PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Sardinia to make history with Open Water Cup
Paralympic and world champions switch from the pool to the sea in Italy marking the return of open water events to the World Para Swimming calendar
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PARA SPORT Awards: Veronika Aigner wins Breakthrough Award with guide Elisabeth
The Austrian Para alpine skier wins the award after earning victories at both the Paralympics and the World Championships
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Lima 2023: Stars ready for first World Championships in the Americas
Ninth edition of the Worlds in Peru’s capital will see 260 athletes from 54 countries compete in 31 medal events and aim for qualification slots for Paris 2024
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Paralympic superstar Felix Streng shares the essence of the 100m race
The German gold medallist in the men’s 100m T64 at Tokyo 2020 is preparing for his ‘perfect’ race at Paris 2024
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Rebecca Foulsham wins the 2023 PARA SPORT Citi Volunteer Award
New Zealander who has been a Para sport classifier for more than 25 years triumphs in global online vote
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Canadian Paralympian and Professor David Howe to receive IPC Scientific Award 2023
Howe: “It is humbling to be nominated for this award by my scientific peers and having it bestowed upon me by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).”
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New Delhi to host India's first-ever shooting Para sport World Cup in 2024
Competition will kick off next year's season and will be the final open direct quota allocation event for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Kosice 2023: Home star Kasicka shines with triple gold
Slovakian puts on an incredible show as Ukraine's Sivak takes twin gold and Philippines' De Asis pulls a surprise at the traditional World Cup
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The road of four Para Athletes and their coach reaches Italian TV
Eight-episode series was presented during the Venice Film Festival with the participation of Italy’s ‘Charlie's Angels’
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The cherry on the cake for French Para rowers Alberdi and Cadot
France’s Laurent Cadot and Elur Alberdi booked tickets for Paris 2024 after finishing third in the PR3 mixed double sculls at the 2023 World Rowing Championships