PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Canada, USA go 2-0 at World Sledge Hockey Challenge
Canada blanks South Korea, the US edge Russia on day two of tournament play. Preliminary rounds wrap up 20 January for first-place slot.
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Bugaev’s strong first run enough for first place
The Russian posted the fastest run in the men’s giant slalom standing to take first on day two of the World Cup.
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US skiers take six podiums at alpine World Cup
The dominant performance included wins for Staci Manella and Tyler Walker in slalom in Tarvisio, Italy, on Monday (18 January).
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US Paralympics launches athlete development model
The American Development Model for Paralympic Sport aims to enable athletes to participate in Paralympic sport at all levels.
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Canoe: 10 things we learned in 2015
With canoe set to debut at the Paralympics in Rio 2016, 2015 was a big year for athletes. Here are what we learned coming off of last year.
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US swimmers break records at Jimi Flowers Classic
Elizabeth Marks showed good form, setting a new world record in the women’s 50m breaststroke SB7 in Colorado Springs.
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Winning start for Canada, US at Sledge Hockey Challenge
Hosts Canada open their account with a 5-1 victory over Russia, whilst the US beat South Korea 8-1 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
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Moore praises Great Britain’s snowsport development
The World Championships medallist is also training hard to achieve World Cup success this season.
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French team prepare for ‘rapid, dramatic’ speed races
The IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France, will see the first speed races of the 2015-16 contested.
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INAS teams up with Sport:80
The new partnership will help INAS launch innovative online services.