PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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World's best teams coming back to Ostrava
Czech capital of Para ice hockey to host a pre-Christmas tournament with USA, Canada, Russia and hosts Czech Republic
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IPC General Assembly to be held remotely
Event was initially planned to take place in Chinese Taipei
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VISTA 2021 Conference fast approaching
Tenth edition to be organised virtually between 18 November and 16 December 2021
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Tokyo 2020: Takeaways from Para Rowing
Great Britain were the only country to win more than one gold in Para Rowing at Tokyo 2020
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Australia’s Jaryd Clifford left it all on the track in Tokyo
'Aussies, past and present, have put their bodies on the line for this Movement, and so I don’t have the right not to'
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Women with intellectual impairment steal show at Tokyo 2020
'I had problems with learning and could not remember many things or understand some phrases. Even now I have problem filling some paperwork'
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China beat Sweden to claim gold
‘We encouraged each other, so we cooperated better and better and finally won the game. I’m extremely happy’
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Small gains make huge impact for British cycling star Jaco van Gass
Former military man adapted and overcame a variety of challenges to become one of Britain’s standout performers
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Great Britain hosts first women's programme training camp
British Para Ice Hockey Association recruits 27 athletes through initiative launched three months ago to empower women in sport
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IPC publish 2020-2021 Annual Report
'In 2020, the pandemic meant the IPC and Paralympic Movement faced our biggest crisis to date. Yet through new ways of working and thinking, we continued to thrive as an organisation and as a Movement'