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![A man hugging a child in the middle of a group of children](/sites/default/files/images/181123161317008_Daniel%2BDias%2BTokyo.jpeg)
Daniel Dias enjoys special week in Tokyo
Japanese kids get the chance to swim with their Paralympic hero
![three female Para equestrian riders with Rixt van der Horst in the centre, standing on the podium](/sites/default/files/images/180920084518434_Baker-Rixt-van-der-Horst-Hart.jpg)
Rixt van der Horst rides beyond sports
Para dressage rider juggles new job and studies with training
![Male Australian badminton player in a wheelchair attempts to hit the birdie in the air](/sites/default/files/images/181124110823200_australia-badminton.jpg)
Oceania Championships to close badminton year
Top names to watch in season-ending tournament
![Five men competing in an indoor shooting event](/sites/default/files/images/181123144700089_Tunisia%2BShooting.jpg)
Bassem Yahia and shooting start something new
Tunis hosts first international competition in the African region
![female Para canoeist Charlotte Henshaw makes a stroke through the water](/sites/default/files/images/181123113436984_charlotte-henshaw-portugal-2018.jpg)
Charlotte Henshaw: Newest canoe contender
Opens up on rivalry with British teammate Emma Wiggs
![the official emblem of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/180824082638223_Tokyo-2020-logo-for-stories.jpg)
Tokyo 2020: More test events announced
Athletics, swimming and powerlifting among Paralympic sports
![male wheelchair tennis player Nick Taylor plays a forehand on a hard court](/sites/default/files/images/181122121851675_Nick-Taylor-Bemmel.jpg)
Nick Taylor receives UNIQLO Spirit Award
US Paralympic champion recognised as a role model
![female Para triathletes Christiane Reppe and Kelly Elmlinger racing in a hand-cycle and a wheelchair](/sites/default/files/images/181122144514844_christiane-reppe-kelly-elmlinger.jpg)
From veterans to rookies: Two triathlon journeys
Reppe and Elmlinger share challenges of switching to new sport
![male Para dancer Ivan Sivak raises his arms in a wheelchair](/sites/default/files/images/181122161103637_ivan-sivak-lomianki.jpg)
Lomianki 2018: Ivan Sivak dances on
Emotional motivation leads to first European gold
![Luis Figo was among the attendants to the blind football training sessions in Kazakhstan](/sites/default/files/images/181121102235117_UEFA-IBSA-Kazakhstan_0.jpg)
Luis Figo promotes blind football
UEFA-backed training sessions held in Kazakhstan
![Male boccia player throws red ball](/sites/default/files/images/180913110921129_samuel-Andrejcik.jpg)
Samuel Andrejcik focuses on finishing
Slovak boccia athlete motivated by rivals and teammates
![Melissa Stockwell won bronze at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/181121122854911_Melissa-Stockwell.jpg)
How Para sports helped Melissa Stockwell
How Para sports helped Melissa Stockwell
![A man in a sledge playing Para ice hockey](/sites/default/files/images/181121170259462_IMG_8088.jpg)
Vierumaki 2018: Four talking points
What came out of the second C-Pool World Championships
![three female snowboarders standing on the podium with their arms around eachother](/sites/default/files/images/181120165619612_women-snowboard-landgraaf.jpg)
Snowboard World Cups: The story so far
Takeaways from season-openers in Dubai and Landgraaf
![female judoka Alana Maldonado raises her arms to the ceiling in victory](/sites/default/files/images/181121135659616_Alana-Maldonado2.jpg)
Odivelas 2018: Top four moments
Biggest Judo World Championships conclude in Portugal
![male Para archer Marcel Pavlik pulls back an arrow ready to shoot](/sites/default/files/images/181120134805064_marcel-pavlik.jpg)
Marcel Pavlik hits top target of 2018
Para archer uses creative training strategies to become world’s best
![male boccia athlete Steve Wilson on the podium holding up a Bermuda flag](/sites/default/files/images/181120145049140_Steve-Wilson.jpg)
Watch out, boccia: here comes Bermuda
Historic first title highlights Buenos Aires Open
![A man in a wheelchair wearing a fencing uniform](/sites/default/files/images/181120143151157_Ali%2BAmmar_0.jpg)
Ammar Ali finds peace in wheelchair fencing
Despite difficulties Iraq's Paralympic medallist stays true to his home
![Prince George 2019: Canadian Tire named official sponsor](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/0UUJulryuFT9umyFpL9yp78AWV7WxINqDSG13A9XQ4k.jpg?itok=rHqk13TF)
Prince George 2019: Canadian Tire named official sponsor
Local retailer to support Para Nordic World Championships