PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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PyeongChang 2018: Para ice hockey officials revealed
13 referees and linesmen will call games at PyeongChang 2018
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US women’s wheelchair basketball team named
Final roster for 2018 Worlds in Hamburg will be announced at a later date
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Five biathlon storylines
Paralympic and world champions seek to achieve glory at March´s Winter Paralympics
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Who should be Americas Athlete of 2017?
Vote now on Americasparalympic.org to decide who last year´s best athlete in the Americas was
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WADA welcomes Whereabouts decision
The European Court of Human Rights rejects legal challenge to the implementation of Whereabouts rules.
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Home hopes head the field at Oberried World Cup
Second Nordic skiing competition of the season as countdown to PyeongChang 2018 continues
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PyeongChang 2018: Athletes’ Village mayor named
Park Eun-soo will manage the area where Paralympic athletes will stay during the Games
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An inspirational journey
Australian Lauren Parker returns to the podium nine months after horrific accident
Fleig ready to recreate Finsterau form at Oberried World Cup
Germany’s double world biathlon champion aiming to shine again on home snow
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PyeongChang 2018: 50 days to go!
Special exhibition to mark Paralympic Winter Games milestone
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Anna-Lena Forster denies Claudia Loesch seventh World Cup victory
German sit-skier defeats Paralympic champion on last day in Veysonnaz
Jefinho is back!
Brazilian blind football star returns to training as he targets 2018 Worlds
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Biathlon Head-to-Head
Oksana Masters to face Anja Wicker while seeking to extend cross-country dominance into biathlon
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Hooked on crochet: Going off piste in Veysonnaz
What do skiers get up to when a day of World Cup racing is cancelled?
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IPC President meets German government officials in Berlin
Andrew Parsons discusses Para sport development with Ministry of Interior
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Third day of competition cancelled at Veysonnaz World Cup
High winds lead to cancellation of alpine skiing races for second consecutive day
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Chicago class gives USA the edge in PyeongChang
Defending Para ice hockey champions expect nothing less than gold
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Jesus Castillo named Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Won dramatic powerlifting world title on home soil at Mexico City 2017
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Blog: My intern experience with the IPC
Former Dutch Para swimmer shares about his six months as a marketing intern
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Classification research grant recipients announced
Seven federations will receive support to develop their classification systems