PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Kobe 2024: Aitchison, Athmani lead record-breaking Thursday
New Zealand's sprinter smashes 200m T36 world mark while Algeria set two new world records with another triumph for Skander Djamil Athmani (men's 100m T13) and Safia Djelal's women’s shot put F57 gold; Turkey’s Serkan Yildirim becomes the world's fastest man in the 400m T12 in a day that saw Dominican Republic's first-ever gold and victories for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champions Vanessa Low and Daniel Pembroke
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World Cup 2024: Regional stars focus on Paris 2024 qualification
Four-time Paralympic champion Perez to lead home challenge even as Para Pan American Games stars look to shine, while Egypt athletes aim for glory in four-day event in Acapulco
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French filmmakers Jules and Gédéon Naudet to direct Official Paris 2024 film
The French filmmakers will follow athletes, partners and teams to produce an exclusive account of the organisation and the presentation of the Games
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Kobe 2024: Rehm extends his reign, Alphonse makes history for Mauritius
German blade jumper Markus Rehm takes his seventh world title and sees 'big jumps coming' ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympics as Noemi Alphonse's 100m T54 victory puts her country on the top of the podium for the first time ever; Morocco's Youssra Karim finally turns silver into gold in the women’s discus throw F41 while Brazil reaches most successful Para Athletics World Championships campaign and Saudi Arabia grab first gold medal in Japan
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IPC and Bridgestone launch two-part series "Paris 2024: What Really Matters"
Armless Archer Matt Stutzman takes to his car to interview fellow US Paralympians Chuck Aoki and Scout Bassett as part of "Paris 2024: What Really Matters“
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Paris 2024: Abdullah Sultan Alaryani set for his fifth Paralympic Games
From carrying the flag to aiming for gold, Abdullah Sultan Alaryani is on target for his fifth Games
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Sitting volleyball pools set for Paris 2024 Paralympics
Sixteen sitting volleyball teams will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Kobe 2024: Double delight for Blackwell, Ekler, Jong and Xiaoyan
Four athletes take their second gold at this year's World Championships on Tuesday, as Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft claims her 15th world title and India and Iran make history; Belgium, Indonesia and Malaysia top the podium for the first time on day five in Japan
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Paris 2024: Shooting Para sport star Narwal aiming to hit the target for India again
Manish Narwal shares how he is preparing to defend his Paralympic title at Paris 2024
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Citi World Series: Tomita leads Japan's impressive medal haul
The East Asian nation topped the medals table with 17 medals, followed by Hong Kong and Spain in the three-day event in Singapore