PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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VISTA 2021 session to focus on ethics and integrity
The 10th VISTA 2021 Conference is being organised virtually over six days in partnership with six leading Universities between 18 November and 16 December 2021
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Paris to host 2023 World Championships
Charlety Stadium will hold the biggest Para sport event to take place in the French capital before the Paralympic Games in the following year
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Iran finish on top as curtains comedown on Bahrain 2021
'We’ve seen some amazing performances that give us hope that the future of Para sport in Asia is bright'
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Tbilisi 2021: Top nine moments
Georgian capital produced an amazing ninth edition of the World Championship filled with memorable moments from newcomers to world record-holders
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Tokyo 2020 launches Podium Legacy Project
Games podiums to be donated to schools and communities which hosted Tokyo 2020 competition venues
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Mexico dominates second Online Challenge
Sixty-five Para dancers from 12 countries take part in the new edition of the virtual competition launched by World Para Dance Sport in 2021
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2021 Paralympic Sport Awards: Best Male Debut nominees
Awards recognising achievements at Tokyo 2020 will be presented on 16 December
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2021 Paralympic Sport Awards: Best Female Debut nominees
Awards recognising achievements at Tokyo 2020 will be presented on 16 December
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2021 Paralympic Sport Awards: Best Team nominees
Awards recognising achievements at Tokyo 2020 will be presented on 16 December
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2021 Paralympic Sport Awards: Best Male nominees
Awards recognising achievements at Tokyo 2020 will be presented on 16 December
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2021 Paralympic Sport Awards: Best Female nominees
Awards recognising achievements at Tokyo 2020 will be presented on 16 December
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Big stars return to global stage as World Cup season kicks off in Steinach am Brenner
Mix of speed and technical races to test skiers with athletes making come back after lengthy absence as the 2021-22 World Cup opens in Austria
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Sherif Osman re-elected as World Para Powerlifting Athlete Liaison
Egypt's five-time world champion received 53 per cent of the votes in election which took place during the Tbilisi 2021 Worlds in Georgia
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Tbilisi 2021: Chile takes final gold medal with Mixed Team triumph
Camila Campos, Jorge Carinao and Juan Carlos Garrido lead South Americans to the top of the podium as World Championships concludes in Georgia
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Canmore winners strike gold twice on first days
Romele, Masters, Wilkie, Lekomtsev, Panferova and McKeever start season off with a bang in short-distance and middle-distance cross-country events
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Candidate presentations published online ahead of IPC Board elections
There are 25 nominees standing for election in Sunday’s elections – one for President, one for Vice President and 24 for Member at Large positions (one nominee is standing for two positions).
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Tbilisi 2021: Legacy of Siamand Rahman lives on as Iran dominates heavyweight podiums
Aliakbar Gharibshi beats Paralympic champion and sets new world record before Ahmad Aminzadeh triumphs in his World Championships debut
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Tbilisi 2021: Day nine preview
World Championships will feature a Mixed Team Event for the second time follow the inaugural competition at Nur-Sultan 2019
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Tbilisi 2021: Abdelkareem Khattab destroys world record with monstrous performance
Jordan's Paralympic champion improves previous mark by 10kg to take his first world title on Saturday with golds to China and Iran
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Bahrain 2021: Thailand’s Inkhaoyoi takes first gold, Iran tops medals table
Para athletics gives first victory to host nation, South Korea shines in goalball and Iran leads the way in wheelchair basketball