PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Tokyo 2020: 50 reasons to watch the Paralympics
A selection of moments that audiences should stay tuned for summer's competition
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Abdulrahman Abdulqadir leads Qatar's hope at Tokyo 2020
'It is always good to go into a major event like the Games with confidence'
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Ostrava 2021: Top Moments
A lookback at eight days of intense action and amazing performances during the World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Czech Republic
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Sport Week: 10 things to know about shooting Para sport
The sport has the male summer Paralympian with the most medals
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Para taekwondo athlete Parfait teaches hope at Rwandan Refugee Camp
Parfait fled the civil war in Burundi and has been passing on his knowledge to others in his new home - Mahama Refugee Camp
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Egyptian badminton player Shaimaa Ellatif puts her weight behind the shuttle
'After having played wheelchair tennis and Para athletics, I am now fully focused on Para badminton now and I am trying my best to promote the sport not just in Egypt but in Africa'
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Ostrava 2021: USA thump Canada to claim fifth World Championships title
Dominant performance in 5-1 victory gives USA the second consecutive gold medal at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Czech Republic
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Ostrava 2021: RPC bag Worlds bronze
Team show efficiency again to beat Paralympic bronze medallists South Korea 7-0 and reach the podium in Czech Republic
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Johannes Floors impresses at Tokyo dress rehearsal in Leverkusen
German sprinter breaks his own 200m T62 world record in his home track in final international event before the Paralympic Games
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Hardships help Ukrainian Para rower Roman Polianskyi become stronger
From loss of his parents to escaping war in 2014, Paralympic and world champion keeps defying adversities