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'I couldn't have asked for more,' Ellie Cole
Australia's Para swimming icon takes her 17th medal in her final Paralympic race at 'very unique' Games before retiring from the pool
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Gabriel Araujo and William Martin wrap up Paralympic debut with more gold
Ukraine's Maksym Krypak wins his 14th Paralympic medal while Talisson Glock and Zsofia Konkoly notch their first golds on day nine
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Daniel Dias looks to continue to inspire
Para swimming legend says the last of his career was 'quicker than hoped for' and reveals his future plans after retiring with 27 Paralympic medals in Tokyo
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Multiple medal winner Jessica Long reveals 'extra vertebra' so swims in pain
Olympic legend Michael Phelps sent good luck message to his friend before Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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Pelendritou returns to the top 13 years later
Teenage talent Taliso Engel denies Ihar Boki's six-gold plan while Paralympic legend Daniel Dias makes his last appearance in the pool in Tokyo
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Spain's Marta Fernandez adds gold to her Paralympic debut
RPC celebrates three wins on day seven while New Zealand's legend Sophie Pascoe takes first victory and Ukraine's Trusov tops the podium for fifth time
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Dominant China remain on track to top Para swimming medal tally
Sixteen-year-old Jiang Yuyan takes her first gold in her Games debut on a day with another Chinese clean podium sweep in the men's S5
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First triumph for Barlaam, Boki unstoppable
Day five at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre sees first Paralympic victory of the Italian star and fourth gold for Belarus Para swimming icon
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Brazil’s Carneiro twins share same tattoo and almost the Paralympic swimming podium
Debora Borges Carneiro just missed out on joining Beatriz among the medals
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Ibrahim Al Hussein carries refugee message of hope at Tokyo 2020 despite lung injury
Refugee Paralympic Team athlete proves that nothing can stop him from competing in Tokyo and delivering "a message to the 12 million refugees with a disability around the world"
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Five gold for Ukraine, first for Long on day four
Paralympic icon takes her 25th medal in an evening with Ukrainian dominance and another podium sweep for China at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Tao Zheng leads China's clean sweep in the pool
Chinese swimmers set two new world records on day three at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre and USA's Jessica Long takes her 24th Paralympic medal
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Day 2 review: Suzuki wins Japan’s first gold in home Paralympics
Medal events across track cycling, equestrian, powerlifting, swimming and wheelchair fencing light up Thursday’s action in Tokyo
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Refugee Paralympic Team athletes ready to 'make dreams come true' in the Games
For swimmer Abbas Karimi and athlete Alia Issa, competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics is the greatest step of an arduous journey
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Day two sees 11 world records and first gold for Japan and USA in Tokyo
Anastasia Pagonis breaks record in her Paralympic debut and Takayuki Suzuki puts host nation on the top of the podium at the Paralympic Games
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Anastasia Pagonis speaks out about panic attack ahead of world record win in swimming
"Mental health is 100% of the game. If you're not mentally there then you're not there at all"
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Takayuki Suzuki delivers first Tokyo 2020 gold medal to hosts Japan
Suzuki wins men’s 100m freestyle S4 in a Paralympic record of 1:21:58
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Al Hussein to open much-awaited Refugee Paralympic Team participation at Tokyo 2020
Class 8 swimmer is the first athlete of the six-member team to compete in the Paralympic Games
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Uganda's Husnah Kukundakwe hopes her Paralympic campaign will change perceptions
The youngest Paralympian at Tokyo 2020 hopes her debut has an impact that reaches outside of sport
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Four golds for Australia on fantastic day one
Fourteen-year old gives Japan its first medal at the home Games while Paralympic legend Daniel Dias extends his legacy with 25th medal in the pool