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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
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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
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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…
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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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 …
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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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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
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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…
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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 …