PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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The remarkable finish in 1,500m at Rio 2016
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments of the decade. Today, 29 August 2020, the blistering times clocked in the 1,500m T13 final at Rio 2016.
![Omar Durand](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/dCpM_ILjaLSLVk-y6-xRDyf0PoC9atywmTnCyScHnR4.jpg?itok=18QqPPjt)
Omara Durand’s triple gold at Rio 2016
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments of the decade. Today, 29 August 2020, Omara Durand cements her place in history.
![Anna Grimaldi](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Anna%20Grimaldi.jpg)
Anna Grimaldi: Turning a negative into a positive
'I grew a lot as a person in the last three years, it kind of pushed me learn a lot more about myself and to explore those other parts of my life other than sport'
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#RisingPhoenix global social party to celebrate film's release
Athletes and Para sports fans invited to watch Netflix movie about Paralympic Games together and share reactions using #RisingPhoenix
![Siamand Rahman](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/a7cB9Y_cqormi9Rx7RYohDOqBvEoJD5zkhFIfhqpMNs.jpg?itok=SKX4aje6)
Siamand Rahman breaks the 300kg barrier at Rio 2016
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments in the decade. Today, 28 August 2020, Siamand Rahman lifts the Paralympic bar to new heights
![Manasi Joshi- Rakesh Pandey](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Manasi-Joshi-Rakesh-Pandy.jpg)
India’s Manasi Joshi speaks her heart out in @Paralympics #WaitForTheGreats campaign
‘I want all Para athletes to be treated as sports persons… period’
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A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics – IPC & Allianz launch podcast series
The series begins today with Jonnie Peacock’s ‘Performance Under Pressure’
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IPC statement on the resignation of Japan’s Prime Minister Abe
Japan’s longest continuous serving Prime Minister has resigned for health reasons
![Jonnie Peacock video](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/_GVlrQ1sxpfOKY18aWLJfp40fj1kOu19QvrPrP14_KI.jpg?itok=Af6SN6e4)
Jonnie Peacock on performing under pressure
'I wanted to be the first disabled person on there but not to have people talk about it. I didn’t want that to be the reason they voted for me.'
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Channel 4 secure UK rights to broadcast Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
To build on legacy of ground-breaking London 2012 and Rio 2016 coverage