PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Season look back: Top six moments
Breakout performances, one family’s dominance and a freeski triumph among highlights of a memorable season
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Home Games entice tennis legend Kunieda for another tilt at glory
Japan’s wheelchair ace has achieved everything in his stellar career but Tokyo 2020 offers chance to elevate his sport
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Ones to watch for wheelchair tennis
The world's best will fight for the coveted six gold medals up for grabs
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World Championships B-Pool to return to Ostersund
Top three finishers will advance to Paralympic Qualification Tournament with top two finishers also promoted to the A-Pool World Championships
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10 things to know about wheelchair tennis
The only rule change in wheelchair tennis is that two bounces of the ball are allowed
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Braunschweig brothers share Olympic and Paralympic dreams
Ole is the first in the water competing at the Tokyo Olympics followed by Malte who will make his Paralympic Games debut in Japan
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Philippines Para athletes draw inspiration from Hidilyn Diaz’s historic Olympic gold
I will not make any excuses not to perform well in the Games, regardless the difficult times: Para athlete Jerold Mangliwan
Edmondson excited heading into his second Paralympics
Midpoint player has become crucial in Australian all-conquering wheelchair rugby team
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A star of world stage, glory days beckon at home for Yui Kamiji
The tennis ace who has won multiple grand slam titles is hoping Tokyo 2020 can provide a fillip for her sport
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Sri Lankan war hero gunning for gold and world record in javelin
Dinesh Priyantha Herath is a two-time silver medallist at the World Para Athletic Championships