PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Eight winter sport candidates to stand for IPC Athletes' Council elections
The IPC Athletes' Council elections will take place from 25 February to 11 March during the Beijing 2021 Paralympic Winter Games
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2021 recap: newcomers and legends shine in unforgettable year in the pool
First World Series in Paralympic year and Madeira Euros pave the way to fantastic ten days at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Spanish athlete Amdou Diallo Diouf in anti-doping rule violation
- International Paralympic Committee has referred the matter to the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation for them to determine further sanction
![Stuart Robinson of Great Britain reacts after defeating United States during the gold medal wheelchair rugby match at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Stuart%20Robinson.jpg)
GB Wheelchair Rugby champ Stuart Robinson hungry for more gold
The 39-year-old was a key member of the triumphant Great Britain side in Tokyo
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2021 recap: a season to shooting history in Tokyo, Al Ain, Lima and Lonato del Garda
World Cup returns before newcomers and shooting legends meet at the Paralympic Games while Italy wraps up the year with the Para Trap Worlds
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2021 recap: the year competitions returned and Para dance sport went virtual
A lookback at a season full of emotions and surprises when new stars broke through and world champions showed fine form
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Youngsters cap off 2021 races with first World Cup medals
US and Italian riders strike double golds in the final competition before the Lillehammer 2021 World Championships starting on 12 January
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China’s Para Nordic team makes an entrance as Paralympic champions grab gold
Holub, Sakhanenka, and Shyts take two golds each for Belarus in cross-country races at the Vuokatti Europa Cup with Para biathlon action still to come
![WILL BE MISSED: Jordanne Whiley of Great Britain reacts after winning bronze beating Aniek van Koot of Netherlands in the Wheelchair Tennis Women's Singles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Jordanne%20Whiley%201.jpg)
Tokyo’s probably the highlight of my career: Jordanne Whiley
The 29-year-old announced her retirement last month
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Ukrane's Iaroslav Denysenko receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para swimmer returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance in an out-of-competition sample
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2021 recap: New forces emerge on the main stage
With the Paralympic Games and World Championships taking place in the same year, many new countries shine on the podium for the first time
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United States led the charge for Americas
Finish third in the overall medal tally with 104 medals - 37 gold, 36 silver, and 31 bronze
European athletes receive leadership training
Proud Paralympian workshop held online in early December
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IPC begins search for independent Nominations Panel members
Two new members to assist in the appointment of non-executive directors to IPC bodies
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Tschopp blazing trail for Switzerland at career’s fourth World Cup in Hochfuegen
Austria caps off 2021 with banked slalom races at the last Para snowboard event before January's World Championships in Lillehammer
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Athletes eager to make history in Vuokatti
Qualification on the line as skiers head into last competition before World Championships, including newcomers from Azerbaijan and Iceland
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Marie Bochet heading into final 2021 races with rediscovered joie de vivre
St. Moritz World Cup to be last test for French skiers and more than 130 athletes from 30 countries ahead of January’s World Championships
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WADA’s 2022 prohibited list comes into force on 1 Jan 2022
Agency calls on athletes, entourage, and all stakeholders to note major modifications concerning the use of salbutamol and injectable glucocorticoids
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Diede de Groot and Marcel Hug among 2021 Paralympic Sport Award winners
Athletes, teams and officials recognised for their achievements at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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Ghana holds workshop for athlete development
Para sport continues to develop in Sub Saharan Africa thanks to AT2030’s Para Sport Against Stigma project