PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Top Para dancers all set for Poland
Cheryl Angelelli of the United States starts as favourite
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Italy's Gilli voted London 2019 best
Italy's Para swimming dominance continues as the S13 athlete wins social media poll with 37.7 per cent of the votes
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Rahman adds weight to Paralympic Games campaign
Paralympic superstars take over Tokyo one year before the Games in new campaign
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WADA releases 2020 list of prohibited substances
‘This is a very comprehensive process which aims to ensure that new substances and methods with doping potential’
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Normann back on her ‘dream’ march
All set to take a shot at Tokyo glory
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World Series 2020 calendar announced
Seven cities in four continents to host the fourth season of the Para Swimming competition
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Berlin crowns Marathon Majors winners
Manuela Schaer takes seventh consecutive victory in the Series XII and Marcel Hug finishes first in the men's wheelchair race in Germany
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Sao Paulo 2019: Parapan Am winners back for more
Competition to determine which nations get slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
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Berlin Marathon: Schaer in search of more success
Swiss winner of the Marathon Major Series is the star of a short film about her amazing journey through 42 km
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Paralympic medallists dominate World Cup
Test event gives athletes first taste of competing at the Para powerlifting venue of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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Innovative bedding for Paralympic and Olympic Villages
Bedding specifically designed to improve sleep will be provided for athletes
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Cheongju 2019: Tokyo bound Jana wants to end in LA
‘It’s difficult to combine motherhood and a sports career sometimes, but I've got a lot of support from my family’
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Vote for Best Female Athlete!
Ten countries represented among nominations
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Cheongju 2019: Setback no worry for Ammar Ali
Rio 2016 silver medallist has different perspective about missing podium at World Championships
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US team named for Worlds
Fourteen athletes back to defend gold medals from London 2017
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Follow live: Tokyo closes 2019 World Cup season
Japanese capital receives test event at Tokyo International Forum where Para powerlifting events will take place during the 2020 Games
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Worlds hots up after surprises
Rivalry emerges between Filipino and Russian dancers after close results
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World Para Powerlifting adopts Panasonic’s Power Assist Suit
First robotic-type suit to be used during Para powerlifting events and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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Long wait to come to an end
World Championships in October to feature vision impaired shooting, something Austrian rifle specialist Patrick Moor has been working on for years