PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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2021 recap: a season to shooting history in Tokyo, Al Ain, Lima and Lonato del Garda
World Cup returns before newcomers and shooting legends meet at the Paralympic Games while Italy wraps up the year with the Para Trap Worlds
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2021 recap: the year competitions returned and Para dance sport went virtual
A lookback at a season full of emotions and surprises when new stars broke through and world champions showed fine form
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Youngsters cap off 2021 races with first World Cup medals
US and Italian riders strike double golds in the final competition before the Lillehammer 2021 World Championships starting on 12 January
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China’s Para Nordic team makes an entrance as Paralympic champions grab gold
Holub, Sakhanenka, and Shyts take two golds each for Belarus in cross-country races at the Vuokatti Europa Cup with Para biathlon action still to come
![WILL BE MISSED: Jordanne Whiley of Great Britain reacts after winning bronze beating Aniek van Koot of Netherlands in the Wheelchair Tennis Women's Singles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Jordanne%20Whiley%201.jpg)
Tokyo’s probably the highlight of my career: Jordanne Whiley
The 29-year-old announced her retirement last month
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Ukrane's Iaroslav Denysenko receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para swimmer returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance in an out-of-competition sample
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2021 recap: New forces emerge on the main stage
With the Paralympic Games and World Championships taking place in the same year, many new countries shine on the podium for the first time
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United States led the charge for Americas
Finish third in the overall medal tally with 104 medals - 37 gold, 36 silver, and 31 bronze
European athletes receive leadership training
Proud Paralympian workshop held online in early December
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IPC begins search for independent Nominations Panel members
Two new members to assist in the appointment of non-executive directors to IPC bodies