PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paralympic legend Libby Kosmala retires
Australia's 78-year-old shooter won 13 medals and competed in 12 Games from Heidelberg 1972 to Rio 2016
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An open letter on IWBF’s non-compliance with 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code
IPC President Andrew Parsons and Chelsey Gotell, Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council, with the full support of the IPC Governing Board, have drafted this open letter to all interested stakeholders for the purpose of providing greater clarity
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‘Rising Phoenix’ shows a different side of Matt Stutzman
USA’s ‘Armless Archer’ gets to be himself in Netflix movie
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Ottobock Get Together meets Tokyo 2020
Third edition of the live talks on World Para Athletics Facebook is all about the impact of next year's Paralympic Games in Japan
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Johanna Benson wins Namibia's first ever gold medal
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments of the decade. Today, 3 September 2020, Johanna Benson becomes the first Namibian to win gold at the Games
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Vera Muratova and David Degtyarev dominate Online World Cup Series
The Russian takes third victory in four editions in the women's category to extend her ranking lead
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Seven sports to feature at IWAS World Games
Competition to take place in Nakhon Ratchasima in December counting towards Tokyo 2020 qualification in some disciplines
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Rwanda sitting volleyball team compete at London 2012
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments of the decade. Today, 3 September 2020, the inspiring story of the first sub-Saharan African volleyball team to qualify for the Paralympics
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Sarah Storey becomes Great Britain's most successful Paralympian
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments of the decade. Today, 2 September 2020, Sarah Storey becomes Great Britain's most decorated Paralympian at Rio 2016 with her 14th gold
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IPC President Andrew Parsons congratulates LA28 on emblem launch
‘The Paralympic emblem epitomises what the Paralympic Movement is all about, it showcases how diversity is a strength and that anything is possible if you put your mind to it’