PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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From diffusing bombs to winning races: How Brad Snyder found new life in Para sports
‘Dream big. You don’t know what is possible for you until you try,’ says six-time Paralympic champion
IPC makes EUR 1 million of grants available to NPCs for sport development
NPCs will be able to apply for funding until 5 June 2022 in three grant areas
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Citi becomes founding partner of new PARA SPORT programme
• Citi to help grow select Para sports through 2024
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WeThe15 named International Campaign of the Year at 2022 Sport Industry Awards
The latest victory at the 2022 Sport Industry Awards takes the total number of major international awards that WeThe15 has won to eight
![Australia's Janine Watson and Japan's Shoko Ota face each other as they adjust their helmets, preparing for their repechage match.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2022-05/Para%20taekwondo%20Tokyo%202020%20shoko%20ota%20janine%20watson%20.jpg?h=050ff4d9&itok=Ei6vUMAb)
Para taekwondo makes step towards equity at European Championships in Manchester
Decision to hold the Para Taekwondo and Taekwondo European Championships concurrently hails a new era in Para sports
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Boccia trailblazer Aziz looks for African breakthrough in sport
• The Johannesburg 2022 World Boccia Africa Regional Championships take place from 16-23 May
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Regional Championships: All you need to know!
Pyeongtaek, South Korea, is hosting the first out of four World Para Powerlifting Regional Championships in 2022 starting on 15 June
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Iskandar Tursunbaev receives three-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para powerlifter returned adverse analytical finding both out-of-competition and in-competition in 2021
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World Para Swimming mourns the passing of Denys Dubrov
Ukrainian Para swimmer was a four-time Paralympic champion and took three medals at last year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo
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No peak out of reach for Para climber Lanfri
The 35-year-old is close to becoming the first Italian multi-amputee to scale the world's tallest mountain