PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Media advisory: IPC General Assembly schedule
Detailed programme for event in Abu Dhabi now available
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Mexico City 2017: Amalia Perez pushing for Para sports promotion
Home favourite hopes World Championships can change perceptions of people with impairment
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2017 Paralympic Sport Awards: Best Team nominees
Awards recognising achievements at Rio 2016 will be presented during IPC General Assembly
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Mexico City 2017: 1 month to go
What you need to know about the World Para Swimming and World Para Powerlifting Championships
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World’s best Para cyclists descend on South Africa
Europeans start as favourites at Para Cycling Road World Championships
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Mexico City 2017: Fewer events but more motivation for Daniel Dias
Brazil's most decorated Paralympian is one to watch at World Championships
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Mexico City 2017: 5 swimmers to follow on social media
World Championships get underway in exactly one month
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Mexico City 2017: 5 powerlifters to follow on social media
World Championships lift off in exactly one month
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My Refugee Story: Rajab’s powerlifting dream
We meet Iraqi refugee who has found new hope through Para sport in first of our special series from Greece.
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WADA publishes 2016 Annual Report
Russia investigations dominate anti-doping agenda in last 12 months