PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Nigeria's Nwachukwu delights the crowd at Birmingham 2022
Discus thrower sets new record as Alexander Stadium witnesses gold medals from Australia (twice), South Africa and Wales on Wednesday and Thursday
![Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin celebrates his gold medal on the podium.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Bonnie%20Bunyau%20Gustin%20celebrates%20his%20gold%20medal%20win%20at%20Birmingham%202022%20CWG..jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Sensational Gustin powers to Commonwealth Games gold
Malaysian smashes Games record three times; Nigeria's Oluwafemiayo sets new world record and Sudhir wins India's first gold in Para powerlifting
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Birmingham 2022: Teenager Greenwood claims career’s first major gold
Australian puts up dominant medley show and Canada’s Bennett stuns Tokyo 2020 champion Hance for 200m freestyle S14 win as Para swimming wraps up
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Becoming Paralympic champion helps Uzbekistan’s Naimova find her place in life
Overcoming financial difficulty and social stigma before becoming Uzbekistan’s youngest Paralympic champion, Guljony Naimova is now one of the most successful and popular athletes in Asia
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Top 5 tips to get started in Para sailing from sports veteran Erikstad
Bjornar Erikstad, Norway’s flagbearer at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, encourages people to take up Para sailing with a smile
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Hannah Cockroft adds Birmingham 2022 gold medal to her CV
Wheelchair racer leads England podium sweep as first evening of track events at the Commonwealth Games sees another English triumph and win for Wales
![Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion in women’s up to 45kg category, will be eyeing her first Commonwealth Games medal at Birmingham 2022.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/51403611363_c06d9ae08c_c.jpg)
Birmingham 2022: Nigeria aiming at extending Commonwealth Games domination
One-day Para powerlifting competition will see four medal events with 40 athletes from 16 nations in action at NEC Arena
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Paralympic medallists shine at ASEAN Para Games
Ni Nengah Widiasih, Le Van Cong win gold as hosts Indonesia and Vietnam top medals table in Para powerlifting at Solo 2022
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Home crowd at fully integrated Games helps Summers-Newton complete medal set
With her latest victory at Birmingham 2022, Summers-Maisie can now call herself a Paralympic, world, European and Commonwealth champion
![Raphaelle Tousignant is the first Canadian woman to play alongside men at the national level.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/Raphaelle%20Tousignant_Canada.jpg)
Tousignant ready to break new grounds
Canadian star eager to bring other female players along with her raising awareness at the Women’s World Challenge presented by Citi