PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC Taskforce publishes first Russian Paralympic Committee progress report
The IPC Taskforce report summarises the progress the RPC has made in meeting the conditions required to have its IPC suspension lifted.
![Ashley Facey Thompson of Great Britain competes in the Men's singles Table Tennis - Class 9 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170210090557133_Ashley%2BFacey%2BThompson2.jpg)
British Para Table Tennis Performance squad announced
The line-up for 2017 includes some new faces including Paralympic, world and European champions.
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Edlinger family celebrates world title in Finsterau
Father Josef and mother Marien cheered for their children Carina and her brother guide Julian as they took gold at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships.
Seven qualities that make a successful athlete guide
Guides from Norway, Ukraine and Germany shared their thoughts whilst they compete at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships.
![Ukraine's Paralympic champions Oleksandra Kononova and Grygorii Vovchynskyi married in 2011. Both are competing at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Finsterau, Germany.](/sites/default/files/images/170212153945601_Kononova%2BVovchynskyi.jpg)
Ukrainian love on Finsterau's snow
Paralympic champions Oleksandra Kononova and Grygorii Vovchynskyi, who married in 2011, are representing Ukraine at the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Finsterau.
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Alpine skiing Europa Cups move to Slovenia, Croatia
Medallists from the recently concluded World Para Alpine Skiing Championships highlight the fields for slalom and giant slalom.
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ASOS renews partnership with ParalympicsGB team
The partnership with the global retailer will cover PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020.
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Oksana Masters wins USA’s first gold at Finsterau 2017
The US sit-skier was the fastest in the women’s cross-country sprint race to claim her maiden world title in Finsterau, Germany.
Sarah Storey sets sights on Tokyo 2020
Great Britain´s most decorated female Paralympian is yet not satisfied with her medal haul and aims to win more titles in four-years-time.
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Faces of the Future: Switzerland's Nalani Buob
The 16-year-old wheelchair tennis player dreams of reaching the top spot in the women´s rankings, emulating what her hero and tennis legend Martina Hingis did over a decade ago.