PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Sport Week: 10 things to know about sitting volleyball
Sitting volleyball first featured at the 1980 Paralympic Games in Arnhem, Netherlands
![Rowing venue for Tokyo 2020](/sites/default/files/2021-06/Sea-Forest-Waterway-tokyo-rowing.jpg)
Qualification process for Para rowing at Tokyo 2020 completed
Four countries have been selected to send boats in PR2 Mix2x and PR3 Mix4+ events
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ITF announces wheelchair tennis entries for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji headline the list as they compete on home court
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Novi Sad ready to host last event ahead of Tokyo
As many as 105 Para shooters from 20 nations will compete at the Grand Prix, a preparatory event in the run up to the Games
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Aurelie Rivard is swimming everyday like it is her last
'I'm appreciating the small things that I took for granted like swimming long course, going outside, and sitting in the sun'
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Iran’s Sareh Javanmardi highlights anxiety and stress are not to be ignored
Pistol queen understands pressure of having to perform and importance on handling it properly
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IPC announces six athletes to compete for the Refugee Paralympic Team at Tokyo 2020
• The athletes and where they are refugees from: Ibrahim Al Hussein (Syria), Alia Issa (Syria), Parfait Hakizimana (Burundi), Abbas Karimi (Afghanistan), Shahrad Nasajpour (Iran), and Anas Al Khalifa (Syria).
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World Cup season return to Chateauroux in 2022
French city successfully hosted event in 2018 with 228 athletes from 43 countries competing in all sport classes
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Renshi Chokai aims to net a medal for hosts Japan
'I want people to see how I've changed because my value as a player is that I can assist and create chances, in addition to my defence, which is my forte'
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Sport Week: Ones to watch in shooting Para sport
Young faces will try to take on the experienced sharp shooters in Tokyo this summer