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One more gold for China in archery at Tokyo 2020
Chinese team wins the second gold after claiming the team compound event title
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Salu Ageze Kashafali's cheers and tears after 'coming from nothing' to claim gold
Norwegian wins the 100m T12, breaking the world record
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Brazil’s Carneiro twins share same tattoo and almost the Paralympic swimming podium
Debora Borges Carneiro just missed out on joining Beatriz among the medals
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Alana Maldonado returns from Rio 2016 disappointment and claims coveted gold
Brazilian beats Georgia’s Ina Kaldani to win the women's -70kg gold
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Day 5: Paralympic Games preview
Super Sunday has 63 finals on the schedule with the focus on athletics and swimming
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Germany’s Valentin Baus takes sweet revenge at Tokyo
Beats arch rival Cao Ningning of China for gold
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Hurricane Hannah strikes again for sixth gold
British wheelchair racer breaks her own 100m T34 world record with two more gold for China at the National Olympic Stadium on Sunday morning
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Day 6: Paralympic Games preview
Shooting competition starts in Tokyo 2020, while it will be a wrap up for powerlifting and equestrian
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Three is the magic number for Vanhove brothers as Belgium go for goalball glory
Tom and Bruno Vanhove have been joined by younger brother Arne
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Great Britain win gold in the team test to music despite inexperienced horses
Netherlands take silver with a narrow score margin
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Great Britain triumph over USA as first European nation to win wheelchair rugby gold
Japan beat defending champions Australia for a bronze on home soil
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Ibrahim Al Hussein carries refugee message of hope at Tokyo 2020 despite lung injury
Refugee Paralympic Team athlete proves that nothing can stop him from competing in Tokyo and delivering "a message to the 12 million refugees with a disability around the world"
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From Sundhiya village to Tokyo – Bhavinaben Patel's struggle is now laced with silver
On the occasion of India's National Sports Day, Patel creates history
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Thrilling sprint finish sees Kendall Gretsch beat Lauren Parker to tape
Para triathlon competition wraps up at Tokyo 2020 with four champions crowned
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A common goal unites Spanish rowing crew despite less than a month together
"Just a year ago many of us really didn’t know how to row"
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Dominant performance sees Birgit Skarstein claim elusive Paralympic gold in Tokyo
Norwegian left behind the dissapointment from Rio 2016, where she just missed the podium, to secure a much-celebrated Tokyo 2020 title
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Tokyo 2020 Day 5: Ones to Watch
It's debut day for the unbeaten Brazilian football-5-a-side team and Mexican judoka Lenia Ruvalcaba
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Mengistu takes Ethiopia to the top in Tokyo
First-ever Paralympic gold comes in the women's 1500m T13, South Africa claims two golds at the National Olympic Stadium on Saturday
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Amalia Perez rewrites history with fourth Paralympic gold
Mexican takes first place ahead of Nigeria's Lucy Ejike in nail-biting competition, Bonnie Gustin gives Malaysia its first Para powerlifting gold
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Day 4 review: History for Ethiopia's Mengistu on a day of shocks
Tigist Gezahagn Mengistu becomes her country's first Paralympic champion while multi-medalled table tennis star Natalia Partyka is forced to settle for bronze