PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Warm greetings from Pope Francis to Paralympians
Paralympic Winter Games set to take place in Chinese capital city between 4 and 13 March
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Six Paralympians nominated for Laureus Award
Marcel Hug, Shingo Kunieda, Jetze Plat, Diede De Groot, Susana Rodriquez and Sarah Storey are amongst the nominees
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Hall sets Worlds benchmark in countdown to Beijing
'As my wife says, ‘the old man can still pull one out of the hat’'
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World champions wrap up season with Crystal Globes
Norway's Jesper Pedersen, Germany's Anna-Lena Forster and Austria's Johannes Aigner pick two golds at World Cup in Sweden
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Sebastian Magenheim attributes his life’s success to sports
‘Don’t underestimate the value of time. If you want to reinvent yourself, use a lot of time. Don’t listen to the naysayers’
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Ones to watch for Para Alpine Skiing
Check out some of the best athletes who will aim to triumph at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
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Lillehammer medallists turn silver into gold in Sweden
Australia’s Ben Tudhope, Italy’s Jacopo Luchini and USA’s Mike Schultz take important results ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
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Italy reveals squad for Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
Four-time Paralympian Gianluigi Rosa is leading the experienced Italian squad in its fifth consecutive Paralympics appearance
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10 things to know about Para Alpine Skiing
Get ready for more action as one of the original winter Paralympic sports make its 13th appearance at the Games
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Schultz leads the way on day one in Klovsjo
Paralympic champion takes one of USA's two World Cup golds on Friday as Australia and Italy also triumph in snowboard cross events in Sweden
Paralympic champ Gwang-Geun Choi relieved to sign-off on a high
'Retiring from the sport after winning bronze at Tokyo 2020 as my last competition, there would be no better way to finish my sporting career'
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Berlin and Indianapolis join World Series 2022
Five cities confirmed in the new season as competition returns to German capital for sixth time and travel back to USA city after three years
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Sam Schroder spoils Dylan Alcott’s swansong
Shingo Kunieda, Diede de Groot net Australian Open titles
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World Cup with World Championships feeling for home star
Less than a week after the end of Lillehammer 2021 skiers return for final World Cup of the season at the venue of next year's Worlds
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World champions back to action in Ostersund
USA teammates Kendall Gretsch and Oksana Masters go head to head again in last competition before the Beijing 2022 Winter Games
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Smith receives Medal of the Order of Australia
Virtus Vice President recognised for her services to people with disability through Para sport
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Hewett and Reid win Australian Open Wheelchair doubles title
'These kind of records, I think we always take them with a pinch of salt because it’s a little bit different for us to win a grand slam title than it may be for people in the other draw'
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Dylan Alcott named Australian of the Year
'It’s up to all of us to do things so they can get out and be proud of their disability as well and be the people that they want to be'
Lillehammer 2021: Top 10 Moments
A lookback at two memorable weeks of Para alpine skiing, Para Nordic skiing and Para snowboard at the first World Para Snow Sports Championships
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USA announces Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics squad
The 17-strong squad that will fight for a fourth-consecutive gold medal was unveiled during intermission at the NHL’s Nashville Predators game