PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Big White World Cup ready for Crystal Globe decider
Canadian ski resort hosts the last Para snowboard World Cup of the season with two snowboard cross events on 11 and 12 February
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Bourdonnaye appointed as Paris 2024 Table Tennis Sport Manager
Bourdonnaye is one of the most successful table tennis players ever with three Paralympic golds and three World titles
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Al Ain gets ready for the World Championships
UAE to host around 300 athletes from more than 50 nations in the first edition to take place in the Middle East from 3 to 17 November
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Lillehammer golden sweep fuels Vladislav Lekomtsev for Beijing
RPC Nordic skier only athlete across all sports to leave Para Snow Sports Worlds with a perfect record of winning every event in his class
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10 things to know about Para Ice Hockey
Para ice hockey will make its eighth Paralympic appearance at Beijing 2022
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Modin embraces big challenges ahead of Winter Paralympics
Swedish Nordic skier describes health and guide issues as a ‘few bumps in the road’
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IDB and IPC launch initiative to further develop Para sports in the Americas
NPC Colombia to mentor Guatemala, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago
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Ones to watch for Para Cross-Country Skiing
Champions and hopefuls - here are the Para Cross-Country skiers to keep an eye on
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P&G awards grants to five Paralympian-supported charities
Athletes’ charities to receive share of USD 400,000 thanks to joint initiative by IPC, P&G and IOC
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Channel 4 announces 100% disabled presenting team
'The IPC has been working on the Paralympic Games with Channel 4 since 2012 and at every Games they have improved the broadcast landscape on Para sports'
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10 things to know about Para Cross-Country Skiing
Get to know more about one of the two winter Para sports that have been part of the Paralympic programme since the first edition in 1976
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The extraordinary story of record-breaker Ragnhild Myklebust
‘The competition was the most interesting thing, not the medals’
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Gretsch braced for test of body and mind
‘Physically the transition is something I’m familiar with but mentally it is a little bit tougher’
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Jessica Applegate reveals how she swam over obstacles
'Ignore what anyone has to say. If you believe that you can, you can do it'
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Ones to watch for Para Biathlon
Several PyeongChang 2018 returning champions will battle it out to get on the podium once again
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Masters adds Crystal Globe to list of 2022 triumphs
Russia dominates the rankings with 10 globes while USA's Para Nordic skier closes the season with three gold medals at Ostersund World Cup
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Australian Paralympic Team announced for Beijing 2022
Ten-strong team includes experienced Paralympians and youngsters hoping to make a splash
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The Czechs announce 17-member squad for Beijing 2022
Star forward Michal Geier leads the team as the Most Valuable Player at the Ostrava 2019 Worlds with seven goals and four assists
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10 things to know about Para Biathlon
A closer look at one of the most fascinating Winter Paralympic sports
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WADA leadership meet with global Sport Movement leaders
'Important in our armoury is education, and we have been working closely with WADA to have more and better conversations not only with our athletes, but their coaches and National Paralympic Committees too'