PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Sport week: Welcome to sitting volleyball
The sport follows FIVB rules, just with a few minor modifications such as court and net size
![male wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt](/sites/default/files/images/180730092500665_Ryley%2BBatt_getty.jpg)
Aussie Ryley Batt's love at first sight with wheelchair rugby
'I’ve never thought for one second that I was different. I’m different from everyone but I believe I’ve lived a better life than people with legs even'
![Female swimmer competing in the water](/sites/default/files/2020-05/GettyImages-Lisa%20Kruger%20of%20Netherlands.jpg)
Lisa Kruger: ‘We are incredibly lucky to be back’
Paralympic champion details new routine for Dutch Para swimming team return to training in the pool
2021 cannot come sooner for Vilde Nilsen
Norwegian cross-country sensation turns focus on home World Championships
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IPC magazine The Paralympian now available online
The Paralympian Magazine is now available online and celebrates the organisation’s 30th anniversary
US in line to break Para equestrian traditions in Europe
“Coaching excellence is what makes a rider better than they currently are”
![Samantha Kinghorn](/sites/default/files/2023-11/Samantha%20Kinghorn_1.jpg)
Sammi has a little lamb and its fleece is white as snow
‘I want to be the fastest in the world over every distance. I want to be a Paralympic champion one day’
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Lonato Para Trap World Championships postponed to 2021
The competition scheduled for this September has been pushed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Fabio Torres on a selfless mission
Colombian powerlifter delivers food for those who lack resources in Bogota during COVID-19 outbreak