PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Lima 2021: Gold for Vasyl Kovalchuk, birthday gift for Vincent Fagnon
French athlete takes silver medal and achieves quota for Tokyo 2020 as Ukrainian domination continues at the World Cup in Peru
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BWF grant boosts women's participation in Para badminton
More than 70 players from over 40 countries benefitted
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Salesforce partners with LA28, Team USA and NBCUniversal
'Salesforce will enable Team USA and the LA28 Games to connect with fans in the most personal way, curating connections and content like never before.'
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Sport Week: 10 things to know about judo
The original Paralympic martial art, judo will return to its roots at Tokyo 2020
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Paralympic hopefuls go for Tokyo ticket at Berlin 2021 World Series
German capital hosts swimmers in search of qualification for Tokyo 2020 as others put their form to test ahead of the Games in August
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Ostrava 2021: Get to know South Korea
Only Asian team in the competition will be looking at reaching the podium for the third consecutive World Championships
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German goalballer Michael Dennis says Tokyo 2020 will be ‘once in a lifetime’
After more than a decade of rebuilding, Germany's goalball team seems to have found a winning formula
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Fans return to Ostrava 2021 World Championships
Local Organising Committee launches ticket sales for the competition with a code of conduct based on the COVID-19 measures in effect Czech Republic
Para athletics and Para swimming Euros conclude with successful COVID-19 protocols
A total of 5,842 tests (PCR and antigen) were conducted across 12 days and 670 athletes from 44 countries took part in the event.
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Sport Week: Ones to watch for goalball
Ten men and 10 women’s teams will take to the courts at the Makuhari Messe Hall C at Tokyo 2020