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A Dancing with the Stars first: How Olympic champion Amber Glenn, Paralympic gold medalist Ezra Frech are breaking a new barrier between two worlds of elite sport

Season thirty-five of Dancing with the Stars features Olympic gold medalist Amber Glenn and Paralympic gold medalist Ezra Frech. This marks a historic first as both champions compete side by side on television. Glenn, a figure skater, enters the ballroom while her competitive career remains active. Frech, a track and…

The Economic Times

Latin America used a 30-year mine closure as an unexpected environmental reset; the result transformed the abandoned mining area, allowing vegetation and wildlife to reclaim areas once dominated by extraction

Serra Pelada is back in the gold mining conversation, more than three decades after Brazil shut down its legendary open-pit operation. The former gold mine in Pará once drew tens of thousands of miners and produced huge quantities of gold by hand. Now, renewed interest is raising a bigger question:…

The Economic Times

John Swinney congratulates Scottish swimmers after medal haul at Commonwealth Games

The First Minister has congratulated Scots swimmers and Para swimmers who competed in the finals at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, having…

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A medal you can read by touch: Glasgow CWG 2026 make history with first-ever braille design medals

Glasgow's Commonwealth Games medals now include braille and tactile elements for accessibility. This inclusive design reflects the event's expanded Para sports program. The medals are shaped as a Reuleaux triangle, inspired by the city's coat of arms. Patterns on the surface draw from the Finnieston Crane and Scottish tartan.

The Economic Times

Neil Simpson hopeful fourth place in downhill can spark future Paralympic skiing medal

Simpson, who skis alongside his brother Andrew as his guide, will now target the super-G for medal success

The Independent UK

Para athlete Paul Nunnari receives golden buzzer on Britain’s Got Talent

The ITV talent show returned to screens on Saturday with judge Simon Cowell giving away his golden buzzer to the Australian athlete.

Evening Standard

Paris 2024 Paralympics day 10: Cockroft strikes gold, athletics, basketball and more – as it happened

GB’s men’s wheelchair basketball team endured a heartbreaking loss to Team USA

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Faye Rogers completes journey as Olympic hopeful to Paralympic swimming champion

The 21-year-old edged out ParalympicsGB team-mate Callie-Ann Warrington to scoop the S10 100m butterfly crown in a British one-two.

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Paralympics day five: GB gold rush continues, Japan beat USA in wheelchair rugby – as it happened

Ellie Challis and Louise Fiddes were among the golds for Great Britain, but Jonnie Peacock failed to claim a medal

The Guardian - UK

A guide to the 2024 Paris Paralympics: sports, venues and stars to watch

With eye-catching venues, inspiring athletes, thrilling sports and a historic curtain-raiser on the Champs-Élysées, the 2024 Paralympic Games promise to be every bit as spectacular as the recent Paris Olympics. Here’s a guide to the 11-day sporting extravaganza that opens Wednesday and runs through September 8.

France 24

Why aren’t the Olympics and Paralympics combined into one Games? The reasoning goes beyond logistics

As the lights go out on an outstanding Olympic Games in Paris, with record-breaking media attention and excellent medal results for Team Canada, it’s important to remember the Games aren’t over — it’s just the halfway mark.

The Conversation

Jonathan Broom-Edwards more resilient for Paralympics after reality TV stint

The 36-year-old pushed through the pain barrier on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

The Independent UK

What should the future of para sport look like at the Commonwealth Games?

While Birmingham 2022 is celebrating the largest para sport program in history, there's still a large gap between wealthy and developing nations. What should true integration look like?

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