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Dan van den Hoek, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast

After being wowed by Olympic athletes in Paris, it’s time to take notice of exceptional Paralympic exploits

The Paris Olympics have been and gone but memories of the athletes’ achievements will live on, from Mondo Duplantis breaking his own pole vault world record for the ninth time, to Sifan Hassan winning gold in women’s marathon after winning bronze in the 5,000 and 10,000m on the track earlier in the games.

For many viewers, performances like this inspire us to achieve more and strive for better.

Now, we have another opportunity for inspiration through the Paralympic Games.

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