PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![female Para equestrian rider Natasha Baker on the podium with her gold medal](/sites/default/files/images/180727150529212_Natasha-Baker-Rio-2016.jpg)
Great Britain's Natasha Baker makes all the right sounds as 'horse whisperer'
'Lottie is my sole focus. I devote all of my time and all of my energy into her, because we have to have a really deep connection'
![Wearing a white mask and black top and shorts, Natalia Partyka smiles in the press mixed zone](/sites/default/files/2021-08/IMG_9325.jpg)
Leading Para table tennis athletes reflect on the Olympic Games
Melissa Tapper of Australia and Natalia Partyka of Poland, both known rivals, qualified for both the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Greek father and son making Paralympic history
Lazaros and Leontios Stefanidis get ready for their Games debut competing in men's shot put F33 and F20, respectively at Tokyo 2020
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Great Britain's Sarah Storey clinches 15th gold of her Paralympic career
'It's quite overwhelming. I don't know if it will sink in until I get home'
![Danish wheelchair rugby team celebrating after beating powerhouses Australia](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Denmark-wheelchair-rugby.jpg)
Rio 2016 champions Australia stunned by Paralympic debutants Denmark
Day 1 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic wheelchair rugby competition sees one of biggest upsets in the sport
![A picture of a man celebrating on a bench press](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-151147636.jpg)
Tokyo 2020: Para powerlifting in numbers
Facts, numbers and records to get ready for all the Paralympic action that kicks off in Japan on 26 August
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Blast survivor Shepherd relishing second chance in Tokyo
'I’ve always joked with my siblings (that) I’m the miracle child, I’m the favourite with mum and dad'
![Italian wheelchair fencer Beatrice Vio competing](/sites/default/files/images/190209134848876_Beatrice-Vio-Wheelchair-Fencing.jpg)
Italy's Bebe Vio seeks second gold in wheelchair fencing
After winning the foil category B event at Rio 2016, Italy's Beatrice Vio (left) is ready to make history again in Tokyo
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Para swimming features star athletes in pursuit of records at Tokyo 2020 Games
Multimedallists such as Daniel Dias, Sophie Pascoe and Jessica Long seek to obtain a record number of medals at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre
![US wheelchair basketball player Jake Williams holds the ball on top of his head preventing British defenders from taking posession of it](/sites/default/files/2021-07/jake-williams-usa-wheelchair-basketball-uliphoto.jpg)
USA to defend wheelchair basketball gold medals
Winners in both men and women's competition at Rio 2016, the Americans are the ones to beat in Tokyo