PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
The coaches who helped the refugee Paralympic athletes on their journey to Tokyo 2020
Shahrad Nasajpour and Anas Al Khalifa describe the positive impact their coaches have had on them
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Flawless day for China in table tennis at Tokyo 2020
Chinese players win all five team finals contested this Thursday
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Angelica Espinoza brings joy to Peru with first Paralympic taekwondo gold
The 23-year-old becomes Peru's first Paralympic champion in over two decades
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Good vibrations for the Japan wheelchair tennis stars Kunieda and Kamiji
Home stars one step away from a gold medal
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Gabriel Araujo and William Martin wrap up Paralympic debut with more gold
Ukraine's Maksym Krypak wins his 14th Paralympic medal while Talisson Glock and Zsofia Konkoly notch their first golds on day nine
Angelika Dreock Kaeser fulfills late husband's wish in road cycling at Tokyo 2020
German worked together with her teammate to ensure a one-two finish for her country in the road race
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Memorial necklace a comfort for Dutch badminton player Megan Hollander
'It’s a journey that I started with my mum, and that I can be here for her is a very big goal'
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Huang claims second title as shoot-off king Sowinski takes silver
Polish beats Paralympic medallists and world champion to put his country for the first time on the Paralympic podium in shooting
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Algeria clinches first golds in morning with marriage proposal on track
Cape Verde's Pereira Semedo to wed guide after saying 'I do' at the National Olympic Stadium while Wen takes hat-trick of golds for China
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IPC supports Journal of Sport Science evidence-based classification issue
Publication promotes and documents international research in sports and exercise science