PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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PyeongChang 2018 commemorative stamps launched
A total of 800,000 copies of 10 stamps with Winter Paralympics mascot Bandabi to be sold
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Para ice hockey Head-to-Head
One of the fiercest rivalries on the ice will take centre stage at the Paralympic Winter Games
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Para sport meets anime as NHK create new series ahead of Tokyo 2020
Japanese broadcaster airs first episode of ‘Animation x Paralympic: Who is Your Hero?’
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Silvio Velo wants to bring Worlds title back home
Argentinian blind football star feels confident after Copa America gold last December
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Fernando Acevedo targets continental success
Nicaraguan seeks gold at Americas Open Championships in Bogota
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Para sport review: January 2018
Winter athletes are getting ready for March’s Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang
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PyeongChang 2018: USA keeping warm on Paralympic parade!
Ralph Lauren-designed Winter Games uniforms include internal heating
PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Para ice hockey Ones to Watch
Nine players set to make headlines on the ice at the Winter Paralympics
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Managua 2018: Panama end top of medals table
More than 300 athletes compete at second Para Central American Games
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Draws made for 2018 wheelchair basketball Worlds
Sixteen men’s and 12 women’s teams will battle it out in August
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Call for International Women’s Day award nominations
IPC members invited to nominate person or organisation who has championed gender equality in sports
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Neutral Paralympic Athletes to compete at PyeongChang 2018
IPC maintains Russian Paralympic Committee suspension but allows eligible Russian Para athletes to compete as neutrals at March’s Paralympics
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IPC President Andrew Parsons on the Russian Paralympic Committee
Full speech from Monday’s press conference on IPC decision to allow neutral athletes to compete at PyeongChang 2018
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IPC Athletes’ Council Chair Chelsey Gotell on Russian Paralympic Committee
Full speech from Monday’s press conference on IPC decision to allow neutrals to compete at PyeongChang 2018
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POCOG statement on Neutral Paralympic Athletes team
PyeongChang 2018 organisers respond to IPC decision
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Introduction to Para ice hockey
Fast-paced and highly physical sport is a fan favourite at the Games
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Enduring love of sport fuels Taras Rad’s World Cup success
Teenager goes into final Para Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti fresh from winning season's first gold
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Perfect tournament for USA in Turin
Paralympic champions shut out hosts Italy in last major competition before PyeongChang 2018
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The IPC makes key decisions for future Games
The IPC Governing Board decides the athletics and swimming programmes for Tokyo 2020 and progresses applications for Paris 2024
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Kunieda, de Groot, Alcott win Australian Open
Japanese star makes it 40 career Grand Slam titles at Melbourne Park