PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Japanese artist Katori donates EUR 100,000 to the IPC to create internship programme
The new IPC athlete internship programme aims to help Para athletes make the transition from an athletic career to a professional career
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Wheelchair fencing powerhouse Hong Kong aiming to bounce back from Tokyo 2020 setback
Failure to win medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games owed a lot to the Covid-19 pandemic, says Hong Kong team coach
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Para dancers ready to entertain Amstelveen audience at 2023 season-opener
Ukraine to hog the limelight in a field of 62 athletes from 18 nations as the traditional Para Dance Sport International Competition returns in the Netherlands
![Greece's Athanasios Ghavelas celebrates with his guide Sotirios Gkaragkanis after winning gold in the men’s 100m T11 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/Athanasios%20Ghavelas.jpg)
Paris 23 Worlds: Relaxation is key for Greece’s track sensation Ghavelas
The 22-year-old Paralympic champion in 100m T11 wants to reproduce his stunning Tokyo 2020 form at the World Championships this July in France
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‘You set your own limits’, says history-maker Alex Roca
The 31-year-old Spaniard, who has reduced mobility and communicates through sign language due to cerebral palsy, recently completed a marathon – and now he wants to inspire others
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Swans announced as Official Supplier of Manchester 2023 World Championships
Japanese swimming goggle brand continues its long-standing relationship with World Para Swimming which began in 2017
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Olympic and Paralympic Week starts in France with inclusion as main theme
Olympic and Paralympic Week aims to introduce more people to sports and shift young people's perceptions of disability
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World Autism Awareness Day: Star athletes to know ahead of Paris 2024
On World Autism Awareness Day, held every year on 2 April, we are celebrating four Para athletes with autism who are preparing to take the spotlight at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024 and stakeholders reaffirm commitment to Paralympic integration strategy
The Paris 2024 Board of Directors met on 30 March, at the Organising Committee’s headquarters, to receive updates on the Organising Committee’s Paralympic integration strategy, which aims to make the Games and sport a vehicle for social change
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Athletes and fans join World Championships 100 Days to Go celebration in Paris
French capital receives local and international guests inviting Parisians to come to Charlety Stadium in July and see the world's best in action