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Gold and silver for China in wheelchair fencing team epee events at Tokyo 2020
Chinese squad outscores Ukraine in the women's final and loses a tight battle to the Russian Paralympic Committee in the men's event

French stalwart Sandrine Martinet goes down fighting to Shahana Hajiyeva
'It's so great to have this kind of medal in my life. I love it. I'm very proud'

USA sitting volleyball star Lora Webster will compete while pregnant
'Physically I don't feel any different when I'm playing, and this baby's just along for the ride'

Cox defends Paralympic title in world record fashion
The 30-year-old Para cyclist successfully kicks off multi-sport campaign which will also see her competing in athletics

Paralympics preview: shooting day one
Asaka Shooting Range to see three finals on opening day at the Paralympic Games with first gold to be decided in the R2 women's 10m air rifle standing SH1

Love in the air for Ben Goodrich and Nicolina Pernheim
Somewhere between the grappling and the throws, Goodrich ended up with more than a new training partner

Worldwide Paralympic Partner Ottobock continues tradition at Tokyo 2020
Leading global supplier in prosthetics provides repair services for athlete equipment at Games

Tunisia's Tlili claims fourth shot put gold on opening day
Brazil and China take two gold medals in the morning session while world record throw sends Colombia to the top of the podium

Osman keeps Paralympic dream alive despite Tokyo silver
The three-time powerlifting Paralympic champion makes comeback from injury but falls short of winning gold

Day 4: Paralympic Games preview
A total of 56 gold medals will be at stake in nine different sports in an action-packed day at Tokyo 2020
China causes upset to take two golds on day two
Qi Yongkai beats powerlifting legend Sherif Osman in men’s up to 59kg and Hu Dandan wins the women's up to 50kg at the Tokyo International Forum

Latifat celebrates win with James Brown’s hit number – ‘I feel Good’
Nigerian set a personal best of 107kg to clinch gold in the women’s -45kg Para Powerlifting competition at the Tokyo 2020 Games

Tokyo 2020 Day 3: Ones to Watch
Zahra Nemati (Iran), Jessica Long (USA) and Raoua Tlili (Tunisia) feature on Day 3 of the Paralympics

Voets gold medal gives hope for triple-triple
First day of Para equestrian also saw Great Britain's Lee Pearson retain dominance

Another chapter for Iran-Bosnia rivalry in sitting volleyball at the Paralympic Games
Squads have played the last five men's event finals and the Iranians have a 3-2 overall record, including Rio 2016

Four rowers to defend Paralympic titles in Japan
Ukraine's Polianskyi and British Rowles, Whiteley and Fox look for back-to-back gold medals at the Sea Forest Waterway

De Groot and Alcott aim for Golden Slam in wheelchair tennis at Tokyo 2020
Dutch and Australian enter the court attempting to win all four Grand Slams and the Paralympic Games in the same season

Day 2 review: Suzuki wins Japan’s first gold in home Paralympics
Medal events across track cycling, equestrian, powerlifting, swimming and wheelchair fencing light up Thursday’s action in Tokyo

Lia Coryell painted mental picture of Tokyo in fight for life against Covid-19
'I spent many days in the hospital looking at the ceiling, breathing and mentalising (the Paralympic Games). I just see it, it’s on my head all the time'

Tenorio targets medal in seventh consecutive Games after winning Covid battle
Brazil legend was hospitalised for 18 days and says " being in Tokyo is already a very big victory"