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Hall to equal Paralympic swim benchmark in Paris

Australia will send 30 swimmers to the Paralympic Games in Paris, with Brenden Hall to race at his fifth Games.

AAP

Paralympics countdown: ‘We want to positively influence lives of 1.2bn people’

With 100 days to go until the Paris Games, the IPC’s Andrew Parsons says it is vital for disability rights they are the best ever

The Guardian - UK

Saudi athletes won't be allowed to set up their 'Olympic village' at Les Invalides

There will be no Saudi "Olympic village" at Les Invalides this summer, during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Gulf state had asked the French government for permission to set up the "Olympic village" near the landmark site.

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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.

WEKU

Paralympic champion Charlotte Henshaw reveals sporting icons helping her through endometriosis battle

Paracanoe gold medallist Henshaw faced a nine-year battles to be diagnosed with the incurable condition

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

Premier Inn apologises after Paralympian left stuck in hotel lobby for hours because of broken lift

Ellie Challis, world-record holding Paralympic swimmer, was forced to drive 200-miles home after ordeal at hotel in Romford, East London

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French legend Yannick Noah to captain men's wheelchair tennis team at 2024 Paralympics

Former Grand Slam winner Yannick Noah described his appointment Thursday as captain of France's men's wheelchair tennis team at the 2024 Paris Paralympics as "a fantastic adventure".

France 24

Israeli Paralympians Aid War-Wounded In Rehabilitation Initiative

Israeli Paralympic athletes offer physical and psychological support to help wounded civilians and troops recover from trauma.

Zenger

South African athlete Pistorius granted parole ten years after killing his girlfriend

South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2014 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was granted parole, prison authorities said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Parole board approves former Paralympic champion’s bid to be released early

The Independent UK

S. Africa's Pistorius In Fresh Parole Bid Decade After Murder

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius could be granted early release from prison on Friday, a decade after he killed his girlfriend in a crime that gripped the world.

International Business Times

Champion Paralympic sprinter Evan O'Hanlon retires

Champion Paralympic sprinter Evan O'Hanlon, who also represented Australia at bobsleigh, has announced his retirement after 18 years on the world stage.

AAP

On This Day in 2012: UK Athletics appoints Peter Eriksson as Olympic head coach

Eriksson swapped his role as UKA’s Paralympic head coach to succeed the outgoing Charles van Commenee.

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Meet Jody Cundy, the Paralympic champion going for gold on Strictly 2023

Champion Paraylmpic athlete has won multiple gold medals and set world records while representing Great Britain in swimming and cycling

The Hindu

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.

The Independent UK

Meet Jody Cundy, the Paralympic champion going for gold on Strictly 2023

Champion Paraylmpic athlete has won multiple gold medals and set world records while representing Great Britain in swimming and cycling

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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

Meet Jody Cundy, the Paralympic champion going for gold on Strictly 2023

Champion Paraylmpic athlete has won multiple gold medals and set world records while representing Great Britain in swimming and cycling

The Independent UK

Rachel Choong hoping badminton initiative helps find ‘next Paralympic stars’

Choong, 29, is a multiple medal winner from her SH6 Para-badminton class, which will have events included in Paris for the first time.

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

Husband and wife cyclists honoured with OBEs ‘hope to defend Paralympic titles’

Lora and Neil Fachie received their medals from the Princess Royal on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete at 2024 Paris Paralympics

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the Paris Paralympics in 2024 under a neutral flag, after sports officials voted against an outright ban.

The Independent UK

Russian athletes allowed to compete as neutrals at next year’s Paralympics

The decision was taken at the IPC’s General Assembly in Bahrain on Friday.

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