PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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10 things to know about shooting Para sport
The sport has the male summer Paralympian with the most medals
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Para taekwondo athlete Parfait teaches hope at Rwandan Refugee Camp
Parfait fled the civil war in Burundi and has been passing on his knowledge to others in his new home - Mahama Refugee Camp
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Egypt’s Shaimaa Ellatif puts her weight behind the shuttle
'After having played wheelchair tennis and Para athletics, I am now fully focused on Para badminton now and I am trying my best to promote the sport not just in Egypt but in Africa'
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Ostrava 2021: USA thump Canada to claim fifth world title
Dominant performance in 5-1 victory gives USA the second consecutive gold medal at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Czech Republic
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Ostrava 2021: RPC bag World Championships bronze
Team show efficiency again to beat Paralympic bronze medallists South Korea 7-0 and reach the podium in Czech Republic
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Floors breaks world record in Tokyo dress rehearsal
German sprinter breaks his own 200m T62 world record in his home track in final international event before the Paralympic Games
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Hardships help Polianskyi become stronger
From loss of his parents to escaping war in 2014, Paralympic and world champion keeps defying adversities
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Ostrava 2021: Zelinka and Palat lead Czechs to Paralympics
Supported by home crowd hosts beat Norway to finish World Championships in fifth place and book ticket to next year's Games in China
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Canada and USA return to final in Ostrava
The world’s top two ranked Para ice hockey teams meet again on Saturday as RPC and South Korea play for the bronze medal
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Hanne Vadseth discovers the art of recovery
Norwegian vision impaired skier turns to song covers, paintings and workouts to connect with the outside world during injury and the pandemic
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Beijing 2022 launches legacy report
China look to engage 300 million people in winter sports
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GB and USA nominate Para athletics teams for Tokyo
Sixty-one names set to represent US in Japan, as British team announces the first 12 names in their Paralympic Games roster
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Ones to watch for Para rowing
The favourites and dark horses who are going for the biggest prize in their sport
China finish on top as World Cup season ends in Dubai
Chinese powerlifters dominate penultimate day with Chile taking Mixed Team gold in the final stop before Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
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‘Tokyo 2020 Share the Passion’ project launched
Will allow sports fans and family members from around the world to deliver messages of support to athletes during the Games
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Leverkusen puts world’s best to test ahead of Tokyo 2020
German city hosts traditional competition with local stars as Markus Rehm and Irmgard Bensusan, and Bydgoszcz 2021 gold medallists like Fleur Jong
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Injury forces Alice Tai to withdraw from Tokyo 2020
Elbow injury forces Rio 2016 and London 2019 gold medallist to miss the Paralympic Games in Japan
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Sport Week: 10 things to know about Para rowing
Understand what ‘catch a crab’ means or why rowing uses World Best Times instead of World Records
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Ostrava 2021: South Korea and RPC book semi-final tickets
Nail-biting overtime victory over Norway send Korean team to third consecutive top four appearance in the World Championships
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Nigeria’s Lucy Ejike powers through challenges
Three-time Paralympic powerlifting champion opens up about COVID-19 pandemic setback and how she pushes on