PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Gold medal a story of resilience for canoeists Fernando Rufino, Edina Mueller
Canoe competition concludes at Tokyo 2020 with five Paralympic champions celebrating
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Azerbaijan's gold medal rush continues on day 11 morning
Valiyeva and Aslanov triumph on penultimate day as Cockroft and Ktila add new Paralympic titles to their collection at the National Stadium
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USA and McFaddden take historic universal relay gold
Germany's Johannes Floors wins his first individual Paralympic gold with Peter Genyn getting the revenge over Toni Piispanen
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Six new members of IPC Athletes' Council elected at Tokyo 2020
Turnout a record 55.5 per cent, up 1.5 per cent on Rio 2016
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Pace drives Tunisia’s Walid Ktila to dizzying heights
‘Awareness is a key for change and every time I win a medal, or my teammates, we get heard’
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Narwal and Adana win gold and silver for India
This was India’s third gold at the ongoing Games, taking the medal tally to 15
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No party time for Ntando Mahlangu with exams looming
‘From athletics to academics, I want to give my 100 percent. I have my vacation now only in December’
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Day 10 review: Goalball champions decided while Pakistan make history
Brazil and Turkey victorious in goalball, while many more moments were created at Tokyo 2020
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Day 11: Paralympic Games preview
Football 5-a-side, archery, boccia, taekwondo and wheelchair tennis are among the sports with their final events
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Natalia Partyka exacts revenge to leave Tokyo 2020 with gold
Poland defeated Australia in the doubles gold medal match