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![A general view of a street scene near the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, host of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170301080950183_PyeongChang%2B2018.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: Tickets now on sale
Launch date celebrates 200 days to go
![Sandro Kalegaris - Italy - Para ice hockey](/sites/default/files/images/170412130246501_Sandro%2BKalegaris%2B-%2BItaly%2B-%2BPara%2Bice%2Bhockey.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: Less pressure, more focus for Italy
Thanks to a top-five finish from the 2017 Worlds, team Italy are full-speed ahead to PyeongChang 2018.
![Female wheelchair curler raises her arms](/sites/default/files/images/170821102907231_Aileen%2BNeilson%2B-%2BWCF%2B-%2BCeline%2BStucki.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: Back to basics, back to Paralympics
Team skip Aileen Neilson celebrates return to winning form ahead Paralympic Winter Games
PyeongChang 2018: Modin seeks Paralympic glory
Following an exceptional season, the Swede is hoping to top the Paralympic podium for the first time.
![A male Para cross country skier skies across the snow](/sites/default/files/images/170815090239399_Vasili%2BShaptsiaboi.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: Shaptsiaboi goes for his missing medal
Gold in the Paralympic Summer Games in cycling, the veteran wants to achieve the same in Para cross country
![The official logo of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games](/sites/default/files/images/170824091344558_PyeongChang%2Blogo.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: 10 things you should know
Only 200 days left until the twelfth Paralympic Winter Games get underway.
![three men celebrate with the flags of their countries](/sites/default/files/images/170818141419267_Markus%2BRehm%2Bgold.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Markus Rehm ready to rule home Euros
Long jumper hopes next year's Championships will be best ever.
![a wide shot of an empty athletics stadium](/sites/default/files/images/170817145026551_Berlin%2B1.jpg)
Berlin 2018: 1 year to go
What you need to know about next year’s World Para Athletics European Championships.
![US ice sledge hockey players celebrate after a goal](/sites/default/files/images/160124105145513_DSC_3261_large.jpg)
USA name 2017-18 Para ice hockey team
13 return from the team that took silver at the 2017 Worlds.
![a wheelchair tennis player clenches his fists in celebration at the net](/sites/default/files/images/170818135724093_Stefan%2BOlsson%2B2.jpg)
Life is good for Stefan Olsson
Swedish Grand Slam champion talks fatherhood and Wimbledon title.
![The official logo of the Russian Paralympic Committee](/sites/default/files/images/170818144925767_Russian%2BParalumpic%2BCommittee.jpg)
Russia launches anti-doping hotline
Russian Paralympic Committee introduces new Anti-Doping Programme in effort to meet IPC reinstatement criteria.
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Berlin 2018: Countdown begins
German athletes hoping to make home advantage count at Para Athletics Euros.
![Man in wheelchair holds woman in air while spinning wheelchair.](/sites/default/files/images/151109011828546_ARC_10114.jpg)
Marquez and Obero back in the swing
Filipino dance couple on track to defend their World title at Malle 2017.
Mexico City 2017: Lei Liu eyes Worlds success
Paralympic powerlifting champion aiming for podium place next month.
![two men smile at the side of a football pitch](/sites/default/files/images/170818124133665_Chad%2BPerris%2BFulham.jpg)
Chad Perris fulfils Fulham FC dream
Australian sprinter follows London 2017 with first English football match.
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Mao Jingdian relaxed ahead of Asian Championships
Chinese athlete looks forward to playing on home table tennis courts.
Blind Football Europeans set to kick off
Hosts Germany face Italy in opening match of tournament in Berlin.
![a Para skier moving through the trees](/sites/default/files/images/170817114448579_Witold%2BSkupien.jpg)
Witold Skupien planning more surprises at PyeongChang 2018
Polish Nordic skier hopes to build on breakthrough World Championships silver.
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Throwback Thursday: South Africa’s Achmat Hassiem
London 2012 bronze medallist now divides his time between protecting sharks, body building and movie of his life.
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Learning curve for Charlotte Henshaw at Para canoe Worlds
Paralympic swimming medallist taking it easy in transition to new sport.