PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Top Para athletes excel in Barcelona, Spain
The event took place on 14 May featuring a number of star names.
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Bangkok to host shooting World Cup in 2017
The completion will take place in November and give shooters valuable MQS opportunities ahead of the 2018 World Championships.
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Polish dancers delight home crowd
European champions Joanna Reda and Pawel Karpinski won double-gold together.
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Central Asian nations to attend OCP training workshop
With support from Toyota, five Central Asian nations will learn more about how to develop Para sports.
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Brazil win first Para table tennis world title
Bruna Costa Alexandre, Danielle Rauen, Jennfyer Marques captured gold in the women’s class 9-10.
IWBF launches European Championship website
Tickets are also on sale for the Championships in June.
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IBSA Judo boosts its social media presence
With the relaunch of its Facebook page, IBSA Judo is hoping to attract more people into the sport.
Canada announce Alpine and Nordic skiing 2017/18 teams
Paralympic and world champions spearhead the strong teams for the next season.
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London Calling: Roderick Townsend-Roberts
The US multi-eventer explains why at London 2017 he will look to make up for the disappointment of Rio 2016, even though he won two golds.
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Chair of the IPC Taskforce provides Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) update
Speech by Andy Parkinson on the progress the RPC is making in meeting its reinstatement criteria.