PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Champions crowned at UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters
The Quads pairing of Antony Cotterill and Andy Lapthorne were amongst the winners in California, USA.
Roundy sets new goals for new snowboard season
In a season that will feature a World Championships, the USA’s Nicole Roundy is fully recovered from an injury that blighted her 2015-16 season.
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PyeongChang 2018 welcomes international media
Media get a glimpse of preparations for 2018 Winter Games and test events at World Press Briefing.
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Gold Coast 2018 ticket prices revealed
Prices for the 2018 Commonwealth Games are “inclusive, accessible and affordable."
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First snow falls in Finsterau, more details revealed
The Organising Committee of the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships released more details about the competition.
![Big White, Canada, will host the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/160826111406344_DSC_3306_0.jpg)
IPC Snowboard Media Advisory
Media accreditation for the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships now open
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Photo exhibition in memory of Golbarnezhad launched
The event will be open for five days in Tehran, Iran, in memory of the Iranian Para cyclist, who died following an accident in Rio 2016’s road race.
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IPC Powerlifting mourns passing of Iraq coach Nahabeet
Antranik Nahabeet, who coached Iraq to one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at four Paralympic Games, has sadly passed away.
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Women’s blind football event to be held in Austria
The IBSA Football Committee announced that an event will take place as part of the UEFA-backed IBSA Blind Football Development Project Europe.
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Piers Gilliver reflects on Rio 2016
Although silver was tough to swallow, the British wheelchair fencer is learning from his first Paralympic Games.