PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC expands family by welcoming new members
NPCs of Kiribati, Maldives and Paraguay ratified as new members, while Malta returns, following first day of General Assembly
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IPC publishes Governance Review proposals
'Everyone involved with the Paralympic Movement wants the IPC to remain a world leading sports’ organisation'
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2019 Paralympic Award winners revealed
Athletes, media and officials recognised for PyeongChang 2018 achievements
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A sport platform for the UN SDGs
World Para Athletics Championships to become first major global sport event to promote the Sustainable Development Goals
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IPC celebrates 30th anniversary
Spectacular Gala Dinner marks three decades of the Paralympic Movement's global governing body
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IPC to advance the Sustainable Development Goals
Historic agreement signed on the first day of the IPC Conference in Bonn
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Paralympic Movement mourns death of Marieke Vervoort
'Vervoort brought the disabled into the light with her two medals at the London Paralympic Games'
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Top moments from the Worlds
Six things we will remember about the shooting Para sport Worlds
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IPC hosts Media and Marketing Summit
More than 200 experts attend meeting in Bonn, Germany
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Argentinian boccia team voted as the best
Argentina reached the top of the podium in the BC1/BC2 event