PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Champion Javanmardi claims back-to-back title
Iranian retains her Paralympic pistol gold while China’s Yang Chao also tops the podium for the second consecutive Games in shooting
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Paris 2024 calls for Para sport representation in emoji
Organising Committee to file an official proposal today to the Unicode Consortium with the support of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), French National Paralympic Committee (CNPSF) and numerous French and international Olympians and Paralympians
![German cyclist Annika Zeyen on the podium holding the gold medal with a smile from ear-to-ear](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Annika-Zeyen2.jpg)
From hardwood courts to asphalt, Annika Zeyen golden in Para cycling at Tokyo 2020
Bonn-based star won the women's time trial H1-3 on the former Formula 1 track at the foot of Mount Fuji with a time of 32:46.97
![Cuban sprinter Omara Durand holds her coutry's flag and smiles after winning her sixth Paralympic gold](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Omara-Durand.jpg)
No stopping ‘Queen of Sprint’ Omara Durand
With 400m T12 in the bag, the Cuban sensation sets sight on retaining 100m, 200m T12 titles
![A male and a female sprinter holding the flag of Cuba in an athletics stadium](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337359669.jpg)
Queen Durand and newcomer Sol lead Cuba's golden morning
Cuban vision-impaired sprinter takes her sixth Paralympic title in a session with Marcel Hug's second triumph and Brazil's 100th gold in Games history
![Polish Katarzyna Rogowiec smiles during the cross-country competition at Torino 2006](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Katarzyna-Rogowiec.jpg)
I’mPOSSIBLE supporters recognised at Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony
Three schools and two athletes receive award for supporting Paralympic education programme
![Philippa Johnson-Dwyer smiling riding her horse Just In Time](/sites/default/files/2021-08/1803605.jpg)
Iron will and the ‘healing power of horses’: a hard road to Tokyo 2020 for two riders
Philippa Johnson-Dwyer and Louise Etzner Jakobsson tell remarkable stories of strength to overcome illnesses to compete
![A man preparing to raise a bar on a bench press](/sites/default/files/2021-09/51404938611_69bdee1dd0_c.jpg)
Jordan history-maker Omar Qarada's twin passions - powerlifting and his wife
'We have a lot of conversation about the sport and discuss each other’s game'
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Day 7: Paralympic Games preview
Action includes more than 20 finals in athletics and beginning of road cycling competitions
![Amazing finish in the 100m with three male sprinters crossing the line about the same time](/sites/default/files/2021-08/felix-streng-johannes-floors-sherman-guity-ois.jpg)
Day 6 review: Felix Streng flexes strength as Sri Lanka also grab headlines
A night to remember with high-speed thrills and history-making moments for Sri Lanka, Chile, India and Costa Rica