PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Jesper Pedersen secures second victory in Kuhtai
Norwegian keeps surprising by winning his second race at the season's first World Cup
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IPC maintains RPC suspension
A final decision on whether the Russian Paralympic Committee can compete at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will be taken in January
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Twelve Athletes of Christmas: Part Two
New Year's Resolutions and a lookback at 2017 with some of Para athletics' biggest stars
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2017 wheelchair tennis world champions named
Fernandez, Kamiji and Wagner finish top of ITF rankings
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 12 – Sensational social media growth for the IPC
IPC breaks into top 10 of world’s most followed sports governing bodies
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Dancing on wheels in Azerbaijan!
Flash mob takes over capital city to promote ‘Childrens’ Paralympic Games’
UEFA renews support for blind football
Continental organisation to extend its backing until 2021
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NEC extends International Tennis Federation sponsorship
Will continue as title sponsor of Wheelchair Tennis Masters until 2020
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World’s best Para table tennis players recognised
International Table Tennis Federation announces 2017 awards
Proud Paralympian closes 2017 with new leaders
Seven Para athletes were trained in Dubai to deliver workshops in Asia
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London’s summer of success
Direct economic impact of the Summer of World Athletics exceeded GBP 107 million
Bochet gets the better of Rothfuss as World Cup season gets underway
Kuhtai kicks off with giant slalom races and surprise winners
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 13 - Kampschreur wins three world titles
Dutch teenage sensation shines at his maiden World Championships in Tarvisio
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Milka Milinkovic honoured with posthumous IPC High Presidential Award
Croatia's most successful Paralympian passed away in June
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 14 – Female blind footballer makes history
Belgium’s Dorien Cornelis becomes first woman to compete at an IBSA tournament
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Oksana Masters completes stunning biathlon treble in Canmore
US Nordic skier wins third gold despite missed shots at opening World Cup
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Twelve Athletes of Christmas: Part One
New Year's Resolutions and a lookback at 2017 with some of Para athletics' biggest stars
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China wins fifth Asian Championships
Team regains blind football title two years after losing to rivals Iran
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Alpine skiing World Cup season to get underway in Kuhtai
It follows cancellation of first World Cup in St. Moritz
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WADA meets with International Federations
The World Anti-Doping Agency provides intelligence from Moscow’s Laboratory Information Management System Database