para-athlete
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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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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
Local media slammed organizers for taking the spotlight away from the athletes, and Australia’s para-athlete flagbearer Kurt Fearnley said it was “pretty strange”.
From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2018
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
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