PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Gangneung 2017: Top five playoff storylines
Find out who and what to watch on the final day of play at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.
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Five reasons to follow the Sao Paulo World Series
The second of five World Series in 2017 will take place in Brazil and has attracted some of the country’s biggest name swimmers.
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Para ice hockey programme to be held in Great Britain
Players from across Great Britain will gather in May for the first ever GB women’s Para ice hockey development camp.
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Ellie Cole recalls Rio 2016, sets targets for Tokyo 2020
After making an impressive comeback in 2016, the Australian swimmer is already planning for her fourth Paralympics.
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Wheelchair basketball lands in the House of Basketball
The exhibition stands alongside 40,000 objects representing basketball’s rich history.
Para athletics explained – visually impaired long jump
Find out from the Paralympic champion how he manages to be the best in the world despite having to wear a blindfold to jump.
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Gangneung 2017: Italy stun South Korea in penalty shootout
Sweden and the USA also grab wins on day six of the World Championships.
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Corey Peters: My three most memorable moments from 2017
New Zealand’s Para alpine skier won two silvers at the 2017 World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy.
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Rocha Pinto named African Paralympic Committee President
Leonel da Rocha Pinto was re-elected for another term as the APC held their General Assembly in Angola.
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London calling – Belgium’s Peter Genyn
After receiving a congratulatory call from the King of Belgium after Rio 2016 success, the T51 racer is hungry for more medals at London 2017.