PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Tokyo 2020: World Taekwondo reinforces commitment to athlete safety
Para taekwondo athletes to wear head protectors with face shields at Paralympics
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China’s Para Alpine team wakes up with a roar
The 'Sleeping Giant' debuts at World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup with 18 medals
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Wheelchair basketball family weighs in on Kobe Bryant’s legacy
Athletes, coaches and more share what the basketball legend meant to them
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Australian Open: Shingo Kunieda eyes Grand Slam record
Japanese legend is one Grand Slam title away from the 44 Dutch Esther Vergeer holds
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Australian Open: Zhenzhen Zhu set to make history
World No. 6 to become first Chinese wheelchair tennis player playing at a Grand Slam
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Joachim Gerard remembers late coach
Belgian player powers through difficult year, tries to remain optimistic ahead of Tokyo 2020
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Para triathlete Lauren Parker stamps Tokyo 2020 intentions
Australian PTWC athlete shows she is the real deal ahead of upcoming Paralympic Games
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Paralympic community pay tribute to basketball legend Kobe Bryant
Para athletes, figures and those around the Movement react on social media on the tragic death of Bryant
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Zatovicova finds new life as a racer guiding blind skier Kubacka
Slovakian world champion pair has a strong bond on and off the snow
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India eye record medal haul at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Nation expects to send 35 athletes to the Paralympics, their largest ever