PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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PyeongChang 2018: Banked slalom to close snowboard
Brenna Huckaby among athletes going for a sweep in final day
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Winter representatives for IPC Athletes Council elected
Marie Bochet, Rudolf Klemetti and Birgit Skarstein will serve a four-year term
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PyeongChang 2018: Benjamin Daviet targets biathlon sweep
NPA athlete Rumyantseva going for gold on final day of competition
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PyeongChang 2018: From North Korean defector to Paralympian
The incredible story of Kwang-Hyouk Choi’s journey to the Games
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PyeongChang 2018: Canada skate to first Paralympic final in 12 years
Captain Greg Westlake and leading scorer Tyler McGregor power Canada to fourth straight win
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New event added to World Para Athletics calendar
The first Throwing Challenge is set to attract 150 athletes this October in Italy
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PyeongChang2018: Winter Paralympics from a Sports Business perspective
Nielsen Sport report on the economic significance the Paralympic Winter Games present for global brands
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PyeongChang 2018: China qualify for wheelchair curling semi-finals
Canada clear in second while hosts lead the chasing pack
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PyeongChang 2018: Para ice hockey flash quotes day 6
Athletes' reactions after the semi-finals on Thursday in Gangneung
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PyeongChang 2018: Day 6 preview
Decisive matches across both team sports headline the action
![a female Para ice hockey player with her teammates on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/180314131754655_Lena%2BSchroeder%2BPyeongChang%2B2018.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: Lena Schroeder’s historic moment
Norway's Para ice hockey player shares her road to the Winter Paralympics
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PyeongChang 2018: Hosts South Korea take on world champions
Hosts will try to best Canada while USA take on Italy in Para ice hockey semis
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Gharbi and Tlili show great form in Dubai
The Tunisian T54 athlete beats Marcel Hug for the third time in two days
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PyeongChang 2018: Day 6 as it happens
Latest updates from every event on sixth day of Winter Games
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PyeongChang 2018: Mitsuru Nagase talks growth of Paralympics
Former Para ice hockey goalkeeper is one of hundreds of journalists covering the event
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PyeongChang 2018: Momoka Muraoka out of the shadows
Alpine skier wins Japan’s first gold to eclipse favourites in giant slalom
![a male Para alpine skier rounds a gate](/sites/default/files/images/180313162251173_Theo%2BGmur%2BPyeongChang%2B2018.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018: Favourites seek redemption in giant slalom
Bochet, Schaffelhuber and Marcoux among the big names in contention
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PyeongChang 2018: Para ice hockey flash quotes day 5
Reaction to the first matches for 5th to 8th places
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PyeongChang 2018: Ukraine hungry for more gold
Ukrainian world champions take to the track in search of more victories
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PyeongChang 2018: Hat-trick by 9-time Paralympian carries Norway
Rolf Einar Pedersen has competed at every Games since 1988