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A comprehensive qualifying tournament win over Brazil has booked Australia's wheelchair rugby team a place at the Paralympics in Paris.

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Reality TV Star Nelson Thomas Undergoes Foot Amputation After Accident

Nelson Thomas undergoes life-changing amputation after DUI accident, shares journey online, and aims for Paralympics.

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French Government Offers Bonuses To Civil Servants For Olympics

French government offers bonuses to civil servants to prevent strikes during the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Efforts to address worker concerns and ens...

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Russian And Belarusian Athletes Barred From Paralympics Opening Ceremony

Russian and Belarusian Paralympic athletes face stricter restrictions compared to the Olympics in Paris.

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Paralympics Chief Hopes For Full Stadiums And Extensive TV Coverage In Paris

International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons has told AFP he hopes the Paralympics in Paris will take place in full stadiums and predicted the TV coverage would be the most extensive in history.

International Business Times

The Paris Olympics medals will have pieces of the Eiffel Tower

A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the Paris Games and Paralympics.

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Paris Olympics and Paralympics Medals to Feature Eiffel Tower Chunk

Discover the unique medals of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, each containing a piece of the iconic Eiffel Tower. Learn more about this historic feat here.

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Paris Olympics Medals To Contain 'Piece Of Eiffel Tower'

The medals awarded at this year's Paris Olympics and Paralympics will feature a hexagon-shaped piece of iron taken from the original Eiffel Tower in their centre, organisers said as they unveiled their design on Thursday.

International Business Times

Paris Paralympics organisers bid to eclipse London 2012 with new blueprint

Étienne Thobois, the Paris 2024 chief executive, says the Paralympics has evolved since London 2012 and that ‘society’s gone a long way, so we need to do better’

The Guardian - UK

Dame Sarah Storey reveals how her son convinced her to target a ninth Paralympics

Great Britain’s most-decorated Paralympian will try to add to her 17 gold medals at Paris 2024 – and the 46-year-old has her children to thank

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

Manish Narwal clinches the gold

In table tennis, Paralympics and Para Asiad medalist Bhavina Patel won 3-0 over Gujarat statemate Shamim Chawda in the Class 4 category.

The Hindu

Parker aiming for dual-sport Paralympic glory

Star Australian triathlete and cyclist Lauren Parker wants to "create history" as she chases three gold medals across the two sports at the Paris Paralympics.

AAP

Swimming honoured at AIS awards ahead of Olympics

Swimming has dominated the Australian Institute of Sport annual awards, winning nearly half the categories as it builds to the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.

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The Independent UK

Olympic organizers to release more than 400,000 new tickets for the Paris Games and Paralympics

Olympic organizers will release 400,000 extra tickets for next year’s Paris Games and the Paralympics at the end of the month

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Paralympics champion Sumit Antil breaks world record, leads India's 30-medal haul in Asian Para Games

India's Sumit Antil bettered his own javelin throw F64 world record to win gold, leading India's 30-medal haul on Day 3 of the Hangzhou Asian Para Games. India's total medal count after three days stood at 64 (15G, 20S, 29B).

The National (Scotland)

The next Scottish Paralympic curler may not yet have played the sport

THE next star of Scottish Paralympic curling may not yet have ever played the sport before, according to a top curling official.

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Anna Grimaldi finds herself on the world stage

26-year-old from Dunedin can become only the third New Zealand Paralympian to have won three consecutive gold medals in track and field, writes Peter Thornton

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The Independent UK

Millie Knight to compete in Karate World Championships after skiing retirement

At 15, Knight became the youngest British athlete to compete in a winter Paralympics.

The Independent UK

Tickets for 2024 Paralympics include day passes granting access to multiple venues and sports

Fans will be able to roam from venue to venue and soak up multiple sports with day passes that are among 2.8 million tickets going on sale from Monday for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris

AAP

Paralympics mourning Aussie pioneers Coombs, Freeman

Australian Paralympic pioneer Kevin Coombs has died in the same week as fellow Hall of Fame member and gold medal-winning athlete Tracey Freeman.

The Independent UK

Russia is set to avoid a full ban from the 2024 Paralympics in Paris

Russia appears to have avoided a full ban from next year’s Paralympics in Paris after the International Paralympic Committee’s members voted against suspending the country's membership

The Hindu

Para Asian Games a litmus test with Paralympics round the corner: Pramod Bhagat

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Asian Games a litmus test for us with the Paralympics round the corner, says Pramod

Pramod Bhagat

The Independent UK

On this day 2016: Kadeena Cox makes history with cycling gold at Rio Paralympics

Cox’s velodrome triumph saw her emulate Isabel Barr’s Seoul 1988 success as she added to the T38 100m bronze she had claimed on the athletics track.

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