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US Olympic and Paralympic officials fire coach and director after AP report on sexual abuse

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has fired a coach and a director after The Associated Press reported that the coach was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete

The Independent UK

Skylark, Polari, Paralympic - Full list of TfL's rejected Overground line names revealed

Names were rejected because they may have been hard to hear clearly on announcements or could have been abbreviated and used as slurs

Evening Standard

Discrepancy In Rewards For Olympic And Paralympic Champions

Discrepancies in bonuses for Olympic and Paralympic champions highlight inequality in athlete funding post-Paris Olympics.

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GB again set standards at Paris Paralympics – now to fill in the gaps

Athletes such as William Ellard and Bly Twomey made their names in the summer but much needs to be done to boost disabled sport between Games

The Guardian - UK

Great Britain again the richest national team in cycling thanks to new £39 million Olympic funding

UK Sport bankrolls four-year Los Angeles Olympic programme

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Paris 2024 Paralympics: Five things we learned on Day 7 - Correspondence course

One for the thinkers this. Men's race 28.3km. Women's race 14.2km. The 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris have been predicated on inclusiveness and sustainability. But do we want such divisiveness even now?

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How to reduce the prohibitive cost of sports wheelchairs to make sport more inclusive

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games has a record number of broadcasters in more than 160 countries and territories. Viewing figures are expected to top the Tokyo 2020 Games, which was shown in 154 countries and attracted 4.1 billion viewers — half the global population.

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What a ‘forgotten’ Torres Strait Island Paralympian teaches us about representation, achievement and history

The full significance of Harry Mosby’s silver-medal win in the men’s discus at the 1976 Paralympic Games in Canada was unrecognised for 45 years: Paralympics Australia thought he was a Western Australian.

The Conversation

How the 2024 Paralympics ensure fairness: a guide to the paracycling classification system

"Sports allow us all to explore our abilities, and the Paralympic Games are the epitome of this," writes 4-time Paralympic medalist Dr. Meg Fisher

Cycling Weekly

Palestinian Paralympian Fadi Aldeeb Competes Solo In Paris

Fadi Aldeeb, the lone Palestinian athlete at the Paris Paralympics, symbolizes hope and unity through his journey of resilience and determination in the fa...

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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

When Paralympic athletes fake the extent of their disability

More than 4,000 athletes with physical, vision and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports during the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

The Conversation

Khudadadi fights for Refugee Team at Paralympics after escaping Taliban

The taekwondo fighter, now living in France, goes for gold in Paris three years after competing for Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

McGrath to spearhead Australia's Paralympic medal hunt

Curtis McGrath wants to pick up where he left off in Tokyo and lead from the front as co-captain of Australia's Paralympic team 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.

Sports Illustrated

Paralympian Ezra Frech Has Big Ambitions for Paris—And Beyond

The 19-year-old is headed to his second Games with hopes of capturing his first gold medal, but he also has bigger dreams of using his platform to normalize disability.

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Annie Leibovitz releases new "Picture of health" para athlete campaign for Bupa—100 days before Paris 2024

The 'Picture of Health' campaign celebrates the diverse health stories, launched 100 days before the Paralympic Games

The Independent UK

Scott Meenagh happy with risk-taking to keep ParalympicsGB in the hunt for Nordic skiing success

The wind factor affected the entire field but the Brit is happy with his choices

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Swimming legend Ellie Simmonds backing ParalympicsGB athletes in Beijing

Ellie Simmonds was joined by fellow Paralympic heroes at Hemel Hemostead's Snow Centre for an Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds, and Paralympic cyclist turned GB Snowboarder Jon-Allan Butterworth joined other Summer Paralympic athletes at The National Lottery Paralympic Watch Party to celebrate the start of the Winter Paralympic Games.

Evening Standard

Winter Paralympics begins under familiar Russian cloud as inexperienced Team GB eye medals

Yet another Games finds itself overshadowed by the spectre of Russia.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paralympics boots Russia and Belarus after boycott threat from other nations

The about-face came less than 24 hours after the International Paralympic Committee announced it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when the Games open on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Winter Paralympic chiefs come to their senses by banning Russian and Belarusian athletes

COMMENT: International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons revealed that Russian and Belarusian athletes would now be banned from competing at the Beijing Games, starting on Friday

Daily Mirror

Russian and Belarusian athletes now banned from Beijing Winter Paralympics in huge U-turn

There will be no Russian or Belarusian athletes at the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics after the IPC reversed its initial decision to allow their athletes to compete as neutrals

Daily Mirror

Britain warns Winter Paralympics to reconsider decision on Russia or face protests

The options open to the British Paralympic Association include boycotting either Opening Ceremony and/or medal ceremonies - or refuse to compete at all

The Independent UK

Winter Paralympics ruling by IPC ‘has put athletes in a very difficult spot’

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at Beijing 2022 despite the invasion of Ukraine

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