PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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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
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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
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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
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‘Rising Phoenix’ film helps Ntando Mahlangu find bigger reason to run
South African sprinter says learning about the Paralympics history motivated him in a new way
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Alex Zanardi's sensational win at London 2012
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments in the past decade. Today, 27 August , the emotional victory of an Italian ex-Formula 1 driver
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Reactions pour in following 'Rising Phoenix' world premiere
Personalities and Paralympians around the world take to social media to express enthusiasm following ground-breaking Paralympics Netflix documentary
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Jonnie Peacock stuns the Olympic Stadium at London 2012
With Tokyo 2020 now just one year away, it’s time to relive some of the greatest Paralympic moments in the past decade. Today, 26 August 2020, Jonnie Peacock storms to Paralympic glory at London 2012