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USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine

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USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine

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North Korea barred from competing at 2022 Winter Olympics

North Korea withdrew its team from the summer Olympics citing a need to protect athletes from the “world public health crisis caused by COVID-19.”
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Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics

NBC has paid $7.75 billion for the rights to the next six Olympics. Those payments are estimated to account for about 40% of the IOC's income.
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Suni Lee's dad receives electric wheelchair from Simone Biles on TODAY Show

John Lee, who cheered his daughter on at the Olympics from St. Paul, has been using a manual wheelchair to get around since an accident two years ago.
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American Paralympian Oksana Masters picks up 2nd gold medal

The latest win brings her career total to four gold and 10 medals overall in both summer and winter events.
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American Paralympian wins medal in 4th different sport

Oksana Masters has now mastered another event, winning her ninth career Paralympic medal at the Tokyo Games and her first in a new sport.
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Armless table tennis player who holds paddle in mouth is inspiration at Paralympics

After losing his arms at age 10, Egypt's Ibrahim Hamadtou took up table tennis "as a challenge."
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Paralympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness

Lines have to be drawn to group similar impairments or impairments that yield similar results in the quest for fairness. It’s a confusing maze.
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Blind long jumper envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers

Gillette discovered the long jump through gym class and quickly honed his technique, becoming the world-record holder in the visually impaired category.
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Paralympics Rules of the Game: Goalball

Goalball is a Paralympic sport in which visually-impaired players have to defend their goal against an incoming ball. Here's how it's done.
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Paralympics open in empty stadium -- just like Olympics

The games are being held without fans, although organizers are planning to let some school children attend, against the advice of much of the medical community.
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How to watch Tokyo Paralympics Opening Ceremony

About 4,400 athletes from around 160 countries and territories are expected to take part in the Tokyo Paralympics, which begins on Tuesday.

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USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine

North Korea barred from competing at 2022 Winter Olympics

Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics

Suni Lee's dad receives electric wheelchair from Simone Biles on TODAY Show

American Paralympian Oksana Masters picks up 2nd gold medal

American Paralympian wins medal in 4th different sport

Armless table tennis player who holds paddle in mouth is inspiration at Paralympics

Paralympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness

Blind long jumper envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers

Paralympics Rules of the Game: Goalball

Paralympics open in empty stadium -- just like Olympics

How to watch Tokyo Paralympics Opening Ceremony

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