PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Quiz time! How much do you know about the Euros?
Madeira, Portugal will host the Para swimming European Open Championships in a 100 days from now
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Beijing 2022 unveils Paralympic Torch
The torch features a gold and silver colour scheme and the lower section is engraved 'Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games' in Braille
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Women’s Para hockey of Canada to host grassroots virtual camp
Participants are being encouraged to share their virtual camp experiences on social media using the #ParaIceHockey and #HockeyIsHers hashtags.
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EU-funded project creates opportunity for PhD student to join the IPC
The project aims to develop a more objective classification test for visual function
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Speed specialist Markus Salcher registers first downhill win in three years
France’s Hyacinthe Deleplace grabs the leader’s bib in men’s vision impaired class
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Playbooks published to deliver safe and successful Tokyo 2020
The Playbooks are the official, centralised source of information for the Olympic and Paralympic Games stakeholders, and the first versions will be updated with more details over the coming months
Kiara Rodriguez seeks to win Ecuador's first Paralympic medal
The 18-year-old long jumper targets Tokyo success following world and Parapan titles
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French Para sailor Damien Seguin makes history at Vendée Globe
Two-time Paralympic champion puts up a telling show in the testing solo race, known as the Mt. Everest of the seas
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Manoel Bourdenx savours return to speed races at Saalbach
Austria host first downhill and super-G events of the 2020-2021 World Cup season until Sunday
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Para bobsleigh left out of Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics
The sport did not meet the minimum criteria for the number of nations and regions regularly participating