PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Paris 23: Stars align on magical final day
Newcomers shine, defending champions save best for last and Para athletics legends collect more gold as Para Athletics Worlds wraps up in the French capital
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Para Athletics Worlds open door to more Para sports fans a year before Paris 2024
With just over a year until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Para athletes said they loved competing in front of a vocal crowd at the Para Athletics World Championships. For many spectators, the event introduced them to the attractions of the sport
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Paris 23: Sandilands pulls surprise, Sliwinska continues to impress on final day
British runner makes winning Worlds debut, Polish thrower adds world title to Paralympic win in morning of thrilling throwing and jump finals on Monday
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Japan's Oda becomes the youngest man ever to win a Wimbledon title
Japanese wheelchair tennis sensation Tokito Oda defeated two-time Paralympian Alfie Hewett in the men's singles final. Diede De Groot won the women's singles, and Niel Vinks won the quad singles in Wimbledon
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Paris 23: Cockroft and Lemos double up with Sunday win
Colombian triumphs in rollercoaster shot put final while British wheelchair racer shows she is still the one to beat; Japan takes universal relay gold
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How sprinters with vision impairment and their guides compete in sync
We asked Paralympic medallists competing at the Paris 23 Para Athletics World Championships to share their secrets
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Paris 23: Sunday best for Carabin, Legnante and Rodriguez
Belgian wheelchair racer bags second gold in his Worlds debut, Italian throwing legend extends her legacy and Ecuadorian jumper smashes world record
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Paris 23: Ghavelas and Debrunner shine on super Saturday
Greek adds world title to Paralympic gold, Swiss star takes fourth win as Lakatos gives Canada first triumph and Brazil closes gap to China on medals table
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Paris 23: Yogesh Kathuniya supports new talent after life-changing Paralympic debut
Indian discus thrower Kathuniya claimed the silver medal in the men’s discus throw F56 event at Tokyo 2020.
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Paris 23: Safia Djelal takes elusive gold in style
Algerian Paralympic champion wins first world title with new world record in a morning of first triumph for Argentina and second for Australia's Turner