PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Leroy Moore’s bond with Paralympics since Seoul 1988
“From an athlete to a musician, and now going back to Paralympics as a musician. It really completed the circle.”
![Nkegbe Botsyo](/sites/default/files/2020-10/Nkegbe%20Botsyo.jpg)
Ghana’s Botsyo Nkegbe owes his life to Paralympics
‘I do not see any other way society could have embraced me, celebrated me and accepted me had it not been for the Paralympics’
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World champions return to the pool at Berlin World Series
Swimmers from 11 countries set to compete in German capital, including seven London 2019 gold medallists
Colombia and Mexico shine in Americas' first virtual competition
Two-day online event Colombia 2020 attracts 73 lifters from eight countries in the Americas region
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Yui Kamiji: A gold for home Paralympic Games
The Japanese athlete won the 2020 French Open singles wheelchair title - her second Grand Slam singles title this year
![Nathalie Benoit](/sites/default/files/2020-10/Nathalie%20Benoit%20of%20France%203.jpg)
Benoit, Polianskyi claim top spots in European Championship
'This means a lot, because it’s the first time Para is included in the European Championships, and I know there is a very strong field in Para rowing in Europe'
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Exciting TIMEs for India’s Para badminton ace Manasi Joshi
‘I have never let my disability stop me from doing anything’
![Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett](/sites/default/files/2020-10/Great%20Britain%E2%80%99s%20Alfie%20Hewett%20.jpg)
Alfie Hewett completes grand double at Roland Garros
Yui Kamiji clinches fourth Roland Garros crown in an all-Japanese final
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Jean-Baptiste Alaize hopes story in ‘Rising Phoenix’ inspires love not hate
How Para sport helped Frenchman overcome trauma from civil war in native Burundi
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Fifth Online Series to decide who goes to November's World Cup Final
Athletes from all countries have until 18 October to submit their videos to World Para Powerlifting