PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Seven Paralympians honoured with invite to Wimbledon’s Royal Box
Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 champions were among the distinguished guests at Wimbledon 2022
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Mexico to host World Series for first time
Series will travel to Latin America in October this year with Tijuana receiving the final stop of the 2022 season
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Paralympic podcast "A Winning Mindset" wins at Digiday Media Awards Europe
This is the fourth international award for the Podcast, which recently wrapped up its second season
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Fleur Jong settles historic mark in Leverkusen
Dutch athlete becomes the first woman with prosthetic legs to run the 100m in less than 12.50 during meeting in Germany
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Pickett on USWNT cap: “I feel blessed to represent for all limb difference people”
The 28-year-old defender became the first player with a limb difference to play on the US Women’s National Team when she laced up against Colombia this week
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World's best return to Leverkusen
Germany club welcomes 99 athletes from 10 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe at the 2022 Para Leichtathletik Heimspiel
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IPC Board Member among four Paralympic inductees of USOPC's new Hall of Fame class
Muffy Davis, Trischa Zorn-Hudson, David Kiley and the 2002 Paralympic ice hockey team were inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame in June 2022
Tunis GP sees renewed rivalries and French clean sweep
Local Paralympic star Raoua Tlili beats Morocco’s Youssra Karim for gold as Yasser Musanganya leads triple podium for World Championships hosts
Wheelchair basketball and tennis player Ukari paving way for Para sports in Nigeria
The dual sports athlete is putting great efforts into promoting wheelchair sports in Nigeria despite numerous personal obstacles that stand in his way
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Top 5 tips to get started in Para swimming from 13-time world champion Barlaam
Barlaam was one of the most successful swimmers at the Madeira 2022 World Para Swimming Championships this month, winning six gold medals and breaking three world records