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Voets gold medal gives hope for triple-triple
First day of Para equestrian also saw Great Britain's Lee Pearson retain dominance

Another chapter for Iran-Bosnia rivalry in sitting volleyball at the Paralympic Games
Squads have played the last five men's event finals and the Iranians have a 3-2 overall record, including Rio 2016

Four rowers to defend Paralympic titles in Japan
Ukraine's Polianskyi and British Rowles, Whiteley and Fox look for back-to-back gold medals at the Sea Forest Waterway

De Groot and Alcott aim for Golden Slam in wheelchair tennis at Tokyo 2020
Dutch and Australian enter the court attempting to win all four Grand Slams and the Paralympic Games in the same season

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

Lia Coryell painted mental picture of Tokyo in fight for life against Covid-19
'I spent many days in the hospital looking at the ceiling, breathing and mentalising (the Paralympic Games). I just see it, it’s on my head all the time'

Tenorio targets medal in seventh consecutive Games after winning Covid battle
Brazil legend was hospitalised for 18 days and says " being in Tokyo is already a very big victory"

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

Kashafali plots course from civil war to maths teacher in Norway
'Moving to Norway was like winning the lottery. It was a one in a million chance, to go from begging for food to getting a roof over you'

USA and Japan take first gold as day two sees 11 world records
Anastasia Pagonis breaks record in her Paralympic debut and Takayuki Suzuki puts host nation on the top of the podium at the Paralympic Games

Tan Shumei wins second gold in wheelchair fencing at Tokyo 2020
Chinese wheelchair fencer obtains back-to-back victories in the épée and sabre category B events in Japan

World record debut for Lingling on day of first-time champions
Kazakhstan and Jordan make history with their first Paralympic powerlifting gold while Nigeria shows fine form in the opening day in Tokyo

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"

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

What wheelchair rugby star Kory Puderbaugh said to President Obama
"I asked him when he was going to get his six-pack abs back. He laughed and said, ‘I’m still working on my four-pack’"

Cabello Llamas gives Spain their first gold
The 27-year-old takes back the men's C4-5 1000m time trial title he last won at London 2012 as four world records fall on day two of track cycling competition

Theador Subba on a mission to bring Jamaica vibe to judo
'On the mat, off the mat, everywhere - I bring a little bit of Jamaica. I try my best to teach other people the Jamaican culture'

Jordan and China bag first Para powerlifting gold
A body weight difference of 100 grams gives Omar Qarada first place ahead of Vietnam's Rio 2016 champion Le Van Cong at the Tokyo International Forum

Star-studded Para athletics competition set to start in Tokyo
Athletes from 156 nations will compete in 167 medal events during the 10-day action at the National Olympic stadium

Al Hussein to open Refugee Paralympic Team participation
Class 8 swimmer is the first athlete of the six-member team to compete in the Paralympic Games