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UNCOVERED: 18 | History Defined

Paralympian born without arm trains to be first disabled woman to sail solo 28,000 miles around the globe

Hampshire programme manager Hannah Stodel, 36, was cruelly called “Captain Hook” at school but has since represented GB in the Paralympics four times

The Independent UK

'It's herstory': ParaMatildas set to begin new chapter for Australian football at first ever CP Women's World Cup

Over 30 years after Australia's first appearance at a women's international football tournament, another Australian team is about to write a new 'herstoric' chapter.

ABC News

Asian Games in China postponed over spread of COVID-19

Less than three months after hosting the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, China's September Asian Games are being postponed because of concerns over the spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 The World University Games, another major multi-sport event, could also be postponed

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Brisbane Olympic board seeks 2032 boss

Appointing a chief executive for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics is the top priority of the organising committee board.

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Boy born with hole in his spine who 'never gives up'

Harry Corness can only walk short distances with the aid of leg splints

Liverpool Echo

Meghan Markle confirms she'll be at Invictus Games on first trip since quitting royals

Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured or sick military personnel and veterans from across the globe, by giving them the challenge of competing in sporting events similar to the Paralympics

Daily Mirror

Commonwealth Games 2022: James MacSorley relishing rare opportunity with Team NI

MacSorley won a wheelchair basketball bronze medal with GB in Tokyo

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Praveen wins hearts, Jyothi hurdles to glory, Nayana takes long jump gold

Silver medallist at Paralympics does well in high jump, winds robs latter of National record

The Hindu

Avani Lekhara feels more energetic after adopting balanced diet

India's first woman double medalist at the Paralympics, Avani Lekhara addressed a group of visually impaired students during the unique school-visit campaign, Meet The Champions, held in New Delhi's Shaheed Hemu Kalani Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya on Monday.

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Paris 2024 Hopes to Sell 13.4 Million Tickets

Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics are hoping to sell a record 10 million tickets for the sporting extravaganza with an additional 3.4 million available for the Paralympic Games, the boss of the organizing committee said. London 2012 put just under nine million tickets up for sale and sold some…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘It’s like Heathrow control room’: creating Wondrous Stories, Birmingham 2022 festival’s opener

Motionhouse artistic director Kevin Finnan reveals the challenges in preparing a spectacular start to a festival

The Guardian - UK

Winter Paralympics: USA men win ice hockey on final day of Beijing Games

A 5-0 victory over Canada sees USA retain title for fourth consecutive time as China finish top of medal table

The Guardian - UK

A ‘miracle’ in Beijing: Ukraine unbowed at Winter Paralympics

Ukraine’s Winter Paralympics athletes claim record medal haul in Beijing despite being directly affected by Russian invasion

The Guardian - UK

Winter Paralympics: Ukraine claim 10th gold as Brian McKeever makes history

Oleksandra Kononova added another gold for Ukraine as Brian McKeever equalled the record for most Paralympic gold medals

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Winter paralympics 2022: historic bronze for GB snowboarder Ollie Hill

Hill comes third in men’s banked slalom SB-LL2 on his debut for Britain’s first ever para snowboard Paralympics medal

Wales Online

Paralympic cycling champion Jon-Allan Butterworth sets sights on Winter Games as a snowboarder

Butterworth, 36, is targeting the 2026 Winter Paralympics

The Guardian - UK

Winter Paralympics: Teenager Aigner wins second gold amid melting snow

Warm weather melted artificial snow at Yanqing and caused disruption to the para Alpine skiing events

Daily Mirror

Crufts 2022 is back and here are the new faces to look out for this year

The world's biggest celebration of dogs returns to the NEC in Birmingham today, with Paralympics presenter Sophie Morgan announced as the new face of the Channel 4 TV show

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The Independent UK

David Melrose taken to hospital after fall as curlers crash out at Paralympics

Tests revealed Paralympics GB’s Melrose had a torn rotator cuff

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Images from the first half of Paralympics

The Winter Paralympics in Beijing have reached the midway point with almost 600 athletes from 46 delegations competing. Sunday's closing ceremony will end a long run of sports in the Chinese capital. The Winter Olympics began Feb. 4 and closed Feb. 20.

AAP

Anderson makes summer-winter Para double

Just seven Australians have earned berths at both a Winter and Summer Paralympics, but while being adaptable is difficult it's not impossible.

ABC News

Melissa Perrine, Rae Anderson and Kate McLoughlin: Meet the women of Australia’s 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics team

There are only a few women in Australia's Winter Paralympics team in Beijing, but they are making sure they stand out in the snow.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Veteran Alpine skier wants teammates 'at the top of the world'

One athlete at the current Beijing Paralympics is a veteran on the national Alpine skiing team who once dreamed of being a professional soccer player and now takes younger skiers under his wing.

The Conversation

Sports are political: Reaction and inaction to Putin's war of aggression

On March 3, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that all athletes from Russia and Belarus would be barred from competing at the 2022 Paralympics. The decision came less than a day after the IPC announced it was permitting athletes from both countries to compete as neutrals. The IPC’s ban,…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan flag bearer Kawayoke wins gold in para cross-country skiing

BEIJING -- Taiki Kawayoke, Japan's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympics, won a gold medal in para cross-country skiing on Monday.

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