PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Novak Djokovic tries wheelchair tennis
Serbia’s tennis legend gave the Paralympic sport a try under the guidance of Australia’s Rio 2016 two-time wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott.
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Double wins for Loesch, Salcher, Marcoux, Knight
After weather conditions forced a change in the schedule, several athletes made it onto two downhill podiums in one day at the World Cup in Innerkrems, Austria.
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New venue in Ukraine to stage second World Cup
Western Center will host the last World Cup before the Finsterau 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, from 13-20 January.
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Reptyukh prepares for “most difficult route in Europe”
The Ukrainian biathlon Individual world champion hopes home advantage will count at the Western Center World Cup.
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A proud moment for Ukraine’s Kononova
The multiple world champion Nordic skier relishes her home World Cup debut and looks to the World Championships.
Ones to watch for 2017 for football 5 and wheelchair tennis announced
Seven football five and 11 wheelchair tennis players have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Three things Mike Minor does off the snow
Find out what the USA’s banked slalom World Cup champion does when he is not competing.
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Paralympic Movement mourns the passing of Bob McCullough OAM
McCullough, the former ISMWSF President, received the Paralympic Order in 2002
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Paralympians shortlisted for 2017 Laureus Award
The winner will be announced on 14 February at a glittering awards ceremony in Monaco.
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The first ITF Super Series kicks off
The Apia International will take place in Sydney, Australia, from 11-15 January, with the world’s best wheelchair tennis players testing their skills ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year.