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Venezuela wins historic Paralympic golds in a span of 15 minutes
Rising stars from Hungary, Netherlands and Spain also triumph for the first time on day five, while China consolidates its lead with three more victories
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Spain's Marta Fernandez adds gold to her Paralympic debut
RPC celebrates three wins on day seven while New Zealand's legend Sophie Pascoe takes first victory and Ukraine's Trusov tops the podium for fifth time
![Lisbeli Vera Andrade holds up her country's flag](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337424592.jpg)
Sprint gold for Venezuela as Vera Andrade has last laugh against the bullies
Second medal for teenager, who reveals 'I would lock myself in my house and say I didn't want to go out'
![Annika Zeyen running](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337411315low.jpg)
Multi-sport athletes showcase talent as road cycling kicks off
Time trial races got underway with a packed day that saw 19 Paralympic champions decided
![Guyana's Para cyclist Walter Grant-Stuart in action in Tokyo](/sites/default/files/2021-09/Walter-Grant-Stuart.jpg)
Firefighter and Para cyclist: Guyana’s debut athlete hopes to inspire his country
Walter Grant-Stuart competed at the Fuji International Speedway in Tokyo
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Paralympics preview: shooting day three
Asaka Shooting Range to see Paralympic champions crowned in the R3 - mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 and R5 - mixed 10m air rifle SH2
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Rangers fan Reid celebrates 'Old Firm' and wheelchair tennis semi-final double
Reid paraded his Rio 2016 gold and silver medals at Rangers’ Ibrox Stadium in front of 50,000 fans
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Champion Javanmardi claims back-to-back title
Iranian retains her Paralympic pistol gold while China’s Yang Chao also tops the podium for the second consecutive Games in shooting
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From hardwood courts to asphalt, Annika Zeyen golden in Para cycling at Tokyo 2020
Bonn-based star won the women's time trial H1-3 on the former Formula 1 track at the foot of Mount Fuji with a time of 32:46.97
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No stopping ‘Queen of Sprint’ Omara Durand
With 400m T12 in the bag, the Cuban sensation sets sight on retaining 100m, 200m T12 titles
![A male and a female sprinter holding the flag of Cuba in an athletics stadium](/sites/default/files/2021-08/GettyImages-1337359669.jpg)
Queen Durand and newcomer Sol lead Cuba's golden morning
Cuban vision-impaired sprinter takes her sixth Paralympic title in a session with Marcel Hug's second triumph and Brazil's 100th gold in Games history
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Iron will and the ‘healing power of horses’: a hard road to Tokyo 2020 for two riders
Philippa Johnson-Dwyer and Louise Etzner Jakobsson tell remarkable stories of strength to overcome illnesses to compete
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Jordan history-maker Omar Qarada's twin passions - powerlifting and his wife
'We have a lot of conversation about the sport and discuss each other’s game'
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Day 7: Paralympic Games preview
Action includes more than 20 finals in athletics and beginning of road cycling competitions
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Day 6 review: Felix Streng flexes strength as Sri Lanka also grab headlines
A night to remember with high-speed thrills and history-making moments for Sri Lanka, Chile, India and Costa Rica
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Tokyo 2020 Day 7: Ones to Watch
Multi medallist Durand from Cuba, Japanese swimmer Tokairin and American road cyclist Masters are some of the featured athletes
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Czech Republic’s Drahonisky wins second medal in archery
After grabbing a silver in the team event, W1 archer claimed gold in the men’s individual
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Streng triumphs in the battle of blade runners
The RPC athletes take three gold in the evening session at the National Stadium, while Brazil and India break world records in field events
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Folashade Oluwafemiayo's world record highlights final day in Tokyo
Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar takes Mongolia's first gold, Jordan claims third victory and China tops the podium for the seventh time at the Paralympics
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Dominant China remain on track to top Para swimming medal tally
Sixteen-year-old Jiang Yuyan takes her first gold in her Games debut on a day with another Chinese clean podium sweep in the men's S5