PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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5 tips to get started in Para taekwondo from sport’s pioneer Gjessing
Denmark’s Lisa Gjessing, a gold medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and a four-time world champion, says finding a taekwondo club and communicating with your coach are important to succeed in Para taekwondo
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How IR Iran became a men’s sitting volleyball superpower
"If we achieve the second place in the Paralympic competitions, it means that we have failed"
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Record-breaking Paralympian Clarke appointed new Chief Executive of Paralympics GB
Clarke competed in blind football at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games and scored a record 128 goals in blind football across 144 appearances for the national team
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Para athlete, Hollywood actress, runway model Kanya Sesser is an unstoppable force
Found on the side of a road and now shredding mountain slopes, skateboarding and appearing in Hollywood films: Athlete, actress and model Kanya Sesser shows how to have it all
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Nigeria’s Ikpeoyi targets Paris 2024 as she leads new Para table tennis generation
From a handmade paddle to medals at international competitions, Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi has big aspirations for her future
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WADA’s 2023 Prohibited List now in force
Agency calls on athletes, entourage and all stakeholders to note major modification concerning tramadol that is to take effect in 2024
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Georgian Para karate athlete Tophuria tastes success just years after starting sport
Georgia's Joni Tophuria started Para karate after meeting his coach Gocha Surmanidze in 2019 and won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Karate Championships
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Wedding day set for Cape Verde’s most romantic couple following Tokyo 2020 proposal
Para sprinter Keula Semedo’s guide dog Lisbonne also on the guest list for the wedding, set be held in July 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal and one of the events we are most looking forward to this year
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What to look forward to in the Paralympic Movement in 2023
The new year just started, and there are so many things to look forward to, including World Championships, regional tournaments and exciting announcements expected to be made
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Happy New Year from IPC President Andrew Parsons
"Behind the IPC and Paralympic Movement is a monumental team effort. So many people regularly go above and beyond the call of duty for one simple reason, they believe in what we do, they believe Change Starts with Sport and they believe in our vision to make for a more inclusive world through Para sport"