PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Skiing allowed ultimate freedom from disability: Thomas Walsh
‘When anyone of us clicks into our skis, all doubts, worries, social stigmas, and disabilities, are thrown to the wind’
Fazza 2020: Singapore’s Alim lives up to her reputation in Dubai
Turkey, Italy clinch two golds each
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Tokyo 2020: Kunieda determined to avenge Rio loss
“I have many positive memories of the other three Games, but I’ve never watched the video from Rio.”
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Para athletes to watch
Here are some of the Para athletics athletes to keep an eye on as they focus on the target at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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Tokyo 2020: Mingyuan Yang dreams with glory
Chinese goalball player feels confident towards this year’s Paralympics
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Tokyo 2020: Alison Levine looks to make history
Hopes to become first female to beat the men in Boccia BC4
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Dreams turn to reality for African fighters
Six athletes secure tickets to Tokyo 2020 at continental qualifier
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Tokyo 2020 unveils kinetic sport pictograms – a Games first
There are a total of 23 pictograms covering 22 Paralympic sports and 50 covering 33 Olympic sports.
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Classification in Para Athletics
No other sport in the Paralympic Games has so many different classes.
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Europa Cup Speed Finals in Italy cancelled
Para alpine skiing competition in Sella Nevea was scheduled to take place 2-5 March