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Tokyo 2020 wrap-up: Best Para athletics quotes
From first-time Paralympic champions to a bride-to-be, some of the best moments from the action at the National Olympic Stadium
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Haider Ali calls for sponsors, financial support for Para athletes in Pakistan
' This gold is for the people of Pakistan. I hope I can continue contributing in the development of Para sport in my country'
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Glory for Michishita, golden sweep for Hug at Tokyo in marathon
Australia’s de Rozario wins thrilling wheelchair race as Chentouf and Li defend their Paralympic titles on a final day with three podiums for the hosts
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Sabatini leads Italy to stunning sprint clean sweep on final night
Durand won her third title in Tokyo shattering the world record with China winning three more golds on the eve of the penultimate day
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Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 10 preview
Five marathon races wrap up the action in the last day of the Paralympic Games at the National Olympic Stadium on Sunday
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Azerbaijan's gold medal rush continues on morning of day 11
Valiyeva and Aslanov triumph on penultimate day as Cockroft and Ktila add new Paralympic titles to their collection at the National Stadium
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USA and Tatyana McFaddden take historic universal relay gold
Germany's Johannes Floors wins his first individual Paralympic gold with Peter Genyn getting the revenge over Toni Piispanen
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Pace drives Tunisia’s Walid Ktila to dizzying heights
‘Awareness is a key for change and every time I win a medal, or my teammates, we get heard’
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After hat-trick, China’s Wen Xiaoyan’s quest for fourth gold ends in disappointment
'I just love being on the track, and it is more about enjoying the moment and that's what I do all the time. Yes, I would like to do more events, even the 400m but it is up to the coaches'
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Haider Ali puts Pakistan on top of the podium for first time ever
Thrower triumphs in the men's discus F37 in the National Olympic Stadium in morning session with a seventh Paralympic title for USA's Raymond Martin
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Swiss wheelchair racers produce magic in rainy Tokyo on day seven
Paralympic legend Omara Durand wins second gold and Greece's Athanasios Ghavelas takes his first title setting a new world record in the men's 100m T11
The coaches who helped the refugee Paralympic athletes on their journey to Tokyo 2020
Shahrad Nasajpour and Anas Al Khalifa describe the positive impact their coaches have had on them
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Algeria clinches first golds in morning with marriage proposal on track
Cape Verde's Pereira Semedo to wed guide after saying 'I do' at the National Olympic Stadium while Wen takes hat-trick of golds for China
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Age-defying Cheri Madsen signs off with last hurrah
'Yeah, I'll be 45 in a couple of weeks. So, I've always felt like I wanted to retire from the Games, but I don't want the Games to retire me. So, I feel like this would be a good time'
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Markus Rehm soars to third straight Paralympic long jump gold
Day six evening session sees two golds for Thailand and three for China as German Blade Jumper cements his legendary status in Tokyo
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An unforgettable day for Iran’s Hashemiyeh Motaghian Moavi
Javelin thrower takes much-celebrated gold in Tokyo five years after Rio disappointment
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Double delight for Thailand in wheelchair racing
Pongsakorn Paeyo, Athiwat Paeng-Nuea stun strong field for golds
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Raoua Tlili makes it double gold again
Tunisian thrower defends her Rio 2016 title smashing the world record in a morning session with Canada, China, Iran, RPC and USA also topping the podium