PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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The ‘healing power of horses’: a hard road to Tokyo for two riders
Philippa Johnson-Dwyer and Louise Etzner Jakobsson tell remarkable stories of strength to overcome illnesses to compete
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History-maker 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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Felix 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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Oluwafemiayo's world record highlights closing 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 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
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Avani Lekhara headlines historic day one for India
Nineteen-year-old becomes the first Indian woman to top the podium in the Games, China and Sweden also claim golds at Asaka Shooting Range
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Wheelchair tennis player Stefan Olsson calls it a day after five Paralympic Games
Surgery and kids time on the agenda for 34-year-old Swedish veteran
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Morning action has Mexico's 100th gold and Sri Lanka's first
Chile also makes history with the first woman to win a Paralympic Games medal in any sport at the National Olympic Stadium
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Van Zon makes it three Paralympic gold medals in a row
Dutch table tennis player beats Russian Paralympic Committee's Viktoriia Safonova in the class 7 final
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Storey on hunt for second cycling title of Tokyo 2020
Paralympic France debutant Alexandre Leaute also back in action after two medals on track
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India's Sumit Antil aims to compete in Olympics and Paralympics in Paris
“I’m confident of throwing between 75 to 80m and that should be enough to compete amongst the able-bodied athletes”
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Animal connection leads to double gold for George
Final gold medals of dressage go to Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain and USA
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Rwanda confident strong domestic game will lead to international glory
African nation plans to follow Iran's route to sitting volleyball success
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Herath scripts history for Sri Lanka
‘I just enjoyed the weather out here today as it was like I was training in my backyard’
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Lekhara enters history books with gold
“I can't describe this feeling, I'm feeling like I'm on top of the world. It's unexplainable”
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More than 20 countries benefit from Kit Us Out support
Nearly 30 lifters compete in Tokyo with lifting suits donated through World Para Powerlifting partnership with Great Britain-based organisation