PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Oksana Masters adds Para cross-country skiing Crystal Globe to list of 2022 triumphs
Russia dominates the rankings with 10 globes while USA's Para Nordic skier closes the season with three gold medals at Ostersund World Cup
![Australia's Melissa Perrine competes in the women's visually impaired super-G at the Sochi Paralympic Games 2014](/sites/default/files/images/140611092434388_SOC_140310_LC_2725.jpg)
Australian Paralympic Team announced for Beijing 2022
Ten-strong team includes experienced Paralympians and youngsters hoping to make a splash
![A goalie and a player sliding towards each other on the ice for a hug](/sites/default/files/2022-02/rsz_1rsz_51272478180_fa8e49ae88_o.jpg)
The Czechs announce squad for Beijing 2022
Star forward Michal Geier leads the team as the Most Valuable Player at the Ostrava 2019 Worlds with seven goals and four assists
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Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para Biathlon
A closer look at one of the most fascinating Winter Paralympic sports
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WADA leadership meet with global Sport Movement leaders
'Important in our armoury is education, and we have been working closely with WADA to have more and better conversations not only with our athletes, but their coaches and National Paralympic Committees too'
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Pope Francis sends warm greetings to Paralympians ahead of Beijing 2022
Paralympic Winter Games set to take place in Chinese capital city between 4 and 13 March
![Laureus 2022 nominees](/sites/default/files/2022-02/laureus%2B2022%2Bawards.jpg)
Six Paralympians nominated for Laureus Award
Marcel Hug, Shingo Kunieda, Jetze Plat, Diede De Groot, Susana Rodriquez and Sarah Storey are amongst the nominees
![New Zealand's Adam Hall racing to gold](/sites/default/files/images/150824122743517_Adam%2BHall.jpg)
Adam Hall sets World Championship benchmark in countdown to Beijing
'As my wife says, ‘the old man can still pull one out of the hat’'
![Three men in wheelchairs holding skis in a medal ceremony in the snow](/sites/default/files/2022-02/51853957503_487153f408_c.jpg)
World champions wrap up season with Crystal Globe glory in Are
Norway's Jesper Pedersen, Germany's Anna-Lena Forster and Austria's Johannes Aigner pick two golds at World Cup in Sweden
![Sebastian Magenheim](/sites/default/files/2022-02/Sebastian%20Magenheim.jpeg)
Sebastian Magenheim attributes his life’s success to sports
‘Don’t underestimate the value of time. If you want to reinvent yourself, use a lot of time. Don’t listen to the naysayers’