PARA BADMINTON NEWS
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Paralympic champion Czyz sets sights on Paris 2024 in Para badminton
Wojtek Czyz, a former sprinter and long jumper, took up Para badminton only a few years ago. Now, he is on a mission to qualify for Paris 2024, his fourth Paralympic Games, in the new sport
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Top 5 tips to get started in Para badminton from gold medal collector Bhagat
Pramod Bhagat, who won a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, says working hard and having confidence in yourself are the keys to success in Para badminton, a sport he has enjoyed for more than 20 years
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Debutants shine as 2022 Para Badminton World Championships wrap up
The BWF Para Badminton World Championships came to an end after a week of exciting competition in Tokyo
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“I’ve been waiting a long time”: badminton star Choong is now a full-time athlete
It’s all-change for British Para badminton player Rachel Choong, and she is embracing every opportunity and challenge
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Two years until Paris 2024: 24 things to look forward to
Dynamic sports? Iconic venues? Unforgettable arts performances and initiatives to make society more inclusive? There is so much to look forward to as we count down two years until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Para taekwondo, badminton stars look back on sports’ historic debuts at Tokyo 2020
Para taekwondo’s Lisa Gjessing and Para badminton’s Cheah Liek Hou share what winning gold in Tokyo meant for them and their sports
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Para badminton world champion Manasi Joshi on living life without limits
‘I wish every person with a disability gets the benefit of sport, like it has given me'
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Iraqi Para shuttlers keen to make a mark after international debut in Dubai
Team coach aims for his players to rise to the top of the rankings among the Arab countries and in the West Asian region
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Tokyo 2020: Takeaways from Para badminton
China topped the table clinching 10 medals including five gold, Malaysia create history
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Ugandan's Ritah Asiimwe retrains body and mind after loss of right hand
Just like learning how to write again, Asiimwe had to re-learn how to play sports, and it has paid off in her Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020
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Kajiwara upsets top seed Jung Jun as Japan add two gold on final day
Japanese 19-year-old defeated the top seed and six-time world champion in the Para badminton WH2 event
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How Atlanta 1996 stars paved way for Para badminton debut at the Paralympic Games
Olympic silver medallist Dong Jiong has been a driving force behind the sport's development in China
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Memorial necklace a comfort for Dutch badminton player Megan Hollander
'It’s a journey that I started with my mum, and that I can be here for her is a very big goal'
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Badminton set to make Paralympic Games bow at Tokyo 2020
Asian nations including hosts Japan, Indonesia, China, South Korea, India expect to challenge, along with European powerhouses England and France
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Jung Jun Kim eyes badminton gold on the biggest stage
'I’d like to show my daughters I can do something that other fathers can’t. I want to be a father to be proud of.'
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Yuma Yamazaki ready to take Tokyo 2020 by storm
The No. 1 doubles Para badminton player in the world will hit the Paralympic stage when the sport makes its debut at the Games