PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Great Britain win gold despite inexperienced horses
Netherlands take silver with a narrow score margin
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Great Britain first European nation to win wheelchair rugby gold
Japan beat defending champions Australia for a bronze on home soil
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Al Hussein carries message of hope in Tokyo
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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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 Gretsch beat 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"
![Female rower on her boat celebrates gold medal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/birgit-skarstein-getty.jpg?itok=V4D9tql8)
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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Tigist Gezahagn Mengistu takes Ethiopia to the top
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
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Five gold for Ukraine, first for Long on day four
Paralympic icon takes her 25th medal in an evening with Ukrainian dominance and another podium sweep for China at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre
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Bebe makes history with second Paralympic gold
Italian beats China's Zhou Jingjing again to claim her second consecutive title in the foil individual category B
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Football favourites Brazil can be beaten, says France coach Toussaint Akpweh
'Being a coach is like being a chef, you can put some different things in the pot, and at the end it’s either good or bad. Our situation is now good'
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China wins first archery medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games
First-seeded Chinese squad beat the Czech Republic to claim the title in mixed team W1 event
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A family affair in Boccia for McCowan brothers
British brothers face off against each other in their first game of Tokyo 2020
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IPC statement: Arrival of the Afghanistan Paralympic Team
'Our number one priority has and always will be the health and well-being of both athletes. Over the last 12 days, Zakia and Hossain have continued to express their absolute desire to come and compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games'
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Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo
The two athletes will compete in taekwondo and athletics
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History-making Malaysia powerlifter Gustin keeps medal promise to father
Gustin wins Malaysia’s first medal at Tokyo 2020 and it was also his country's first gold medal in the sport
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Fleur Jong jumps for golden glory on day two
Dutch takes her first Paralympic title in the women's long jump T64 in a morning session with Tatyana McFadden's 18th podium in the Games