PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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China kicks off Para Swimming Country Week
Every week World Para Swimming will be looking at the countries who finished at the top 10 at Rio 2016 on our website and social media
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Gustavo Fernandez and Diede de Groot top seeds at Roland Garros
Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez has proven stong on the clay as he opens against rival Gordon Reid
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Para sport inspires the rite of passage for Vanuatu’s Mathias Nakat
Born with cerebral palsy, Nakat left school in grade four after relentless bullying and constant name calling
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IPC supports UTS World Virtual Youth Festival
Multiple organisations including the IOC and the IPC join forces with United Through Sports to engage youngsters in sport during the pandemic
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Two years on, stars from Asian Para Games go down memory lane
Indonesia 2018 left a lasting impression for many medallists
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Pandemic fails to dampen spirits of Namibia’s Ananias Shikongo
Paralympic champion urges athletes to support each other during challenging times
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IPC saddened by passing of Hungary's Zoltan Tauber
Tauber won the first Paralympic gold medal for his country
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Kyoto sees five new records at Challenge Cup
Japan's best Para powerlifters return to action in first sanctioned-competition held since lockdown
![A female wheelchair racer crossing the line in the streets of London](/sites/default/files/2020-10/GettyImages-1278417076.jpg)
Nikita den Boer and Brent Lakatos win for the first time in London
Dutch surprises favourite Manuela Schar in the women's race while and Canadian gives his country the first victory in the British capital
![Three snowcats moving the snow to build a Para snowboard course](/sites/default/files/2020-10/Hafjell%20Snowboard%20Course.jpg)
How to build a world-class snowboard course
If the athlete reviews of the March courses are anything to go by, Lillehammer 2021 promises to be a spectacle