PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Australia set sights on wheelchair rugby gold at Paris 2024 after overtime epic
All eight teams have been decided for the Paris 2024 wheelchair rugby competition. The teams are hosts France, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Japan and the USA
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Ntenta and Polychronidis on what it takes to win a Paralympic medal
The Tokyo 2020 boccia bronze medallists stars open up on the trials and triumphs of the path to the Paralympic podium
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Ukrainian Para triathletes participate in training camp with Japanese national team
Ukrainian Para triathletes took part in a 10-day training camp with the Japanese national team in Okinawa.
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Nominations open for IPC Athletes’ Council election
IPC Athletes’ Council are the voice of the Para athlete community at the IPC. The election will take place during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
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Grand Prix 2024: Italian icons soar in Jesolo
Success for home stars Monica Contrafatto, teenage talent Filippi and an intriguing battle with javelin between two Indian greats steal show in third Grand Prix of season
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World Cup 2024: Nigeria’s Oluwafemiayo, Mark open season in style
World record shows from Nigerian female stars propel African nation to top of medals table, Ahmed leads hosts’ medal charge, while Jordan's Abdelkareem Khattab kicks off the season with gold in Egypt
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Adam Peska shares how boccia is the 'driving force in my life'
Adam Peska topped the podium in the individual BC3 tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Three years later, the Czech star reflects on his journey and shares what he looks forward to at Paris 2024.
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Discover the volunteer uniforms for the Paris 2024 Paralympic and Olympic Games
Paris 2024 unveiled the volunteer uniforms at the Volunteer Convention hosted at the Paris La Défense Arena on Saturday, 23 March.
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Ones to watch in blind football
The seven blind football athletes you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France this summer
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Introduction to boccia
All you need to know about boccia, a precision ball game that made its Paralympic debut 40 years ago
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Grand Prix 2024: Superstar Season heads to Jesolo
Home contingent and international stars meet at the third GP of the season in Italy and the first to take place in Europe this year
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David Smith ‘rips up the rulebook’ in bid for boccia gold
Three-time Paralympic champion finds the fun in competing again ahead of his fifth Games
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Strong line-up for first Sharm El Sheikh 2024 World Cup
Paralympic and world stars including Rehab Ahmed, Sherif Osman, Abdelkareem Khattab, Onyinyechi Mark and Kafila Almaruf in action in six-day event
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Tough training gives Niang his football focus
France’s blind football captain in peak condition for medal hopes at home Paralympic Games
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Republic of Korea win gold at World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
The hosts won the SD Biosensor World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship at the Gangneung Curling Centre
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World Series 2024: Fantin, Newman-Baronius’ dazzling performances steal show
Athletes propel their respective nations Italy and Great Britain to six gold medals each, while two world records were broken in Lignano Sabbiadoro
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Ones to Watch for Para badminton
The ten names you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France this summer
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Raimundo ‘Nonato’ Mendes turns passion into Paralympic titles
Brazil’s guitar-playing, worldie-scoring blind football star Nonato is aiming for a fourth gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games. He reflects on turning his passion into Paralympic titles
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Paris 2024: Snisla’s meteoric rise in blind football
The breakout star of the Moroccan blind football team talks training, Tokyo 2020 and his plans for Paris as we count down to the next Paralympic Games.
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New Delhi 2024: Steady shooting and stamina propel Reinaldo to top
Spaniard signs off on high even as China finish on top and Turkey's Civek secures quota on final day of season's first World Cup