PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Tokyo 2020: Robots revealed!
Mascot robots will welcome athletes and spectators to Games
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Last major World Cup draws record field
Athletes in Osijek have October’s World Championships in mind
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Bose Omolayo goes from hairdresser to world champion
Nigerian powerlifter to invest Nur-Sultan success in her other passion
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Lima 2019: Tennis legend impressed by wheelchair tennis star
Gustavo Fernandez gaining respect on and off the court
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Lima 2019: Failure makes Maciel Santos mature
Brazilian dreams about top of the podium at Parapan Am Games
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Tokyo 2020: Japan Emperor becomes Honorary Patron
Naruhito takes on title for next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Tokyo 2020: Additional sports to be broadcast live
A total of 21 Paralympic disciplines from 19 sports will be screened
![Polosh woman sits in chair and throws a discus](/sites/default/files/images/190722091225642_Lucyna-Kornobys.jpg)
Broken records at Bydgoszcz Grand Prix
Hosts Poland have plenty to cheer for ahead of Dubai 2019
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Budapest 2019: Russia sweep European titles
Women’s and men’s teams conquer sitting volleyball finals
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Tokyo 2020: Astronauts become Torch Relay Space Ambassadors
Japanese pair to broadcast messages from International Space Station