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Technology has helped para athletes compete for decades. But it can also create an unfair advantage
In the early days, Paralympic technology was basic by today's standards. Athletes competed in regul…
PTI
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The international fight over a US gymnast's bronze medal is getting messy
A contentious judging decision and messy appeals process has spiraled into an international argumen…
Geoff Weiss
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Three-time national para-swimming champion Amartya Chakraborty passes away
The champion swimmer, who won around 30 medals at the national level, made his mark in the sub-juni…
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The International Paralympic Committee bars Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in Beijing
The IPC said a backlash to its prior decision caused an "escalating" situation in the athletes' vil…
Cheryl Teh
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International Olympic Committee to provide 24 hours mental-health counselling to athletes during the Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set up a 24-hour helpline, called 'Mentally Fit Helpl…
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Paralympic Committee display Afghan flag during opening ceremony in 'solidarity' with athletes who were forced to withdraw due to Taliban takeover
Two Afghan athletes were scheduled to compete in the Paralympics this year, but they had to withdra…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Chinese translators offered a watered-down version of the Paralympic Committee president's anti-war speech during the Games' opening ceremony
China has avoided condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Its state broadcaster, CCTV, has also ke…
Weilun Soon
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The official Paralympics TikTok account's portrayal of athletes with disabilities leaves people divided — some see it as "edgy and unique" and others find it offensive
Videos on the Paralympics TikTok account are drawing both criticism and support from users and athl…
Reena Koh
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A Paralympian explained why she chose to have her leg amputated after a fall that seemed mild escalated into chronic pain
Shona Brownlee, paralympic skier, told the BBC she had her leg amputated to alleviate debilitating …
Marianne Guenot
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A Ukrainian Paralympian pulled out of her race after finding out that her father had been captured by Russian soldiers
Anastasiia Laletina was "very upset" and couldn't compete in the middle-distance sitting para biath…
Sophia Ankel
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US shot putter raised her arms to protest oppression on the Tokyo Olympics podium in a possible rules breach
The Team USA athlete said she was representing "the intersection of where all people who are oppres…
Sam Cooper
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Afghan paralympic duo make it to Tokyo games after being evacuated from Afghanistan
Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli will now compete at the Paralympic Games after a campaign to ge…
Bethany Dawson
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The Afghan Paralympians trapped in Kabul by the Taliban uprising have now been evacuated to a secret location
The International Paralympic Committee said para-taekwondo athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Ras…
Sam Cooper
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Afghanistan was meant to send its first ever female Paralympian to Tokyo, but she's trapped in the country by the Taliban's resurgence
Taliban forces took the capital city of Kabul on Sunday and the country's airports have been floode…
Sam Cooper
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Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021, date yet to be decided
The Olympic flame will continue to stay in Japan.
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Paralympics-bound Palak Kohli continues full training despite lockdown in Lucknow
New Delhi, May 17 () Locked in their homes or hostel rooms might be the story of most Indian athle…
PTI
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Here's what medical experts say could improve COVID-19 safety measures at the Tokyo Olympics
Medical experts are concerned about the COVID-19 mitigation plan for the Tokyo Olympics, with thous…
Morgan Keith
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The surprising reason athletes are shaking their Paralympic medals
This brand-new noisemaking function was developed for visually impaired athletes who can'…
Caroline Praderio
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Why the Olympics and Paralympics are still separate events
"We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the IOC, which is basically to extend our co-ope…
Will Heilpern,Will Heilpern
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Overseas spectators will be barred from the Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers say
Olympic and Paralympic tickets purchased by overseas residents will be refunded, due to the decisio…