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Aurelie Rivard is swimming everyday like it is her last
'I'm appreciating the small things that I took for granted like swimming long course, going outside, and sitting in the sun'
![Sareh Javanmardidodmani wins shooting gold medal Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/160909220900443_shooting.jpg?itok=zY0lc9Ti)
Javanmardi highlights anxiety and stress are not to be ignored
Pistol queen understands pressure of having to perform and importance on handling it properly
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Six athletes to compete for Refugee Paralympic Team
• The athletes and where they are refugees from: Ibrahim Al Hussein (Syria), Alia Issa (Syria), Parfait Hakizimana (Burundi), Abbas Karimi (Afghanistan), Shahrad Nasajpour (Iran), and Anas Al Khalifa (Syria).
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World Cup season return to Chateauroux in 2022
French city successfully hosted event in 2018 with 228 athletes from 43 countries competing in all sport classes
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Renshi Chokai aims to net a medal for hosts Japan
'I want people to see how I've changed because my value as a player is that I can assist and create chances, in addition to my defence, which is my forte'
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Ones to watch in shooting Para sport
Young faces will try to take on the experienced sharp shooters in Tokyo this summer
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LA28 invests $9.6mn in kids sports
'One of the key objectives of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games is to use the power of sport to boost the wellbeing, health and education of young people, regardless of their economic background, gender or ability'
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50 reasons to watch the Paralympics
A selection of moments that audiences should stay tuned for summer's competition
![Abdulrahman Abdulqadir](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/Abdulrahman%20Abdulqadir_0.jpg?h=45d41610&itok=JHSF4_tY)
Abdulrahman Abdulqadir leads Qatar's hope at Tokyo
'It is always good to go into a major event like the Games with confidence'
![Three USA Para ice hockey players hugging during a game on an ice rink](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/KOT_5149.jpg?h=e1dfc82d&itok=Zxb2JWIi)
Ostrava 2021: Top Moments
A lookback at eight days of intense action and amazing performances during the World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Czech Republic
![Three female athletes shooting a rifle in a range](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/shooting-general.jpg?itok=tRpBQzdZ)
10 things to know about shooting Para sport
The sport has the male summer Paralympian with the most medals
![African male taekwondo athlete teaching other students](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-06/Parafait-Hakizimana-taekwondo-anthony-karumba.jpg?itok=MwmS-KbY)
Para taekwondo athlete Parfait teaches hope at Rwandan Refugee Camp
Parfait fled the civil war in Burundi and has been passing on his knowledge to others in his new home - Mahama Refugee Camp
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Egypt’s Shaimaa Ellatif puts her weight behind the shuttle
'After having played wheelchair tennis and Para athletics, I am now fully focused on Para badminton now and I am trying my best to promote the sport not just in Egypt but in Africa'
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Ostrava 2021: USA thump Canada to claim fifth world title
Dominant performance in 5-1 victory gives USA the second consecutive gold medal at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Czech Republic
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Ostrava 2021: RPC bag World Championships bronze
Team show efficiency again to beat Paralympic bronze medallists South Korea 7-0 and reach the podium in Czech Republic
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Floors breaks world record in Tokyo dress rehearsal
German sprinter breaks his own 200m T62 world record in his home track in final international event before the Paralympic Games
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Hardships help Polianskyi become stronger
From loss of his parents to escaping war in 2014, Paralympic and world champion keeps defying adversities
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Ostrava 2021: Zelinka and Palat lead Czechs to Paralympics
Supported by home crowd hosts beat Norway to finish World Championships in fifth place and book ticket to next year's Games in China
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Canada and USA return to final in Ostrava
The world’s top two ranked Para ice hockey teams meet again on Saturday as RPC and South Korea play for the bronze medal
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Hanne Vadseth discovers the art of recovery
Norwegian vision impaired skier turns to song covers, paintings and workouts to connect with the outside world during injury and the pandemic