PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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How sprinters with vision impairment and their guides compete in sync
We asked Paralympic medallists competing at the Paris 23 Para Athletics World Championships to share their secrets
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Paris 23: Sunday best for Carabin, Legnante and Rodriguez
Belgian wheelchair racer bags second gold in his Worlds debut, Italian throwing legend extends her legacy and Ecuadorian jumper smashes world record
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Paris 23: Ghavelas and Debrunner shine on super Saturday
Greek adds world title to Paralympic gold, Swiss star takes fourth win as Lakatos gives Canada first triumph and Brazil closes gap to China on medals table
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Paris 23: Yogesh Kathuniya supports new talent after life-changing Paralympic debut
Indian discus thrower Kathuniya claimed the silver medal in the men’s discus throw F56 event at Tokyo 2020.
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Paris 23: Safia Djelal takes elusive gold in style
Algerian Paralympic champion wins first world title with new world record in a morning of first triumph for Argentina and second for Australia's Turner
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Paris 23: Magnificent Markus Rehm makes it six
German jumper breaks championships record to add one more world title to his impressive collection one year before the Paralympics in the French capital
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IPC President meets French President Macron in Paris
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss the preparations and the transformational impact of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will take place between 28 August and 8 September 2024
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Paris 23: Italy’s ‘Charlie’s Angels’ open new chapter in friendship
Ambra Sabatini led Italy’s 1-2-3 finish at the Para Athletics World Championships, followed by Martina Caironi and Monica Contrafatto
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Paris 23: Dening Zhu saves the best for last on Bastille Day
Chinese long jumper defends his title in a morning session which saw Iran's Saeid Afrooz set a new world record and more gold from legends Hug and Tlili
![Team India swept the podium in P1 - men's 10m air pistol SH1 with promising Rudransh Khandelwal (240.6) taking the gold and a junior world record in Osijek.](/sites/default/files/2023-07/Team%20India%20in%20Osijek..jpg)
A special Indian showing in Osijek
Paraympic star Lekhara leads the way for Indian team that ended with 18 medals, even as Vadovicova and Txakartegi shone in the World Cup