PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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The Italian who has dominated the women’s T42 class in recent years tells all about her three heroes.

Athlete practicing alpine skiing in a sit-ski.

Germany’s five-time Paralympic champion is eager for the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships to get started, where she will aim to repeat her performance from Sochi 2014.

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The 46-year-old Canadian is hoping to qualify for the sport’s Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.

A night time shot of a river bank with stunning buildings in the background.

Prestigious award will be presented at October’s VISTA conference in Girona, Italy.

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New Zealand’s Sochi sit-ski silver medallist Corey Peters has seen everything come together in the last 12 months.

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Check out some of the greatest and most unbelievable lifts in recent years.

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World and European champion Sarai Gascón is one of the swimmers to star in the new video by band Via Limit.

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US snowboarder Nicole Roundy wants to get to the top and stay there at the 2015 para-snowboard World Championships from Monday (23 February).

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More than 450 athletes from 45 countries will compete in the first Grand Prix of the season.

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The awards, presented in partnership with Allianz, will recognise achievements from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games and will be awarded in November.