PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Four teams ready for European tune-ups
Norway will play Sweden and Italy will face Germany in separate three-game series
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Canadian wheelchair rugby star Zak Madell is back
‘The Kid’ hopes to lead his country to Tokyo 2020
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Join Athletes’ Council team and keep Paralympic Movement athlete-centred!
'We are looking to recruit experienced athlete representatives who are passionate and knowledgeable about the Paralympic Movement'
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Sport Week: Para archers to watch out for at Tokyo 2020
Here are some of the Para archers who are likely to make headlines at the Tokyo
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Paralympic champions set for Manchester showdown
Second World Cup of the season brings 117 athletes together looking for crucial Tokyo 2020 qualification points
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Women’s Showcase Series to mark Vancouver Games 10-year anniversary
Canada to host USA in three-game women’s series
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Luis Flores named Americas ´Athlete of the Month´
Chilean table tennis player claims two golds at home Para Open 2020
Sport Week: Classification in Para archery
Athletes are grouped in two sport classes and compete against others in their same class
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Markus Salcher ends World Cup drought with super-G gold
Austrian upset Arthur Bauchet for first World Cup in more than a year
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Oksana Masters wins 2020 Laureus Award
Honoured for outstanding achievements in Nordic skiing and cycling
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Ostersund to Host Euros
2020 World Para Ice Hockey European Championships to take place in April
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Sport Week: Top moments in Para archery
Five milestones moments that should not be forgotten in the sport
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Australia dominate home waters to top medals tally
Timothy Hodge leads hosts with three gold medals at season-opener World Series in Melbourne
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USA top Canada in Elmira
Paralympic champions get better half of two-game series
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‘United by Emotion’ to be Tokyo 2020 Games Motto
Motto reflects universal values, unifying power of sport
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Sport Week: Welcome to Para archery
Get to know the sport ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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World Cup calendar for 2020 updated
For the first time four continents stage World Cup as powerlifters get ready for Tokyo Paralympics
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New Proud Paralympian Educators trained in Bonn
Athlete Education programme now has 26 educators ready to part their knowledge to the athlete community
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Curtis McGrath banks on signature finish at Tokyo 2020
'I've donated it to the Australian war memorial. The medal was just collecting dust and I wasn't giving it justice'
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UAE’s Mohammed Khamis Khalaf redefining age in Tokyo 2020 quest
‘It will be just so amazing to stand on top of the Paralympic podium and hear the UAE national anthem once again’