All posts tagged "wheelchair tennis"
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Yui Kamiji, Shingo Kunieda Advance to Wheelchair Tennis Singles Finals
Kamiji is vying for her first Paralympic singles title, while Kunieda is one win away from his third.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Hidetaka Sugimura Outshines Rio Games Champ in Boccia Final
The 39-year-old is Japan’s first boccia medalist in an individual Paralympic Games event.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | War Hero Wins First-Ever Paralympic Gold Medal for Sri Lanka
“I am very happy because my main dream came true. I have no words to describe [the feeling]," said Dinesh Priyan...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Retired U.S. Naval Officer Brad Snyder Triumphs in Paratriathlon Debut
“My life’s not about winning, it’s about taking on new challenges like I did with triathlon,” Snyder said.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Japan’s Karasawa and Wada Race to Silver and Bronze in T11 5,000-Meter Event
The vision-impaired Karasawa explained: “The fellow runner is the eyes of the athlete and the strategic brain, making his role an...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoFive Athletes to Watch at the Paralympics
Some of the world’s most successful Para athletes are returning to the spotlight at the Tokyo Games.
