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04/03/2022

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03/03/2022

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02/03/2022

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Spanish Olympic gold medalist in karate, Sandra Sánchez, recalls her experience at the Tokyo 2020 Games on and off the mat.

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Team USA wheelchair basketball player Courtney Ryan is keen to return to Tokyo to do some more exploring after attending the Paralympics there in 2021.

01/02/2022

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The Finish inventor Janne Käpylehto, joined by Finnish Olympic and Parolympic athletes, builds ice carousels in the shape of the Olympic rings on a frozen lake to encourage the national athletes ahead of the Beijing Olympic games.

28/01/2022

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From levitating athletes and dazzling wooden stadiums, Getty Images sports photographer Patrick Smith shares his highlights from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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19/01/2022

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"Neither the wheelchair nor my disability has ever determined who I am" - Teresa Perales

Teresa Perales has regularly defied the odds to become Spain's most decorated Paralympian. After winning a prestigious Princess of Asturias Award, she tells us how she has managed to succeed, how she manages her work-life balance and why she chose to swim.

29/10/2021

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30/08/2021

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Activists have welcomed the progress made on accessibility and inclusion issues but warn that there is still a long way to go in changing attitudes towards disabled people in Japan.

27/08/2021

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Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo's National Stadium as the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kick off, with people gathering outside the stadium, hoping to taste the atmosphere despite being locked out.

24/08/2021

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The Taliban takeover of the country means the Afghan athletes were not able to make it to Japan to compete.

23/08/2021

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With over 100 specialists staffing the shop, athletes in the Paralympic village can be sure their prosthetics, wheelchairs and other equipment is in mint condition during the Games.

17/08/2021

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15/08/2021

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22/07/2021

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José Sayovo is an international icon and a source of pride in Angola. He is the first Angolan paralympic athlete to have won several medals at the paralympic games. He received three golds in Athens in 2004 and has an extremely successful sporting career.

12/05/2021