PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Cross-country Head-to-Head
Ihor Reptyukh and Benjamin Daviet set for epic battle in men’s standing
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Dylan Alcott shines on home courts at Australian Open
Quad player wins Grand Slam opener following warm up with Will Smith
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Yunri Lee targets double gold at home Worlds
100 days to go until World Shooting Para Sport Championships get underway in South Korea
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IPC Governing Board meeting in Bonn 26-27 January – Information for Media
Monday’s press conference regarding Russian Paralympic Committee will be livestreamed
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PyeongChang 2018: Wheelchair curling profiles – Part One
A closer look at four of the 12 teams competing for Paralympic medals
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Tignes World Cup cancelled
Dangerous conditions mean no racing possible in France at fifth Alpine World Cup
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Commonwealth Games powerlifting teams named
England, Scotland and Wales select athletes for Gold Coast 2018
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2017 finalists to meet in Australian Open opener
First wheelchair tennis Grand Slam of 2018 gets underway on Wednesday
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Strong-willed heroes dazzle on dramatic day of sprints in Oberried
Canadian, Belarusian and Ukrainian skiers win on final day of cross-country competition
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Diede de Groot ready to weather heat in Australian Open
Dutch world No.2 targets her second Grand Slam title
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Weeks: Cross-country Ones to Watch
Six of the leading contenders ahead of March’s Paralympic Winter Games
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Tokyo 2020 mascot voting enters final month
Almost 14,000 elementary schools have already registered to vote
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Introduction to cross-country skiing
Athletes compete in short, middle and long distance, and team relay events
Bochet and Bauchet to star on home snow
The French alpine skiers could continue their outstanding seasons at the Tignes World Cup
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Plowing through piles of snow
IPC photographer Luc Percival takes a ride in a “snowcat” to see how a course is prepared
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Hewett seeks first Grand Slam of 2018
British player has the potential of becoming world No.1 if he wins the Australian Open
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Australian athletes set for Gold Coast 2018
Four world champions named to compete in April’s Commonwealth Games
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Second Para Central American Games set to kick off
Nicaraguan capital city of Managua to receive up to 250 athletes from six countries
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Behind the scenes in Tignes
Preparing for the season’s penultimate World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup
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Daviet and Lysova win in Oberried
Benjamin Daviet and Mikhalina Lysova grab the only gold medals they were missing in this season’s World Cup