PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Birmingham 2022: Tai stuns the crowd, Dedekind sets new record
First three days of Para swimming action at the Commonwealth Games see young stars emerge and the farewell to a Paralympic legend
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Second Phase of consultation goes live on the IPC Classification Code Review
• ‘Pivotal phase’ is seeking more targeted IPC Member feedback on key classification issues that emerged from Phase 1 of the Review and an initial working draft of the Code
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Puncture ruins Weir's effort as Smith claims gold
Australia's De Rozario retains women’s marathon T53/54 title with Games record time
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Friendship pushes Australian boccia player Michel to higher ground
Michel and his ramp assistant McClure certain their friendship will last a lifetime
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Team bond and common playlist lead football prodigy Kuester to Euro title
The recipe for the German team's European title: trust, ambition to win, and a shared playlist
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Athlete Svetoslav Georgiev receives three-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Bulgarian Para Nordic skier returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance in competition in January
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Birmingham 2022: Marathons kick off the Para athletics action
Men’s and women’s T53/T54 races open the Commonwealth Games programme with Weir leading the hosts and De Rozario going for another gold
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Birmingham 2022: Stars make Games debut as Cole bids farewell
Six-day integrated swimming programme includes 12 Para sport medal events with 75 athletes from 11 countries competing at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre
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Esselunga becomes first Milano Cortina 2026 partner
The Esselunga partnership agreement is the first in a series of agreements that Milano Cortina 2026 representatives said they will soon announce
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Top 5 tips to get started in judo from comeback champion Alana Maldonado
Paralympic and world champion Maldonado wants everyone to know it is never too late to start practising judo
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Quimby: Women’s Para ice hockey is ‘here to stay’
USA star shares her excitement about the inaugural Women’s World Challenge presented by Citi to take place on home ice in August
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“Ouvrons Grand les Jeux” announced as Paris 2024 Games slogan
The French slogan means “Games Wide Open,” highlighting Paris 2024's openness to the powerful emotions and passions of sport
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Home hero Ramos leaves his mark at inaugural Monterrey GP
Mexican thrower sets new Americas record as Latin American athletes dominate penultimate Grand Prix of the season
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Top 5 tips to get started in shooting from history-maker Lekhara
India's first ever female Paralympic gold medallist says physical and mental preparation are both crucial to succeed in her sport
"Rage to win" high among French players after becoming European champions
One month after their victory at the European Championships, the French team is training hard to win a gold medal in two years on home soil
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Olympic and Paralympic Parks to be transformed into 2020 Games legacy
Games-time symbols to be reinstalled in Tokyo as a commemoration of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Munich 2022: Singhraj steers India to top of medals table
Paralympic medallist clinches individual and Team golds while De la Forest’s twin victories takes France to second place in Germany
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Monterrey welcomes the GP season back to the Americas Region
Northern Mexican city hosts first Grand Prix in the continent in more than two years with nearly 400 athletes in action until Sunday
Para powerlifter Oku reflects on journey from spectator to flagbearer
Oku showed ‘what is possible’ with his performance in Tokyo, but vows to improve even more for Paris 2024