PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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The athlete accommodations and facilities for London 2012 were given the approval by Olympians and Paralympians from the Athletes’ Committee.

USA women's Goalball

USA, Russia and Denmark are expected to lead the way in women’s Goalball heading into the Paralympic Games.

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With the London 2012 Paralympic Games fast approaching, the IPC Athletes’ Council had plenty of exciting topics to discuss from social media to anti-doping.

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LOCOG announced the first 332 people to carry the Paralympic Flame as a part of the London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay.

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The fourth edition of the Para-Canoe World Championships will take place this week in a sport that has been added to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games programme.

Fatmir Seremeti

Niklas Hultqvist and Fatmir Seremeti hope to lead Sweden to the country’s first Paralympic Goalball gold in London.

French Wheelchair Tennis player Stephane Houdet

It is the first time ever the ITF’s flagship Wheelchair Tennis team competition will take place in Asia.

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The first day of the Japan Open produced some exciting results when Joachim Gerard, ranked No. 21, beat world No. 5 Nicolas Peifer.

Chinese Goalball Women's Team

Here’s a list of 12 interesting things you should know about Goalball for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has received the prestigious Order of Friendship.