PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC members approve the new Classification Code at Extraordinary General Assembly
The 2025 IPC Classification Code, which was approved on 17 May 2024, aims to ensure standardisation and harmonisation within the Paralympic Movement
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World Para Athletics express condolences on the passing of Rashid Masjedi
Iranian athlete was the Paris 2023 world champion and Asian Para Games gold medallist in the men's shot put F53
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Citi World Series: All eyes on home favourite Yip as Singapore hosts fifth meet
The Paralympic champion aim to book her spot at Paris 2024 even as 126 athletes from 21 nations take the pool at OCBC Aquatic Centre this weekend
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Paris 2024: Birgit Skarstein going for more than gold
Paralympic rowing champion wants to ‘make a difference’ as she prepares for title defence
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Kobe 2024: World Championships kick off on Friday to mark a year like no other
First edition of the Para Athletics Worlds in East Asia will see over 1,047 athletes from 100 nations competing from 17 to 25 May marking the first time the world's largest single Para sport event is held in the same year of the Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024 launches official ticket app for the Paralympic and Olympic Games
By downloading the "Paris 2024 tickets" app, fans can download, transfer and even resell tickets for the Paralympic and Olympic Games
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Paris 2024: Roman Polianskyi prepares for third Games in a new reality
Double Paralympic rowing champion reflects on challenges of training as he bids for third gold
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Wheelchair tennis: China stun Netherlands for second World Team Cup title
China's Xiaohui Li ended the 145-match winning streak of world No.1 and reigning Paralympic champion Diede de Groot at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup
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Paris 2024: Ireland's Katie O'Brien looks forward to Paralympic debut
Katie O'Brien is preparing for her Paralympic debut at Paris 2024, 12 years after watching the London 2012 Games
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Calgary 2024: Top five moments
The fiercely-contested matches, historic victories, sensational performances and much more from an incredible A-Pool World Championships in Calgary