PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC mourns passing of Medical Committee Chair Dr. Jamie Kissick
Dr. Kissick served on the medical teams at several Paralympic Games and Olympic Games, worked closely with the Canadian men's Para ice hockey team and advanced medical research about concussions in Para sport
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LA28 Paralympic Games initial sport programme to feature 22 sports
LA28 was also given the opportunity to explore the inclusion of Para climbing or Para surfing on the programme, and if these sports are put forward for consideration, a final decision will be taken by the IPC Governing Board by the end of 2023
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Lights, camera, barbells: Zabala lives full range of emotions as athlete and actress
Loida Zabala Ollero reached her best-ever finish last year, becoming the first European champion in Para powerlifting from Spain, and is currently pursuing a career as an actress while also training for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024 launches charitable ticketing scheme with support of Secours populaire
A charitable ticketing scheme will give everyone who buys tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games the opportunity to donate 2 euros to help people living in low-income households experience the Games in 2024
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England powerchair football captain Bolding eyes World Cup success
Bolding aims to lead England to their first World Cup title this year
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New Zealand’s dual athlete Leslie seeks Paralympic spotlight after missing Tokyo 2020
Leslie, a Paralympic swimming champion and wheelchair rugby player, withdrew from New Zealand’s Paralympic team at Tokyo 2020 so he could be with his wife who was expecting their second child amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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IPC Statement following IOC Executive Board decision
Statement from IPC President Andrew Parsons following the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board's latest decisions on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international competition
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Shooting joins first-ever European Para Championships
Rotterdam 2023 will distribute six quota allocations to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the four-day event to be held in August
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Shake-ups expected at Australian Open as new Grand Slam year begins
A record 16 athletes in the men's singles draw are vying for the spotlight following Shingo Kunieda's retirement announcement
Four-time Paralympic champion Kunieda announces retirement from wheelchair tennis
Japan's Shingo Kunieda, who made his Paralympic debut at Athens 2004, won medals at five consecutive Games
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Chile's Maria Antonieta Ortiz receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para powerlifting athlete returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Prohibited Substance in June 2021
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IPC sends condolences to family of Lithuanian goalball player Marius Zibolis
Zibolis led the Lithuanian team to two silver and a bronze medal in the men’s goalball event at the Paralympic Games
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IPC welcomes adoption of EU resolution to create accessible sports infrastructure
The IPC’s Accessibility Guide is used as a reference document in the resolution ‘Council Conclusions on Sustainable and Accessible Sports Infrastructure’
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Paralympic goalball champion Altunoluk targets Paris 2024, LA28 and may play to 2032
Younger sister Sevtap brings extra motivation as Turkey's goalball siblings make speeches to inspire each other
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5 tips to get started in Para taekwondo from sport’s pioneer Gjessing
Denmark’s Lisa Gjessing, a gold medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and a four-time world champion, says finding a taekwondo club and communicating with your coach are important to succeed in Para taekwondo
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How IR Iran became a men’s sitting volleyball superpower
"If we achieve the second place in the Paralympic competitions, it means that we have failed"
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Record-breaking Paralympian Clarke appointed new Chief Executive of Paralympics GB
Clarke competed in blind football at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games and scored a record 128 goals in blind football across 144 appearances for the national team
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Para athlete, Hollywood actress, runway model Sesser is an unstoppable force
Found on the side of a road and now shredding mountain slopes, skateboarding and appearing in Hollywood films: Athlete, actress and model Kanya Sesser shows how to have it all
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Nigeria’s Ikpeoyi targets Paris 2024 as she leads new Para table tennis generation
From a handmade paddle to medals at international competitions, Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi has big aspirations for her future
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WADA’s 2023 Prohibited List now in force
Agency calls on athletes, entourage and all stakeholders to note major modification concerning tramadol that is to take effect in 2024