PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paris 23 Worlds: Lisa Adams looking to put the pieces together for another gold
New Zealand’s Paralympic and world champion on life in a sporting family, the next steps to success and having an Olympic legend sister for a coach
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IPC President Andrew Parsons: "We want Paris 2024 to change the world”
With 500 days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the IPC President reflects on the potential of the Games to bring lasting change for people with disabilities in France and the important gains made so far
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Road to Paris 2024: how qualification works in 22 Paralympic summer sports
Up to 4,400 athletes will take part in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in 500 days, but first they need to qualify. Here’s how the qualification system works in each of the 22 sports to be staged at the Games
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Paris 2024: 500 days to go in numbers, milestones, and French icons
From 4,400 to 1: We are counting down the most important numbers behind the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as we celebrate the 500 days to go until the most transformational event on earth
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More than one million students participate in France’s Olympic and Paralympic Week
The Olympic and Paralympic Week in France took place around the theme of inclusion
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Family of athletes key to Canadian runner Riech’s Paralympic success story
Canada’s Nate Riech, who won the men’s 1,500m T38 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, attributes part of his success to growing up among family members striving for sporting excellence
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IPC shows support for clean sport on WADA’s annual Play True Day
On the annual Play True Day, an initiative that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) launched in 2014, three-time Paralympic champion Zahra Nemati calls for fellow athletes to show their support for clean sport
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Five tips to get started in Para snowboard from passion-driven champion Luchini
Italy’s Jacopo Luchini, who won two gold medals at the 2023 FIS Para Snowboard World Championships, says that success in the winter sport begins by loving and respecting the mountains and the snow
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Para equestrian sexagenarian Karjalainen hoping to crown career with Paris 2024 medal
Finland's Para equestrian veteran Katja Karjalainen is preparing for her fifth Paralympic Games
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Chynka shows dominance in season opener
The reigning European champion's double gold puts Ukraine on top at the traditional Para Dance Sport International Competition held in Amstelveen