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Greek father and son making Paralympic history
Lazaros and Leontios Stefanidis get ready for their Games debut competing in men's shot put F33 and F20, respectively at Tokyo 2020
![Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos of Brazil wins and sets a new world record in the Men's 100m T47 Final at the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/180129104325463_Petrucio%2BFerreira%2B.jpg)
No pressure for Brazil's Petrucio dos Santos at the Paralympic Games
‘I am a man that likes the challenges. It is not pressure, it is a challenge that I present to myself: try the best you can’
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Flag bearer Alia Issa leading from the front in more ways than one
First woman to be part of a Refugee Paralympic Team she will be the flag bearer in the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games
![Italy’s Ambra Sabatini (L) en route to gold at Dubai 2021 Grand Prix.](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Ambra%20Sabatini_0.jpg)
Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 9 preview
A total of 23 gold medals will be up for grabs in the last day of track and field events at the National Olympic Stadium on 4 September in Tokyo
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Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 8 preview
The National Olympic Stadium will see 17 finals with only three days to go until the end of the Paralympic Games in Japan
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Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 7 preview
All you need to know about the 18 track and field finals scheduled for 2 September at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo
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Tatyana McFadden feared for her career after serious blood clotting disorder
USA’s 17-time medallist ‘blessed to be healthy and blessed to be racing again’
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Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 6 preview
Germany's Markus Rehm in search of a new world record in the men's long jump T64 is one of the highlights among 14 medal events on 1 September
Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 5 preview
From high jump stars and wheelchair racing idols to the fastest female sprinters,31 August will crown 24 Paralympic champions
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Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 4 preview
Everything you need to know about day four of the Para athletics competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Monday, 30 August
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Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 3 preview
Super Sunday will see 20 medal events in the National Olympic Stadium with Ireland's Jason Smyth running for his fourth 100m Paralympic gold
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Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 2 preview
Paralympic legends and newcomers take centre stage on 28 August at the National Olympic Stadium in the Japanese capital
![A man without the left forearm on a blue athletics track](/sites/default/files/2021-08/49053202431_e65d6b1f02_c.jpg)
Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 1 preview
Fourteen gold medals up for grabs as track and field events kick off in the Games at the National Olympic Stadium on 27 August
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Omara Durand looks to extend decade long reign
Champion looks forward to performing for her eight-year-old daughter
![D. P. Herath Mudiyanselage of Sri Lanka competes in the Men's Javelin Throw - F46 Final at Rio Games](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Dinesh%20Priyantha%20Herath%202.jpg)
Sri Lankan war hero gunning for gold and world record in javelin
Dinesh Priyantha Herath is a two-time silver medallist at the World Para Athletic Championships
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Bhutan Para athletes out to make history on Paralympic debut
My life has changed a lot since I started Para athletics two years back
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Tomoki Sato wants to inspire with home gold
'I want people to see our performances and feel that anything is possible'
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Brazil reveal Para athletics team for Tokyo
All 13 Dubai 2019 gold medallist among the 64 Brazilian athletes set to compete at the Paralympic Games in Japan in August
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From bronze, to silver and now going for gold: Jonathan Ntutu
'You have to put in your work and not expect someone to come and babysit you'
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Abdulrahman Abdulqadir leads Qatar's hope at Tokyo 2020
'It is always good to go into a major event like the Games with confidence'