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IPC targeting sponsors with new Para Sport participation initiative

'Three Agitos' Symbol ahead of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Tokyo Waterfront (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images for IPC)

The International Paralympic Committee is targeting sponsors after launching a new grassroots-to-high-performance programme called Para Sport.

The organisation plans to create a commercial offering around the new initiative to improve funding for para sport and help National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) and International Federations (IFs) to engage more people with disabilities in sport.

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