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Wheelchair basketball: what can be learned from a South African athlete’s journey to France

Wheelchair basketball is one of the fastest-growing Para sports in the world. Over 100,000 athletes compete in national and international competitions and at the Paralympic Games and Commonwealth Games. In Africa, there are 26 national wheelchair basketball federations.

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Paralympic chief challenges Brisbane 2032 organizers to top the success of Sydney

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons has challenged organizers of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in Brisbane to top the benchmarks set by Sydney when Australia last hosted the Games 25 years ago

The Independent UK

Boston Marathon Prize Money: Breakdown, Distribution, Incentives, and More

The 129th Boston Marathon will take place this coming Monday, April 21.

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Paralympics day nine: Dame Sarah Storey targets a 19th gold medal

All you need to know about Friday’s action in Paris.

The Independent UK

Dame Sarah Storey slams 'appalling' time trial course after comeback win for 18th Paralympic gold

Team GB icon overhauls French rival on shortened track

Evening Standard

Paris 2024 Paralympics day four: GB golds galore; athletics, swimming and more – as it happened

ParalympicsGB won 12 gold medals to enjoy their most successful day this century

The Guardian - UK

Jurgen Klopp urges broadcasters to show more of ‘wonderful’ Paralympics

Former Liverpool boss Klopp watched his friend Wojtek Czyz compete in the badminton in Paris.

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“This Account Is Unhinged”: Official Paralympics TikTok Account Criticized For Humorous Content

"I think it's better to see them as normal athletes, using humor, but never pity." The post “This Account Is Unhinged”: Official Paralympics TikTok Account Criticized For Humorous Content first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Paris takes centre stage once again as start of Paralympic Games closes in

The 2024 Paralympic Games run from August 28 to September 8.

The Independent UK

Hannah Cockroft says Paris Paralympics can be even bigger than London 2012

The 31-year-old will bid to retain her 100m and 800m titles in France.

The Independent UK

Richard Whitehead says Paralympians should be in the spotlight for longer

The two-time champion believes disability is “lagging behind” other minority groups.

The Independent UK

GB chef de mission Penny Briscoe has security concerns over Paris Paralympics

The first European-based Paralympics since London 2012 will run from August 28 to September 8.

The Independent UK

Para paddling star McGrath to be tested by Paris wind

Curtis McGrath is looking to continue his kayak domination at the Paris Paralympics but says conditions on the course could prove tricky for paddlers.

AAP

Olympic swimming in the Seine highlights efforts to clean up city rivers worldwide

One year out from the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games, Paris has announced it will reopen the River Seine for swimming competition and then allow public swimming, ending a century-long ban. This ban was in place to stop people immersing themselves in river waters polluted by stormwater, sewage and…

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Edgy or insensitive? The Paralympics TikTok account sparks a debate

People are slamming the account for what they see as mocking Para athletes. But those behind it, and some featured on it, say it's an important tool for increasing visibility and understanding.

Newsroom.co.nz

Dame Sophie's despair leads to life-changing mindset

Paralympic legend Dame Sophie Pascoe reveals her struggle with depression, her identity crisis and how her new outlook has changed her life for the better, in a candid and emotional interview with Angela Walker.

ABC News

Paralympian Karni Liddell fears severely disabled swimmers are being edged out of the Games

A former captain of the Australian Paralympic swimming team says an athlete like her probably wouldn't make the squad today, because swimmers with milder impairments are getting opportunities ahead of those with severe disabilities.

ABC News

The Paralympic classification system is unjust. It's time for an urgent overhaul

As the Paralympics has grown more popular, it has strayed from its fundamental purpose. Changes are needed to restore fairness for athletes with disability, dual Paralympic gold medal-winning cyclist Peter Brooks writes.

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Struggles beneath the surface for Tupou Neiufi

WATCH: A Paralympic gold medallist in the pool, Tupou Neiufi reveals the struggles she's had to overcome - mental, physical and cultural - in this Loading Docs documentary.

ABC News

Meet Gerrard Gosens — the blind, Everest-climbing, ballroom-dancing, ultra-long-distance-running, chocolate-making para-triathlete with titanium ribs

Gerrard Gosens will compete in his first Commonwealth Games in Birmingham — and says it'll also be his last.

The Independent UK

Para athletes ‘truly members of the team’ at record-breaking Commonwealth Games

Birmingham will host the largest integrated Para sport programme in the Commonwealth Games’ history

ABC News

From Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce to Chad Le Clos: Here are the biggest international names to watch at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

There'll be plenty of global superstars on show in Birmingham, including the four fastest women on the planet, iconic Paralympians, and a swimmer poised to become the greatest Commonwealth Games athlete of all time.

Newsroom.co.nz

Kiwi wāhine already smash Comm Games record

The largest-ever contingent of female athletes in the NZ Team are about to descend on Birmingham. Merryn Anderson looks at their chances of bringing home a record medal haul.

AAP

Trio added to Aussie swim team for Games

Three Para-swimmers have been added to the Dolphins team to race at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games starting on July 28.

AAP

Para-powerlifter bullish about Games medal

Australian Para-powerlifter Hani Watson has set her sights on winning a medal at the looming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

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