PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Al Ain 2022: Babska holds off Paralympic stars
Polish shooter registers thrilling victory in R8 final; Korea's Lee wins first major title and helps team take gold with world record effort at Al Ain 2022 Worlds
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Brazil’s Fiorese goes from aspiring sports journalist to sitting volleyball champion
Brazil claimed gold in the women’s competition at the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships, which wrapped up on Friday, 11 November. Iran won the men's tournament, marking the team's eighth world title.
Al Ain 2022: De la Forest clinches second title
French shooter wins close R9 final to continue good run; Ozgan picks Turkey's first gold medal while Spain's Txakartegi records emotional win in VI event
Meet 10 Paralympic mascots from recent Games
As we look forward to the Paris 2024 mascots, let’s take a moment to remember the Paralympic mascots from recent Games
Al Ain 2022: Vadovicova’s golden campaign continues
Slovakian great clinch second title in Al Ain pipping Ukraine’s Shchetnik by 0.1 point, while Italy's Nanni equals world record en route his first World title
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Xu becomes China's first sailor to compete in solo transatlantic race Route Du Rhum
Xu started his solo, 6,562-kilometre transatlantic race this week, battling the elements, the clock and 137 sailors from 14 countries on a journey across the Atlantic between Saint-Malo in Brittany, France and Pointe-à-Pitre on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe
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IPC President Parsons visits 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Andalucia, Spain is hosting the 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championships from 6-12 November
Al Ain 2022: Dream debut for South Korean Jeongdu
Debutant overcomes a strong challenge from Paralympic stars to take first World title; Singhraj misses out on medal but secures Paris 2024 quota for India
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Japanese Paralympian Maegawa writes children’s book about prosthetics
Kaede Maegawa, who competed at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, wrote a book last year about a black dog with a prosthetic leg
Al Ain 2022: Alaryani stamps dominance at home
Paralympic star wins first gold for the hosts UAE with a dominating show; France’s De la Forest emerges winner in an intense R4 final for first major title
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World Para Ice Hockey seeking bids for five 2023-2024 events
Opportunities for host cities for Women’s World Challenge, B-Pool Worlds, European and Pan-Pacific Championships
Al Ain 2022: Kim emerges winner in shoot-off
South Korean overcomes former champion Denysiuk for P3 title, while Moskal leads a Polish one-two podium in the VI 10m air rifle
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Debutants shine as 2022 Para Badminton World Championships wrap up
The BWF Para Badminton World Championships came to an end after a week of exciting competition in Tokyo
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Scaroni and Hug seal series crown with NYC Marathon win
USA and Switzerland's wheelchair racers triumph in unseasonably warm conditions on Sunday in New York
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Al Ain 2022: Vadovicova breaks world record to take first gold
Slovakia's Paralympic legend beats Tokyo 2020 champion Natascha Hiltrop in the R3 - mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 final; Israel's Chernoy picks bronze
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Al Ain 2022: Paralympic stars headline field
Eight edition of the Worlds will see 271 athletes from 54 nations competing in 27 medal events and 31 qualification quotas to Paris 2024 up for grabs in UAE
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Al Ain 2022: Kunz-Inderkummen dreams of gold
Switzerland's vsion impaired shooter wants to celebrate her birthday with a medal during the World Championships in UAE
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Ninão, the big hope as Brazil bid for Paralympic volleyball glory
Ninão, whose full name is Joelison Fernandes da Silva, is in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the 2022 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championship, which will take place from 4-11 November
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Prague 2022: Ukraine dancers rule the roost
World champions Sivak and Chynka help Ukraine top the standings with eight gold; Israel's Tomer emerge winner in three finals at Euros
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“I’ve been waiting a long time”: badminton star Choong is now a full-time athlete
It’s all-change for British Para badminton player Rachel Choong, and she is embracing every opportunity and challenge