PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Wheelchair Curling semi-finals set
Defending champions and hosts China safely through
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Barlaam's favourite, Lignano hosts season's third World Series
Paralympic champions galore in attendance as traditional event welcomes nearly 300 athletes from 40 countries in Lignano Sabbiadoro
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China, Slovakia, Canada, Sweden into semis; Finland grab historic gold
Defending champions China secure a semi-final spot in wheelchair curling, Canada aim to reclaim their Paralympic title
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Kiiveri wins Finland's first Paralympic Alpine Skiing gold ever
Austria's Johannes Aigner and Norway's Jesper Pedersen also emerge triumphant on day 4 of Para Alpine Skiing competition in Beijing
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Day 6: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Semi-finallists too close to call in wheelchair curling
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China look to shock USA for final berth
Beijing 2022 Para Ice Hockey semi-final clash between hosts and four-time Winter Paralympic champions promises to be thrilling
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USA and Canada favourites for final despite China's rise
Former Canada's national team player Kevin Rempel comments on the final weekend of the Para ice hockey action in Beijing
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Winter Paralympics preview: Para alpine skiing day four
Men's giant slalom vision impaired, standing and sitting gold medals up for grabs at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre on Thursday (10 March)
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All to play for in Wheelchair Curling
China, Sweden, Canada and Slovakia currently occupy the top four
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Hosts march to the semifinal after a thriller against the Czechs
South Korea and China are two teams going to the medal round after winning in their qualifying finals on Wednesday in the National Indoor Stadium