PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Takeaways from wheelchair basketball
A future Hall of Famer shined while Asian nations showed they should not be taken lightly
Botelho makes life-changing decision with eye on Beijing 2022
USA Para snowboarder returns to the snow just four months after his second surgery determined to follow his Paralympic dream
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Takeaways from goalball
Incredible displays of speed, skill and strength that showed the very best of the sport
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Monnaie de Paris create coins to commemorate Paris 2024
Colourful Olympic and Paralympic emblem medallions
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Takeaways from Para table tennis
Upsets, new stars and a rising nation in the sport at Tokyo 2020
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Para Trap Worlds returns to Lonato del Garda
Italian city hosts 66 athletes from 16 countries in the two-day event with hosts trying to repeat their gold medal sweep from Sydney 2019
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Ostersund 2021: Sweden keeps Paralympic dream alive
Hosts beat Japan for final spot at the Beijing 2022 qualification tournament as China takes World Championships B-Pool title after triumph over Germany
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Asia emerge as dominant force at Tokyo 2020
China stamp their dominance by finishing at the top of the medals table