PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Korean Paralympic Committee Appoints New Secretary General
Important appointment as Koreans prepare for London 2012 and hosting Winter Paralympics in 2018.
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NORAM Cup Continues in Waterville Valley
The IPC Alpine Skiing race will draw more than 60 competitors from seven nations.
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Canada Invests More Than CDN $200,000 in Para-Sport Programmes
Grants of up to CDN $5,000 given to a number of national and local organizations and clubs.
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Olympic Park Officially Handed over to LOCOG for 2012 Games.
To mark park handover British government led by Prime Minister David Cameron meet at Olympic Park.
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IFDS World Championships Under Starter’s Orders in USA
More than 100 sailors on 75 boats from 20 countries will take part in Florida.
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Adam Hall Aims for Slalom Victory
New Zealand's king of the mountains talks about his surge to the top.
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Russia’s Alyabyev to Inject New Blood into Alpine Ski Season
At just 21, Alexander Alyabyev is aiming to win a medal for his home crowd at Sochi 2014.
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The Paralympian: Zimbabwe Paralympic Committee is Gaining Tools for Success
Speaking exclusively to The Paralympian, the IPC's official magazine, at the IPC Regional Training Camp in Zambia, Oripa Mubika, the Vice President of NPC Zimbabwe, talked about developing the Paralympic Movement in Zimbabwe.
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Pender ecstatic with wheelchair fencing gold
Polish wheelchair fencer Dariusz Pender saw Frenchman Romain Noble in an all-European epee category A final.