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#500DaysToGo: Skier Jae Rim Yang healthy, ready
The South Korean visually impaired alpine skier just wants an injury-free, mistake-free season.
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#500DaysToGo: Chinese wheelchair curling look to improve
After fifth place at the 2016 Worlds, China hope to gather enough qualification points toward PyeongChang 2018 at the 2017 Worlds in March.
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Faces for PyeongChang: Canada’s Young on the up
With 500 days until the next Winter Paralympics, Canada’s Emily Young looks ahead to the new Nordic skiing season.
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Faces for PyeongChang: Schmidt intensifies schedule
The 19-year-old alpine skier is ready to climb world rankings in lead up to World Championships and the Winter Paralympics.
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#500DaysToGo: Teenager Suhyeok Park ready to score points
The South Korean Para snowboarder targets competitions in the 2016-17 season that would improve his ranking toward PyeongChang 2018.
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USA Para Triathlon announces development roster
Eight athletes will be supported as they work toward Tokyo 2020.
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Warn, Puderbaugh reflect on Paralympic debuts
The youngest members on the Australian and US wheelchair rugby teams had a Games to remember at Rio 2016.
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Dias delighted with Brazilian crowd, vows to continue
The swimming multi-Paralympic champion admits having the local crowd behind him at Rio 2016 “motivated me to give even more of myself.”
Disappointed Yang Yang looks at big picture
The four-time Paralympic champion and former world-record holding swimmer is keeping Rio 2016 in perspective.
Exhibition to be held in memory of Golbarnezhad
Para athletes and NPCs are invited to send a video message expressing their feelings about the Iranian cyclist, who died following a crash in the Rio 2016 road race.
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Mike Stuart: Experiencing the power of the Paralympics
An IPC volunteer writer for three years, Stuart was invited to cover judo and wheelchair fencing at Rio 2016.
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IBSA Judo seeks hosts for 2017 events
Countries interested in staging either the World or the Continental Championships must send a completed sanction application form to the IBSA Secretary General by 31 October.
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Stephanie Jallen: Three things you did not know about me
USA’s two-time Paralympic alpine skiing bronze medallist shares three unknown facts about her.
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Para cyclists honoured at 2016 UCI Cycling Gala
Great Britain’s Sarah Storey and Italy’s Alex Zanardi were among the award winners recognised for their achievements in road racing.
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15,000 volunteer applications received for London 2017
Selections interview to a “Runner” for the summer of World Athletics will commence in December.
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Poland win gold at European B Championship
The wheelchair rugby event took place in Nottwil, Switzerland, between 3-9 October.
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IWAS releases 2017 wheelchair fencing schedule
The new wheelchair fencing season will feature five World Cups.
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Müller in the starting blocks for London 2017
The leading chilled yogurts and desserts manufacturer is the first National Partner of next summer’s World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships.
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Snyder recalls delight at breaking 30-year-old world record
More than one month on from Rio 2016, the US swimmer describes how important it was for him to break the 30-year-old 100m freestyle S11 world record.
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Indonesia wins TAFISA Wheelchair Rugby Cup
Five Asian nations took part in the competition, which was part of the 6th TAFISA World Sport for All Games.