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Tokyo Paralympic Games — India’s Bhavina Patel enters table tennis final, gold medal match on Sunday
The 34-year-old Patel, who had surprised even the Indian camp in the Paralympics with her sensat…
PTI
A shot-putter won Paralympic gold and set a world record but was disqualified for being 3 minutes late
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli broke his own world record by more than half a meter but was disqualified a…
Sam Cooper
Tokyo Paralympics: Vinod Kumar claims bronze in discus throw F52
Vinod Kumar won India's third medal on National Sports Day, claiming a bronze in discus throw F52 e…
Tokyo Paralympics: Paddler Bhavinaben Patel wins historic silver in women's singles table tennis
Bhavinaben Patel on Sunday became only the second Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics af…
PTI
Former Olympian wins silver medal in cycling at Tokyo Paralympics after recovering from life-threatening bike crash
Kate O'Brien suffered a punctured lung, broken ribs, and a broken clavicle in 2017, and was even to…
Lauren Edmonds
A Paralympic weightlifter born with no legs below the knee says he self-isolated for 3 years to ensure he wouldn't miss Tokyo
"The only way to try to qualify was to put myself into a place where I could try to control all the…
Barnaby Lane
A Paralympian reportedly attacked and broke the rib of a hotel security guard after being asked to keep quiet late at night
The Georgian judoka has had a criminal complaint against them filed with police in Tokyo, while the…
Barnaby Lane
Olympic athletes like Naomi Osaka and Anthony Joshua don't count calories - they rely on intuitive eating to fuel their workouts
Five Olympic athletes told Insider they don't count calories. Gymnast Laurie Hernandez said she use…
Rachel Hosie
A deaf-blind swimmer pulled out of the Olympics because her mother - who doubles as her caretaker - is not allowed to travel with her
Paralympian swimmer Becca Meyers won gold at Rio in 2016, but won't be competing in Tokyo because t…
Jackson Thompson
The 52 best pictures of the Rio Paralympics
From Amy Purdy's walk during the opening ceremony, to the many awesome celebrations and amazing dis…
Cork Gaines
Paralympic swimmer Mallory Weggemann delayed motherhood after the pandemic upended the Tokyo Olympics
"My logical athlete mentality kicked in, but my heart took a little while to catch up," Mallory Weg…
Rachel Hosie
15 of the most heartwarming moments from the Rio Paralympics
This 2016 Paralympics just wrapped up in Rio de Janeiro, where a record 2 million tickets were sold…
Caroline Praderio
India has won 4 medals at Rio Paralympics so far. Here’s the story of these heroes
Held every four years, Paralympics is held for athletes from suffer from different disabilities. Th…
Rio Paralympics gold for India: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins gold in men's high jump
His compatriot Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze medal the same event. While Thangavelu made a …
Meet Tara Davis and Hunter Woodhall, the Olympic- and Paralympic-bound couple going for gold together in Tokyo
Hunter Woodhall and Tara Davis first crossed paths at a high school track meet, and more than four …
Lauren Edmonds
The surprising reason athletes are shaking their Paralympic medals
This brand-new noisemaking function was developed for visually impaired athletes who can'…
Caroline Praderio
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
Watch the drummer with no arms in the Paralympics ad celebrating 'Superhumans'
The "Superhumans" advert is designed to replicate the success of a similar Channel 4 campaign for t…
Jake Kanter
Ahead of Olympics, Rio declares a state of financial emergency
The decree authorises the state to "adopt all necessary emergency measures to ration essential publ…
Former Rio de Janeiro governor says he paid $2 million to the Olympics committee to win the fight to host the 2016 games
Sergio Cabral, who governed Rio state between 2003 and 2010, told a federal judge on Thursday that …