PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Japanese players grow Para ice hockey awareness at Skills Development Camp
Nana Sato and Meika Fujiwara have a clear goal in mind following their experience during three days of practices in Bangkok
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Manchester 2023: Day one to crown 26 new world champions
Over 530 athletes from 67 countries will be competing at the Allianz Para Swimming World Championships from Monday to Sunday at the Manchester Aquatics Centre
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Aussie athletes feeling freedom on sleds in Bangkok
Belinda Green and Noella Angel are among the eight female athletes participating at the WPIH Skills Development Camp presented by Citi
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Manchester 2023: Where to watch!
Allianz Para Swimming World Championships will be streamed live to over 40 countries and also on World Para Swimming website and Facebook page
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Poynton and Hegde creating 'something positive' in Thailand
Coaches from Australia and Norway share their Para ice hockey experience and knowledge at the Skills Development Camp presented by Citi in Bangkok
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IPC mourns the passing of NPC Israel President Eli Birenbaum
Birenbaum was passionate about the positive impact that Para sport could have on society
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Athletes' passion motivates tireless volunteers in Bangkok
Athletes from all participating nations already in the Thai capital for the World Para Ice Hockey Skills Development Camp presented by Citi
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Brisbane 2032: Celebrating nine years to the Paralympic and Olympic Games
The Paralympic Agitos and the Olympic Rings have arrived in Brisbane, Australia. It is the first time both symbols have been on display in Australia since the Sydney 2000 Games
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World Para Ice Hockey to hold 2023 Skills Development Camp in Bangkok
Event will run from 28 to 30 July and feature athletes from Australia, Japan, Korea and the host nation at Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena
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Manchester 2023: Newcomers to watch
Six rising Para swimming stars at this year's World Championships who are likely to make the headlines in the future
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Paris 2024 reveals the design of the Paralympic and Olympic Torch
Almost a year to go before the Paris 2024 Games, Paris 2024 presented the Torch which will carry the Paralympic and Olympic Flames
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Third and final phase of IPC Classification Code Review consultation goes live
• Code Review Team chair urges Paralympic Movement to make their voice heard in this ‘critical’ phase
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Esther Vergeer and Rick Draney inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
First time in history that two wheelchair tennis players have been elected In the same year
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World Para Athletics confirms 2024 competition calendar
Season to kick off in Dubai, UAE with first of the seven Grand Prix of the year; Jesolo to host Italian GP from 22 to 24 March
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Manchester 2023: Ones to watch
The eyes of the Para swimming world will fall on the Manchester Aquatics Centre from 31 July to 6 August and here are the stars to look out for
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Master to mentor: Matt Stutzman helping India’s impressive armless archer
Stutzman, a three-time Paralympian, helped India’s Sheetal Devi at the 2023 World Archery Para Championships, which took place in Pilsen from 17 to 23 July. Devi captured the silver medal in the women's compound open event.
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Women’s World Challenge: Where are they now
A closer look at some of the stars from the first edition last year in Green Bay
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IPC Media and Marketing Summit takes place in Paris
Planning for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, more than 350 experts attended the meeting in the French capital
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Paralympics a 'catalyst for progress': French Minister for Persons with Disabilities
Speaking at the 2023 IPC Media and Marketing Summit, Geneviève Darrieussecq said Paris 2024 volunteers, media and athletes will be ambassadors for change
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Manchester 2023: joy of swimming key to Firth's success
One of the stars of the host nation she will be defending three individual titles in her fourth participation at the Para Swimming World Championships