PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Adaptive Board Chicks bring girl power to Para snowboard
Dutch duo Lisa Bunschoten and Renske van Beek launch training camps to inspire new female riders
Welcome to football 5-a-side
The sport has featured at the Paralympics since 2004
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Postponement lets Rodriguez focus on doctor role
Para triathlete provides recovery treatment to coronavirus patients
Para Nordic Skiing World Cup: Top 7 moments
Home upsets, red carpets, samba beats and a milestone for the Paralympic movement
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Inspiring story of Paralympian turns into film
Movie highlight’s Kivimaki's emotional process from being distraught, dispirited and frustrated, to powerful, reinvented and unstoppable
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Brazilian boccia player Dirceu Jose Pinto passes away
Brazil's four-time Paralympic champion is a true sport icon
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Swimmer Wang switching lanes to triathlon
Swimming gold medallist from London 2012 hopes to return to the Paralympics as a triathlete
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New routine tells story between Voets and horse
The Dutchwoman and her horse Demmi have ridden to triple crowns at Worlds and Europeans. Next up is the Paralympics
Madeira 2020 European Championships postponed
Berlin 2020 World Series also postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic