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Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games
Meet Australia's table tennis player Melissa Tapper and find out how she trains for the Paralympics
Dutch wheelchair basketball star Mariska Beijer Jessica Long, American swimming legend
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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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Dutch wheelchair basketball star Mariska Beijer
Mariska Beijer (number 15) of the Netherlands shoots against Xiaolian Huang of China...
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Jessica Long, American swimming legend
American swimmer Jessica Long celebrates winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics...
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