PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Birmingham 2022: The Queen launches Baton Relay
Four-time Paralympic gold medallist Kadeena Cox received the Baton from The Queen
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Lomianki 2021: Star-studded line-up set for Poland
World champions and defending Polish Open champions ready to get back to Lomianki from 9 to 10 October
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Gold medal and a marriage, recipe for Josh Pauls' perfect week
US Para ice hockey captain Josh Pauls reflects on winning the Ostrava 2021 World Championships and marrying the love of his life in a span of seven days
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Tbilisi to host 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships
Competition to take place from 27 November to 5 December in Georgian capital
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Virtus member nations impress at Tokyo 2020
World and Paralympic records broken by athletes with intellectual impairments across three sports
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Rising Phoenix musician George Doman on his ascent to stardom
‘They'll realise a gift isn't cursed’
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Netherlands claim historic hat-trick
Dutch team becomes first nation to win all three senior World Team Cup titles in the same year
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Schaer and Hug triumph at the London Marathon
Swiss stars win in London for the third time just a week after taking the double at the Berlin Marathon
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Takeaways from Para badminton
China topped the table clinching 10 medals including five gold, Malaysia create history