PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Ones to watch for Para taekwondo
Here are 10 athletes eager to make Paralympic history in Tokyo
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Athletes’ Commission launched to shape future of LA28 Games
18 Paralympians and Olympians will share unique insights to create athlete-centred Games and engage local and global fan communities
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10 things to know about Para taekwondo
History will be made at Tokyo 2020 when the sport appears for the first time on the Paralympic programme
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Bahrain's Tokyo medal hope rests on two athletes
Throwers Ahmed Meshaima and Rooba Alomari will be aiming for the podium
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IPC and WDSF discuss transfer of governance of Para dance sport
Organisations have agreed on a process involving a series of steps to be taken, with the aim of completing the transfer by early 2022
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Diede de Groot's Golden Slam bid gains momentum
The 24-year-old now has all four Grand Slams in her possession for the second time, having previously achieved the feat after topping the podium at Roland Garros in 2019
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Unhalkar’s journey from borrowed weapon to Tokyo berth
‘I hope that the medal will land me a job that will help me to support my mother and younger brother’
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World Para Snow Sports mourning the loss of Vo Ra Mi Seo
Three-time Paralympian and Paralympic Movement advocate passes away in her country at the age 35
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Alcott, Hewett and Reid boost Golden Slam bid
‘I was proud of how I played, proud of my team and proud of the support I got from back home’
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Kelly van Zon ready for the unknown
Two-time Paralympic champion says she is "always very careful in saying what I’m going for because the ball is round and you need to have your day”