para-athlete
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para-athletes
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Often, Para-athlete. an athlete with a disability who competes in the Paralympic Games.
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any athlete who has a disability.
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The relays, which will feature around 10,000 torch bearers, will be captained by Olympic swimming gold medallists Laure and Florent Manaudou and para-athlete Dimitri Pavade.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2023
Gaz Choudhry, who won Paralympic wheelchair basketball bronze and coached the team in Tokyo and para-athlete Sammi Kinghorn, a Paralympic silver and bronze medallist, are both made MBEs.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022
The long list of athletes appointed MBE includes the entire gold medal-winning GB women's hockey team, swimmer Adam Peaty, wheelchair tennis champion Gordon Reid, sailor Saskia Clark and para-athlete Kadeena Cox.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2016
She is a para-athlete whose specialism is the 100m, and has a punishing training schedule.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2016
It is a complex philosophical issue and even those para-athletes who are excited by the accomplishments of competitors like Rehm do not necessarily believe that those para-athlete stars should be permitted to cross over.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2014
Although an appeal against the suspension of the committees was upheld this year, Russian and Belarusian para-athletes remained banned from competitions until Friday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
Olympic organizers say Paris will “provide the best possible conditions for para-athletes and visitors with disabilities.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Olympic organizers say the host city will “provide the best possible conditions for para-athletes and visitors with disabilities.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
A few months after his amputation, Carson started to reach out to other para-athletes on social media — most notably getting advice from Paralympic snowboarder Noah Elliott and Paralympic track-and-field athlete Ezra Frech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
Caz, a wheelchair-user, had taken up sport aged 14 on the advice of her physiotherapists, and tried everything from swimming to fencing, regularly attending training sessions and competing in the UK with other para-athletes.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2021
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