PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Amalia Perez makes winning debut at Online World Cup Series
Paralympic champion takes women's title in second edition with Jordan’s Abdelkareem Khattab finishing first in the men's competition
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Barriers 'smashed down' as table tennis grows in the Pacific
Development programme launched in 2014 transforms attitudes towards disability
How the world has changed since, is just crazy — Oksana Masters
The Laureus awards winner aims to get her Paralympic dream back on schedule
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Sport Week: Top moments in Para table tennis
Incredible rallies and shots from all angles that stunned fans at the Paralympic Games
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ITF and Grand Slams team up to support wheelchair tennis
Funds to support wheelchair tennis athletes following cancellation of events due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Darkness shines light on Erik Horrie’s inner strength
'It’s very easy to hide how broken you are inside as an athlete, because society focuses on our physical strength, but I want people to see through my story that it is not a weakness to ask for help'
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Sport week: Welcome to Para table tennis
The sport is practiced world-wide and one of the largest at the Paralympic Games
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Gustavo Fernandez talks importance of mental strength
Argentinian wheelchair tennis star spends quarantine training and reading
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Canadian swimmer Katarina Roxon has entire province behind her
"Even today I’ll get people just randomly calling me at home saying, ‘I just wanted to say I’m really proud of you’. It’s touching.”
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Paralympics New Zealand in search of nine Paralympians
‘This will ensure that they can be acknowledged and celebrated and for their stories to be shared once again with all New Zealanders’