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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

At the inaugural Women’s World Para Ice Hockey Championships, held in Slovakia in August 2025, one player emerged as a leading protagonist. Kelsey DiClaudio of Team USA scored the first and final goals of the tournament as the US team won the gold medal. In the final, DiClaudio was on target four times to finish as the tournament’s top scorer and the winner of the MVP award. 
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