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Meet Australia's table tennis player Melissa Tapper and find out how she trains for the Paralympics
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Meet Australia's table tennis player Melissa Tapper and find out how she trains for the Paralympics
Learn about Australian table tennis player Melissa Tapper and how she was training...
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Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
Zhang Ting celebrating China's victory in the women's 4 × 100-meter relay T53/T54...
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Paralympics: Snowboarding
Brenna Huckaby (left) of the United States and Lisa Bunschoten of the Netherlands...
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“The father of the Paralympic movement”
Ludwig Guttmann with British athletes heading to the Paralympic Games in Tel Aviv,...
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Dutch wheelchair basketball star Mariska Beijer
Mariska Beijer (number 15) of the Netherlands shoots against Xiaolian Huang of China...
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Paralympics: Alpine skiing
Andrew Kurka of Team USA training for the men's downhill sitting ahead of the Beijing...
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An American swimming legend
American swimmer Jessica Long celebrates winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics...
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Wheelchair curling
American Steve Emt (front) competing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing.
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Paralympics: Biathlon
American athlete Oksana Masters racing during the women's individual sitting biathlon...
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Designed for inclusion
The medals for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games were designed with...
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