PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during November.

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A 3-0 win for Czech Republic sees them unbeaten in two games, whilst Japan also claimed victory over Great Britain.

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The 29-year-old took the men’s up to 72kg title with a 221kg lift at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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The Colombian city staged this event between 23-27 November, with Rio 2016 gold medallists Carlos Serrano and Mauricio Valencia competing.

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The new website, all in Spanish, aims to help raise awareness of Para sports in the country ahead of the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games.

New logos of the sports governed by the IPC

From 30 November, the sports will adopt new names, identities and competition name formats.

Meet refugee athlete Ibrahim Al-Hussein

A project to take Para sport to refugees in Greece, Cyprus and Serbia aims to offer people hope through sport.

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Up until 15 June 2017 there is a special discount rate of CAD 400 to attend the leading conference for Para sport experts.

Markus Rehm, David Behre, Felix Streng and Johannes Floors of Germany celebrate after winning the gold medal in the Men's 4x100m - T42-47 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

German and South African Paralympians were recognised for their 2016 achievements.

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Tero Kuorikoski will replace Tiina Kivisaari.