PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Ostrava 2021: Where to watch!
World Championships will be live in Canada, Czech Republic, Slovakia, USA and World Para Ice Hockey Facebook page
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Star-studded line-up at Dubai 2021 World Cup
Paralympic and world champions take centre stage in final opportunity to earn ranking points to grab a slot at the Games in Japan
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Ostrava 2021: World Championships kick off!
USA and Canada meet in a rematch of the 2019 final on opening day in a World Championships with five qualification spots for Beijing 2022 up for grabs
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Ones to watch for judo
Judokas will compete in 13 men’s and women’s medal events at the legendary Nippon Budokan at Tokyo 2020.
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Ostrava 2021: Get to know USA
Defending champions have not missed the podium at a World Championships in 21 years, and two of their titles were won in Ostrava
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Team USA launches inspirational campaign
Para athletes ‘Show the World’ that the Paralympic Games are impossible to miss
Australia names powerful team for Tokyo 2020
Squad features 15 debutants along with some of the most successful swimmers in the country's Paralympic history, like six-time gold medallist Ellie Cole
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Ostrava 2021: Get to know Canada
The four-time world champions have finished on the podium at all but one of its 10 Worlds appearances
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Lima 2021: Gold for Kovalchuk, birthday gift for Fagnon
French athlete takes silver medal and achieves quota for Tokyo 2020 as Ukrainian domination continues at the World Cup in Peru
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BWF grant boosts women's participation in Para badminton
More than 70 players from over 40 countries benefitted