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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Kobe 2024: Top Moments

From young fans creating an amazing atmosphere at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium to countries topping the podium for the first time and Para athletics legends adding more glory to their collections it is time to look back at nine day unforgettable days in Japan

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Kobe 2024: China lead super Saturday with three world records to finish on top

Wen Xiaoyan breaks second world record in five days, this time in the women's 200m T37, while Liu Cuiqing sets a new mark for the women's 200m T11 and Sun Pengxiang in the men's javelin F41; Colombia, South Africa, the Netherlands and Tunisia also claim golds with new records in the last day of the Para Athletics World Championships

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Kobe 2024: Aitchison, Athmani lead record-breaking Thursday

New Zealand's sprinter smashes 200m T36 world mark while Algeria set two new world records with another triumph for Skander Djamil Athmani (men's 100m T13) and Safia Djelal's women’s shot put F57 gold; Turkey’s Serkan Yildirim becomes the world's fastest man in the 400m T12 in a day that saw Dominican Republic's first-ever gold and victories for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champions Vanessa Low and Daniel Pembroke