PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Marcel Hug leads star-packed field at the Dubai 2022 GP
Nearly 450 athletes from 43 countries to take part in the first World Para Athletics event of the year in UAE
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Amy Purdy announces retirement
Purdy is a three-time Paralympic medallist and Para Snowboard pioneer
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Para powerlifting athlete Omotola Eniola Falodun receives four-year ban for ADRV
Nigerian returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance in-competition on 6 February 2020
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Vadovicova leaves Hamar with more golden glory
Four-time Paralympic champion puts Slovakia on the top of medals tally as European 10m Championships wraps up in Norway
![Gold medallist Carina Edlinger of Austria looks on with her guide dog Riley following the Women's Sprint Free Technique Vision Impaired Final flower ceremony in the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Carina%20Edlinger.jpg?h=da977f03&itok=TGSxHorY)
Takeaways from Para Cross-Country Skiing
Para Cross-Country Skiing saw one of Paralympic sports greatest athletes bow out in style, while the next generation were ushered in
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Role reversal for mother-daughter duo
Ulla Gilot guided her mother Linda Le Bon on her Paralympic debut
![Veronika Aigner and guide and sister Elisabeth Aigner react after winning the giant slalom gold medal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-03/Aigner-sisters.jpg?itok=GoW_3xsu)
Top Moments of the Winter Paralympics
Sporting highlights that will never be forgotten
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Wheelchair Curling: A sport for all ages!
Some of the youngest team members who played at Beijing 2022 reveal what it is like to play the sport
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World Para Powerlifting publishes new Rules and Regulations
Announcement follows a three-year consultation process with participation of 71 National Paralympic Committees
World Para Snow Sports mourns the loss of Tor Undheim
Norwegian served as a member of the World Para Nordic Skiing Sport Technical Committee (STC) for 15 years