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Alpine Worlds 2019: Ski wax maestros

Down on the concrete slabs of the underground parking of a hotel packed with Para alpine skiers, burly men in aprons are hard at work with the smell of melted wax lingering in the air and drilling noises cutting through the pounding rhythms of a boombox. As the...

Alpine Worlds 2019: The perfect tribute

It was a moment for the family photo album - Canadian Para alpine skier Frederique Turgeon slumped on one knee at the finish line of her first World Championships, exhausted and emotional, as she realised the enormity of what she had just achieved. A month ago, Ronald...

South Korea beat Italy in PyeongChang rematch

Ten months after the historic Para ice hockey Paralympic bronze medal in PyeongChang, South Korea met Italy again. This time on Italian ice, in the final of the Torino International Tournament. The result was another action-packed match and one more Korean victory in...

Alberto Simonelli breaks own world record

Alberto Simonelli’s accuracy appears even sharper ahead of June’s World Archery Para Championships in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Italian Paralympic and Worlds medallist shot a new Para archery world record at the Nimes Archery Tournament held from 18-20...

Skiers reveal what it takes to race in the speed events

It takes a certain kind of person to propel themselves on a sit ski off a steep mountain slope with a vertical drop of 480 metres at more than 100 kilometres per hour. The downhill competition at the 2019 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Sella Nevea, Italy is...

Canadian Para swimmer won 20 medals at five Paralympics

After more than two decades of Para swimming, Canadian nine-time Paralympic champion Benoit Huot is announcing his retirement from the sport. “It’s time to hang up my Speedo. It was the greatest of honours to represent our country and I’m proud to have been able to...

Hosts wanted for 2020 Para ice hockey Championships

World Para Ice Hockey is looking for countries to host three of the sport’s major events in 2020. Bids are now being accepted to host the 2020 European Championships, Pan Pacific Championships and World Championships C-Pool. Interested organisers are invited to...

First competitor with Down’s syndrome to race in Dakar

Twenty-five-year-old Lucas Barron is set to become the first person with Down's syndrome to take part in the grueling race of Dakar 2019 in Peru on Sunday. The Peruvian who will be co-pilot for his father Jacques Barron, will tackle the world's most demanding rally: a...

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