community and sports federations ahead of Tokyo 2020 Games
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IPC Podcast: Sherif Osman’s ‘difficult but not impossible’ mentality
Egyptian powerlifter went from growing up with a disability in a small village to becoming a triple Paralympic champion
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Krawzow and Ponce shine brighter in Berlin
London 2019 world champion and 2019 men's World Series winner smash world records in the German capital*
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Marjolein Buis announces retirement after a decade at the top
‘Physically it's no longer possible for me to train fulltime and to play three set matches at the highest level’
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Austria launches first women's blind football national team in Europe
The team joins Argentina and Japan who had already formed their own national women’s teams