PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Taekwondo: 5 things learned from 2017
Breakout performances and new moves headline year of change
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Marie Bochet’s unbeaten run comes to an end in Slovenia
French Paralympic champion stunned by 15-year-old at season’s third Alpine World Cup
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NHK to show PyeongChang 2018
Japanese broadcaster to cover Winter Paralympics live for the first time
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Great Britain wheelchair curling team named
Five athletes selected to compete at PyeongChang 2018
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Andrea Rothfuss seeks second Paralympic gold
German alpine skier set to compete at her fourth Winter Games
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Workout Wednesday: Germany’s Martin Fleig
Biathlon champion shares his training secrets as he prepares for PyeongChang 2018
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Who should be Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’?
Vote now to decide the best athlete in the Americas in December
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Foundation for Global Sports Development supports Paralympic education programmes
The organisation’s continuous support was fundamental to Agitos Foundation’s projects in 2017
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Leading referee to bid farewell to Paralympics in PyeongChang
Johnathan Morrison has officiated Para ice hockey since 2006
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Alpine skiing Head-to-Head
Anna Schaffelhuber to face Claudia Loesch in another highly anticipated showdown