PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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The bromance that set Australian hearts alight in Tokyo
'In my eight years racing internationally, I don’t recall being a part of a team as special as the one in Tokyo. There has been a huge cultural shift - a prime example, sometimes we skipped half our warm-down, just to watch another Aussie compete'
![Close up of Anastasia Pagonis of USA brown eyes, brown hair and white USA mask](/sites/default/files/2021-08/1801516.jpg)
Youngsters who leapfrogged into history in 2021
'Mental health is 100 per cent of the game. If you're not mentally there then you're not there at all'
![Marcel Hug of Switzerland reacts after victory in the Men's Marathon T52 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/GettyImages-1338373928.jpg)
2021 recap: Para athletics stars return in a fantastic year from Dubai to Tokyo
Outstanding Grand Prix season with a European Championships topped by the Paralympic Games, 2021 had it all for Para athletics
![Kylie Grimes of Great Britain celebrates with teammates after defeating United States to win the Wheelchair Rugby gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/Kylie%20Grimes%20Wheelchair%20Rugby.jpg)
Memorable team performances of 2021
Morocco men's 5-a-side football team create history
![Phil Eaglesham](/sites/default/files/2021-12/phil2__0.jpg)
Ireland’s Eaglesham hits target with wheelchair invention
The shooter’s innovative design a huge hit among athletes at Paralympic Games
![A sit skier going around the gates and skiing down the hill.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/rsz_1world_paraalpine_world_cup_veysonnaz_lucpercival_20-01-12_01808.jpg)
Last test before the World Championships ends in St. Moritz
France’s Arthur Bauchet continues to lead in men’s standing class, while Austrian twins Johannes and Barbara Aigner take nine medals from Switzerland
![A man lying on the shooting range with a range and aiming.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/rsz_vs-para_europa_cup-monday-2577.jpg)
Kononova and Holub undefeated at the Europa Cup in Finland
Chinese Para Nordic newcomers win two gold medals in final races before the Paralympic year to finish off a great competition in Vuokatti
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Syrian refugee Ahmad Rafiq Aldaji makes Worlds debut
He starred for the World Para Taekwondo Refugee team in his first international event