PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Liam Malone announces Para sport retirement
Two-time Paralympic athletics champion starts new career in technology
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2018 Australian Open entries announced
Melbourne will host world’s best wheelchair tennis players for first Grand Slam of the year
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2018 US men's basketball team named
Squad of 17 features 10 Paralympic gold medallists as they prepare for Worlds in May
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Who should be December’s Allianz Athlete of the Month?
World champions in powerlifting and swimming head nominations
Australia’s Seven Network to show PyeongChang 2018
First time Paralympic Winter Games has been shown on country’s commercial television
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Weeks: Introduction to alpine skiing
Paralympic winter sports to be featured in depth over next six weeks
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Para sport preview: January 2018
Check out all the events that kick off this Paralympic year
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Para rowing: 5 things learned in 2017
New race distance dominates developments at start of Paralympic cycle
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Sydney Super Series kicks off wheelchair tennis season
Hewett, de Groot and Wagner among top contenders at first major event of 2018
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Marie Bochet in unstoppable form at Zagreb World Cup
Frenchwoman secures fifth World Cup win of the season in Croatian capital
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Tokyo 2020 launches medal design competition
Competition open to Japanese nationals and residents of Japan
2018 shooting Para sport Worlds: What you need to know
Shooters are gearing up for May’s Championships in South Korea
Top alpine skiers back in action at Zagreb World Cup
Big names will test their slalom forms just two months out from PyeongChang 2018
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2018 wheelchair basketball Worlds: What you need to know
Twenty-eight teams will compete in Germany this August
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PyeongChang 2018: Bochet to carry French flag
Four-time Paralympic champion will be France’s flagbearer at Opening Ceremony of PyeongChang 2018
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British alpine skiers and snowboarders named for PyeongChang 2018
Nine athletes have been selected to represent ParalympicsGB
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Australian team named for cycling Worlds
Sixteen riders will compete at March’s track World Championships in Rio, Brazil.
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2018 wheelchair rugby Worlds: What you need to know
Twelve teams will battle for World Championships glory in Australia
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2018 Sitting Volleyball Worlds: 5 things to know
Netherlands will stage competition with the world's best 16 male and female teams competing
France targets top 5 finish in PyeongChang
The nation also finished fifth four years ago in Sochi