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Queensland government to reveal 2032 Brisbane Olympics stadium decision on March 25 • Feb. 18, 2025, 5:45 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
IPC chairman wants expanded Paralympic movement • Feb. 8, 2025, 5:52 PM ET (The Gleaner)
Dave Ellis: Para-triathlete and guide given award by peers • Feb. 1, 2025, 9:55 PM ET (BBC)
Northampton students interview Paris 2024 athletes • Jan. 31, 2025, 4:51 AM ET (BBC)
Padma Award 2025: From centenarian who helped in Goa’s liberation to nation’s first Paralympics gold medalist – Padma Shri conferred to 113 • Jan. 25, 2025, 10:29 AM ET (The Indian Express)

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Notable Honorees Oscar Pistorius • Dylan Alcott • Sophie Pascoe • Natalie du Toit

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Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
Dutch wheelchair basketball star Mariska Beijer
Jessica Long, American swimming legend
Meet Australia's table tennis player Melissa Tapper and find out how she trains for the Paralympics
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“The father of the Paralympic movement”
Ludwig Guttmann
English neurosurgeon

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