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Paralympian's Stolen Gold Medals Recovered, San Antonio Police Say
A backpack and three gold medals that were stolen from a Bay Area native and three-time Paralympian’s car Saturday in San Antonio have been recovered, according to police.
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Oksana Masters Helps Team USA Secure Their Third Medal of the 2022 Paralympic Games
Team USA’s Oksana Masters adds to the medal count by clinching a silver in cross-country skiing, right after her gold in biathlon, at the 2022 Paralympics.
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U.S. Sled Hockey Team Advances to Semifinals After Victory Over South Korea
The U.S. sled hockey team will be advancing after beating South Korea 9-1 and earning an automatic bye into the semifinals.
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U.S. Sled Hockey Team Takes Win Over Canada in Opening Game at 2022 Paralympics
The U.S. sled hockey team secured a shutout victory against Canada in the opening game at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
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Team USA Wins Their First Paralympic Gold of the 2022 Games
The U.S. has secured their first gold of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games in biathlon, following Oksana Masters victory.
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Paralympics Begin Friday in a Different World From Where Olympics Left Off
The 2022 Winter Paralympics are set to open in Beijing, with the Russian athletes sent home and the Ukrainian team escaping a war zone to get here.
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Here's How to Watch the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics
Beijing will host hundreds of athletes for the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Here’s info on how to watch or stream the Games, the schedule of events and more.
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Russia and Belarus Banned from Paralympics
Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from competing at the Paralympics because of their countries’ roles in the war in Ukraine.
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Russian, Belarusian Athletes Out of Paralympics in Stunning About-Face
The reversal comes less than 24 hours after the IPC on Wednesday announced it would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete.
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DC-Area Paralympians Prepare for Winter Games
News4’s Juliana Valencia talks with local athletes participating in the upcoming Beijing Paralympic Winter Games.
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Paralympian Blake Leeper Wants More Safe Spaces For Disabled People to Work Out
Paralympic runner Blake Leeper is fighting for the next generation of disabled kids. His dream was to represent them by competing in the Tokyo Olympics with his prosthetic legs. But after losing that appeal, he has turned his focus to creating safe spaces for the disabled community to work out.
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Queen Elizabeth Launches Baton Relay for Commonwealth Games
Queen Elizabeth II has presided over the launch of the baton relay for next year’s Commonwealth Games in the central England city of Birmingham
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What It's Like Repping the U.S. Wheelchair Basketball Team For the 1st Time
Wheelchair basketball athlete Zoe Voris is in Tokyo representing Team USA. She spoke to LX News Now host Eric Alvarez about traveling and being apart from her family due to COVID restrictions at the events. Plus, we hear from her teammates and coach at UT Arlington, which has sent 14 athletes to this year’s Paralympics representing 3 different countries.
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Paralympic Coverage Airs on NBC for the First Time on Sunday
NBC’s Olympics coverage has long been built on a foundation of human-interest stories and showcasing their road to the Games.
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More LGBTQ Athletes Than Ever Are Competing at Tokyo's Paralympic Games
While acceptance of LGBTQ athletes is growing in the sports world, Alex Reimer from Outsports has noticed less of this trend in men’s sports. He tells us more as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games celebrate a record number of LGBTQ athletes competing this year.