PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Turner beats 'best of the best' for first major gold
Newcomer takes men's SB-LL1 crown on an action-packed Friday with two golds for France and glory for Finland, Poland and the Netherlands
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Jesper Pedersen delights home fans on drama-packed Friday
Men’s individual events at Lillehammer 2021 wrap up with multiple crashes and narrow finishes in slalom races
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IPC surprised and disappointed by court’s Para snowboard decision
German court rules US Paralympian Brenna Huckaby can compete at Beijing 2022 in a different class despite it breaking the sport’s rules
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Lekomtsev makes it five out of five on final day of Para biathlon
RPC’s continues remains unstoppable at the World Championships while Kendall Gretsch takes her second gold in Lillehammer
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Bochet earns 30th major gold in gripping giant slalom finish
Austria's 16-year-old Barbara Aigner brings first world title into family of elite Para alpine skiers on Thursday in Lillehammer
Beijing 2022 releases Pre-Games Sustainability Report
The report summarises the progress in the fields of ‘Positive Environmental Impact’, ‘New Development for the Region’ and ‘Better Life for the People’
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Birthday boys Bertagnolli and Ravelli snatch giant slalom gold
Jesper Pedersen delivers host another world title while RPC’s Bugaev tops podium on fourth try at the World Para Snow Sports Championships
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Gambia's Gamo keeps Paralympic dream alive
Para powerlifter wants to attract more young athletes to the sport in his country with his results on the international stage
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Masters claims 10th title days after recovering from COVID
Faulty lap count costs Italy’s Giuseppe Romele his first World Championships gold as Ivan Golubkov extends his winning streak in Lillehammer
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France Télévisions is official broadcaster for Paris 2024
• All sports will be captured and broadcast live, for the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games, with free access to 300 hours of live coverage
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Magnificent Monday for Knight and De Silvestro
Italian skier stages major upset to take his first-ever World Championships gold as British vision impaired star returns to the top after five years
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World Para Dance Sport pays tribute to Hans Verhoeven
Former Dutch dancer was one of the founders of the traditional Cuijk International Competition
IPC saddened by passing of Ali Harzallah
Former IPC Governing Board Member passes away on 16 January 2022
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Para Swimming World Series calendar updated
Italy to follow first two stops in Aberdeen and Melbourne with Lignano Sabbiadoro World Series in March
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Beijing 2022 spectator policy finalised
Tickets will not be sold anymore but be part of an adapted programme that will invite groups of spectators to be present on site during the Games
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Belarus’ Holub reigns supreme for second gold despite icy slip
Liudmyla Liashenko leads Ukraine's second consecutive biathlon sweep in Lillehammer to defend title and record first win this season
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Para biathlon clean sweeps for RPC and Ukraine in Norway
Germany's Anja Wicker takes her first World Championships gold in Para biathlon in five years in Oksana Master's debut at Lillehammer 2021
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'Crazy run' gives Kampschreur men's sitting Super-G gold
RPC’s Varvara Voronchikhina overtakes French legend Marie Bochet to win gold at debut World Championships in Norway
Bunschoten trails, falls, recovers and wins third world title
USA riders snatch three gold medals at first Para snowboard races in Lillehammer with history-making dual banked slalom event