PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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PyeongChang 2018 commemorative stamps launched
A total of 800,000 copies of 10 stamps with Winter Paralympics mascot Bandabi to be sold
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Para ice hockey Head-to-Head
One of the fiercest rivalries on the ice will take centre stage at the Paralympic Winter Games
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Para sport meets anime as NHK create new series ahead of Tokyo 2020
Japanese broadcaster airs first episode of ‘Animation x Paralympic: Who is Your Hero?’
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Silvio Velo wants to bring Worlds title back home
Argentinian blind football star feels confident after Copa America gold last December
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Fernando Acevedo targets continental success
Nicaraguan seeks gold at Americas Open Championships in Bogota
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Para sport review: January 2018
Winter athletes are getting ready for March’s Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang
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PyeongChang 2018: USA keeping warm on Paralympic parade!
Ralph Lauren-designed Winter Games uniforms include internal heating
PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Para ice hockey Ones to Watch
Nine players set to make headlines on the ice at the Winter Paralympics
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Managua 2018: Panama end top of medals table
More than 300 athletes compete at second Para Central American Games
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Draws made for 2018 wheelchair basketball Worlds
Sixteen men’s and 12 women’s teams will battle it out in August