PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Key figure behind Rio 2016 passed away on Saturday

two men in wheelchairs and one sitting on a powerlifting bench

Fifth edition of Grant Support Programme will fund 31 Para sport projects

a female Para wheelchair tennis player gives a celebratory fist pump

Dutch wheelchair athlete retires from playing to build new career

Selfie of a woman, her husband and their two daughters

Danish taekwondo fighter remains top of the sport at 39 years old

a male Para ice hockey player

Two-time Paralympic and world champion will lead title defence at PyeongChang 2018

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IBSA to host 4-day course in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpar

a female Para dance athlete shapes her arms

Belgian will serve two-year term after being elected during World Championships

Woman in racing wheelchair next to a screen

Wheelchair racer rounds off stunning 2017 with prestigious award

World Para Ice Hockey: Meet Lena Schroder

Player hopes to be first female athlete to take part in Winter Paralympics since 1994

The official logo of the IBSA U23 World Championships

First Championships to take place in Argentina in April 2018