PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 6 - Athlete voices being heard
International Paralympic Committee holds first Athletes Forum
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 7 – Jetze Plat’s world domination
Multi-talented Para athlete wins four world titles in three different sports
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Para triathlon: 5 things we learned from 2017
The year saw many athletes kicking off the next Paralympic cycle in style
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 8 - Mentel-Spee’s triumphant return
Dutch snowboarder recovers from cancer to win world title on World Cancer Day
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Najib starts new journey through Para sport
Syrian 14-year-old refugee makes his international debut in Para athletics thanks to Agitos Foundation project
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 9 – Home joy for Perez at Mexico City 2017
Mexican’s gold medal one of the most unforgettable moments of rescheduled Worlds
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Wheelchair rugby: 5 things we learned in 2017
Top teams stay strong in build up to next year’s World Championship
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World Team Cup 2018 qualification dates confirmed
Latest edition of wheelchair tennis team event will take place in the Netherlands
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Sitting volleyball: 5 key moments from 2017
We look back on the sport’s most memorable moments this year
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Dino Sokolovic seals first World Cup win in almost two years
Croatian ends first in men’s slalom sitting on final day in Kuhtai after recovering from injury
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 10 – Para sport changes refugee lives
Agitos Foundation-funded programme creates opportunities in Greece
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Twelve Athletes of Christmas: Part Three
New Year's Resolutions and a lookback at 2017 with some of Para athletics' biggest stars
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Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 11 - Tokyo medals programme revealed
2020 Paralympics will feature more women than ever before
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World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2018 dates announced
Nine events will take place over 15 weeks from March-July
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Third series of goalball workshops held in Africa
Uganda hosts 72 participants from seven East African countries
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Birmingham to host 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Games will take place between 27 July and 7 August 2022
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Managua 2018: Jose Jimenez dreams of gold
Costa Rican wheelchair racer targets success at Para Central American Games
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Paris 2024 confirm Etienne Thobois as CEO
Organising Committee set to launch early in New Year as transition phase ends
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Seven candidates running for IPC Athletes’ Council
Elections will take place during the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics
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First win for Anna-Lena Forster at Kuhtai World Cup
Three skiers claim season debut victories on day three