PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Esther Vergeer diagnosed with breast cancer
Wheelchair tennis great announces emotional news on social media
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Al-Hussein leading refugee push for Paralympics
Flag bearer at Rio 2016 Games, swimmer wants to channel his efforts into helping other refugee athletes onto the highest stage in sport
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Vote for Americas’ Athlete of 2019
Ten outstanding Para athletes nominated for the ‘José Luis Campo’ Award
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Knight ends two-year wait for World Cup medal
Paralympic medallist steps onto World Cup podium for the first time since 2017 crash
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Coach’s Corner: Espen Hegde
Each month, this World Para Ice Hockey content series spotlights a different national team coach
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Tudhope voted Allianz Athlete of the Month
Snowboarder dedicated World Cup victories to late coach
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Germany shoots clean to take gold
Anja Wicker and Martin Fleig among biggest winners at World Cup in Altenberg
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Walsh has aggressive approach
Third World Cup a chance for runners-up to turn the alpine skiing season around
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Great Britain name Cycling Track Worlds team
Squad selected with Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in full view
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Kiiveri extends first World Cup gold into full golden sweep
Kiiveri, Bertagnolli, Santeri and Aigner start slalom racing with undefeated streak
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IOC and IPC to file intervention in CAS case
'The purpose of this intervention is not to intervene in the assessment of the consequences or sanctions by CAS'
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USA name 2020 cycling squad
Paralympic hopefuls set to impress at upcoming track and road Worlds
FIS and Para Nordic share World Cup venue to make history
Masters, Golubkov and Lekomtsev sweep gold in the two cross-country races
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Laureus World Sports Awards: 2020 shortlist
Six Para athletes nominated for the prestigious Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award
Daniel Giraldo named Americas 'Athlete of the Month'
Colombian takes seven golds at Para National Games
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IWRF CEO steps down
"I feel that I have accomplished what I set out to achieve when we established the IWRF as an independent federation 10 years ago, and the time is right for me to move on to new opportunities"
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Athletes and officials to benefit from Dartfish.TV channel
Athletes, coaches and technical officials from the grassroots to high performance level to benefit from new platform
Paralympic Ticket Designs Unveiled
A total of 59 Olympic tickets and 25 Paralympic ticket designs for all competition events were unveiled.
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Bertagnolli wishing for early birthday presents on friendly Italian slopes
Crucial points on the line in first slalom races of the season
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Canada take double gold at Judo American Champs
Defending champion Priscilla Gagne and debutant Michelle Jorgensen show top form in Montreal