PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Han hopes to dance with no regrets
South Korean has new dance partner ahead of 2019 World Championships
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McFadden aiming for top after remarkable journey
Recovered from injury, USA wheelchair racer is ready to chase her World Championship dreams again
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Ones to Watch: Top male athletes
10 male athletes from 10 different nations expected to headline the World Championships
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Students in England invited to be part of Paralympic history
Great opportunity for students with a keen eye for design and engineering to create a dynamic cauldron at the fourth Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony
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IPC unlikely to move Tokyo 2020 marathon
Weather cooler in September as athlete welfare remains top priority
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Ones to Watch: Top female athletes announced
Ten international stars who can make the headlines during the World Para Athletics Championships in November
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Bossolo hopes on home boost at Europeans
Italian looks to automatically qualify for Tokyo 2020 at his home Para taekwondo European Championships
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Alexa Szvitacs finds hope through sport
Hungarian turned attention to Paralympics after life-threatening illness
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Singh motivated by golden success
Archer became a household name after his gold medal a year ago
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Vote for the Best!
World and regional champions from four countries nominated
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Qasrawi awarded with Paralympic Order
Para powerlifting classifier receives highest distinction in the Paralympic Movement
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USA take down Australia
Nation gains confidence after defeating reigning Paralympic champions
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Classification a top priority: IPC President
Andrew Parsons addresses the 19th IPC General Assembly
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IPC expands family by welcoming new members
NPCs of Kiribati, Maldives and Paraguay ratified as new members, while Malta returns, following first day of General Assembly
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IPC publishes Governance Review proposals
'Everyone involved with the Paralympic Movement wants the IPC to remain a world leading sports’ organisation'
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2019 Paralympic Award winners revealed
Athletes, media and officials recognised for PyeongChang 2018 achievements
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A sport platform for the UN SDGs
World Para Athletics Championships to become first major global sport event to promote the Sustainable Development Goals
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IPC celebrates 30th anniversary
Spectacular Gala Dinner marks three decades of the Paralympic Movement's global governing body
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IPC to advance the Sustainable Development Goals
Historic agreement signed on the first day of the IPC Conference in Bonn
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Paralympic Movement mourns death of Marieke Vervoort
'Vervoort brought the disabled into the light with her two medals at the London Paralympic Games'