PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Winter Paralympics preview: Para cross-country skiing closing day
Mixed and open relays conclude the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games programme at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre on Sunday
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Billy Bridges ready to lead young Canadians in final against USA
North American rivals meet for the second consecutive Paralympic final with Canada trying to erase 5-0 defeat at opening game in China
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Day 8 review: Wheelchair Curling gold for China, McKeever equals record
China beat Sweden for gold in Wheelchair Curling
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China retain Wheelchair Curling gold
China reach their second consecutive title to cement themselves at the top of the sport
![Chenyang Wang of China reacts after winning the gold as compatriot Jiayun Cai looks on following the Men's Middle Distance Free Technique Standing at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre.](/sites/default/files/2022-03/Chenyang%20Wang.jpg)
China swell medals tally in Cross-Country
Hongqiong Yang completes hat-trick
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Day 8: Paralympic Winter Games preview
Champions will be crowned in Wheelchair Curling on the penultimate day of Beijing 2022
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Ebba Aarsjoe ends Beijing campaign with second gold
Austria's Veronika Aigner and Germany's Anna-Lena Forster also emerged triumphant on final day of female Para Alpine Skiing competition
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Unstoppable Brian McKeever speaks on his time and more
Completes hat-trick of titles in Beijing
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New members of IPC Athletes' Council elected at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
Two members announced – third position is tied and remains vacant until the Athletes’ Council can make a decision
NPCDP supported Mongolians take home vital “experience”
'The benefits of the NPCDP programme not only to develop athletes and improve the quality of the training'