PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Five strong teams confirmed for blind football event in Turkey
First edition of Istanbul Cup to kick off the sport’s season
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PyeongChang 2018: New generation for Sweden
Wheelchair curling team looking for return to the top after Worlds relegation
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United Arab Emirates win two World Cup titles
Adel Shanbih and Mohammed Khalaf give hosts their first two golds in Dubai
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PyeongChang 2018: Henrieta Farkasova hungry for glory
Slovakian multiple Paralympic champion starts as favourite for gold in women’s vision impaired
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PyeongChang 2018: Para ice hockey venue guide
All games will be played at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Coastal Cluster
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PyeongChang 2018: Australian team announced
Thirteen Para athletes aim to win Australia’s first Winter Paralympic gold since Salt Lake City 2002
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Berlin 2018: 10 German Para Athletes to look out for
Six months to go until European Championships get underway
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PyeongChang 2018: Paralympian Zebastian Modin gets third try at gold
Swedish cross-country skier heading to third Winter Games in South Korea
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PyeongChang 2018: Biathlon and cross-country venue guides
Both sports will be contested at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre
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Abdelkareem Khattab wins World Cup gold in Dubai
Mexico City 2017 bronze medallist kicks off the year with a triumph
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NHK to show TV drama about Tokyo 1964 Paralympics
Film to tell the story of the man who first brought the Games to Japan
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Morocco men and Kenya women win African Qualification
Both teams qualify for wheelchair tennis World Team Cup Finals in the Netherlands
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Healthy McGrory ready to close gap
US racer looks to defend Tokyo Marathon title amid stiff competition from Schar and McFadden
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Australian Para athletes shine in Davenport
World champion Bill Chaffey highlights Para triathlon World Cup opener
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PyeongChang 2018: Canadian alpine and Nordic skiers announced
Paralympic and world champions will represent the nation at the upcoming Games
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Fernandez regains Rotterdam ITF crown
Argentinian beats world No.1 Alfie Hewett 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) to take his second title on Dutch soil
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Jonas Larsen seeks to regain European title
Danish swimmer reveals his plans for the season ahead of World Series in hometown Copenhagen
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PyeongChang 2018: Loesch confident ahead of Winter Paralympics
Austrian finds consistency as never before during a Paralympic year
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PyeongChang 2018: Alpine skiing and snowboard venue guides
Both sports will take place at the newly built Jeongseon Alpine Centre
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Two world records fall on day three at Fazza World Cup
Iraq’s Rasool Mohsin and Nigeria’s Paul Kehinde make history in Dubai