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class="content__text" Left… left… Australian cyclist Darren Hicks wins the C2 time trial gold medal at Tokyo 2020. #Paralympics #ParaCycling #Cycling

February 22, 2023

class="content__text" Ellen Keane reunites with Gemma! The pair first met on Bondi Beach 🌊 in 2019. Front crawl forward four years and they are racing against each other in Melbourne in 2023. The power of role models in sport. #Paralympics #ParaSwimming #EllenKeane 📸: @keane_ellen

February 22, 2023

class="content__text" 🤩 The Nominees for the 2023 Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award are: 🏊‍♂️ @camtron1990 👩‍🦽 @debrunnercatherine 🏒 @declan_farmer 🎾 @diededegroot 🎿 @jesper.sp ⛷ @oksanamasters #Laureus23 | @Paralympics

February 21, 2023

class="content__text" Happy birthday, Michael Jordan! 🏀 🎉 Let’s go back to 1987 when MJ took on 16 year old rising star Eric Barber in #WheelchairBasketball. #MichaelJordan #Basketball #EricBarber #BasketballEdits #Paralympics #TheLastDance Video: NBC Sports.

February 18, 2023

class="content__text" At the 1984 Paralympics, @bonnie.st.john became the first African American woman to win a Paralympic or Olympic medal at a Winter Games. "I had worked so hard to be able to participate, to qualify, to be a part of it. And then I was completely stunned at how well I did”. After realising the historic importance of her achievement, her three medals (🥈🥉🥉) became much more than the shock of a personal dream coming true. St John has spent the years since Innsbruck 1984 Paralympics trying to give women from minorities opportunities to succeed - in sport as well as in the wider society. “We need to continue to provide opportunities for minorities and women, to give them sponsorship and training and to make opportunities to have more diverse winners”. “Having more women and minorities achieving in sport helps the representation in the corporate world. And having more women in the corporate world helps the representation in the sport world”. “Breaking through barriers in skiing has given me a lot of courage and fortitude to be able to make a difference for others. And I'm very proud that I get to do that." Read more in our interview with Bonnie - link is in story. 🔗 #BlackHistoryMonth #Paralympics #ParaAlpine #BonnieStJohn Photo credit: St. John Photography. 1) Bonnie smiling on the ski slopes in USA kit. 2) Bonnie St. John slaloming down the slopes. 3 + 4) Bonnie St. John smiling to camera with her Paralympic medals. In 4 she is standing up. 5) Bonnie standing in the White House pictured alongside Barack Obama. 6) Bonnie St. John among a group of women at the Paralympics in Vancouver cheering on Team USA.

February 18, 2023

class="content__text" “It’s one of the last taboos, the sexuality of disabled people." No topics are off limits for Paralympic champion and #Paris2024 Ambassador Michael Jeremiasz who is eager to encourage people with disabilities to be open about their sexuality through his podcast series “Dis-moi oui, Handi”. 🎙 Read the full story 🔗 in our stories. #Paralympics #WheelchairTennis

February 17, 2023

class="content__text" Love is in the air 💘 On #ValentinesDay these two Paralympic couples open their heart about their relationship. Wheelchair basketball players Laurie Williams and Robyn Love and Para cyclists Sarah and Barney Storey took our Valentine’s quiz. Look how fun and cute they are together 😍  #Paralympics

February 16, 2023

class="content__text" Who’s your perfect match? ✨❤️ Which mascot would you like spend this Valentine’s Day with? 🌺 Tell us below. ⬇️ #ShueyRhonRhon #Someity #Bandabi #TomFala #Phryge #Mascots #ValentinesDay

February 16, 2023

class="content__text" The @paris2024 Paralympics pictograms! What’s your favourite? ❤️ 23 different sports pictograms are shown here, featuring the sports which will feature at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Descriptions below: Para Archery - an archery target with four arrows from each corner to the centre is the graphic Para Athletics - a graphic of an athletics track from above with a running blade either side. Para Badminton - a net and two birdies depicted from above. Blind Football - a ball in the middle of a pitch with two blindfolds either side, from above. Boccia - a boccia court depicted from above with six balls on each side and the Jack in the middle. Para Canoe - a canoe boat in the water shown from above. Para Cycling Road - two roads from above with hand cycles either side. Para Cycling Track - a track from above with two tandem bikes either side Para Equestrian - Four silhouettes of horses heads around two helmets Goalball- a court shown from above with two visors either side. Para Judo - two judo silhouettes in uniforms face one another Para Powerlifting - a barbell and bench from above. Para Rowing - a rowing boat shown in the water from above. Shooting Para Sport - a circular target to aim for Sitting Volleyball - two volleyballs and a net depicted from above. Para Swimming - two silhouettes of swimmers depicted with caps and goggles and two lanes either side Para Table Tennis - a table tennis table from above with two padels at either end Para Taekwondo - two silhouettes of taekwondo athletes face each other symmetrically. Para Triathlon - a handbike, swimming equipment and a prosthetic leg in this depiction. Wheelchair Basketball - a wheelchair, two courts and a basketball depicted in this graphic. Wheelchair Fencing - fencing range from above, two silhouettes of fencers facing each other, two epee blades symmetrically aligned. Wheelchair Rugby - a rugby court from above, two balls either side and a chair in the middle. Wheelchair Tennis - two rackets symmetrically opposed, two chairs symmetrically opposed in the other angle. #Paralympics #Olympics #Paris2024 #Pictograms #ParalympicGames #Descriptions

February 16, 2023

class="content__text" That Friday afternoon feeling 🥳 Jesper Pedersen 🇳🇴 celebrates his final gold medal at Beijing 2022, like it’s the end of the week. 😄 HOORAY!! #Paralympics #ParaAlpine #ParaAlpineSkiing

February 16, 2023

class="content__text" @mattscott_fly through the years! 🏀 Athens 2004 ➡️Beijing 2008 ➡️ London 2012 ➡️ Rio 2016 ➡️ Tokyo 2020 🌎 Matt Scott has been at the free throw line for @teamusa at the last five Paralympic Summer Games. Team USA became champions at the last two Paralympics in Rio and Tokyo, with Scott a crucial part of the team’s success on court. 🥇🥇🥉 #ThrowbackThursday #Paralympics #WheelchairBasketball #Basketball #MattScott

February 16, 2023

class="content__text" Flowers or siblings? 🗳 One of the two final designs will be chosen to be @milanocortina2026 mascots for the Winter Paralympics and Olympics. Flowers: The first design features an edelweiss and a snowdrop designed by children from the Istituto Comprensivo A.B. SABIN of Segrate, Milan. The two little flowers embark on a journey from the mountains to the city, while learning to overcome obstacles and getting to know each other better. By taking part in a journey full of encounters, unexpected setbacks and hurdles to overcome, the edelweiss and the snowdrop will become outstanding examples of the Paralympic and Olympic values. They are two little flowers that overcome tremendous challenges to make it to the Games. Siblings: In the second design, we meet a pair of super-sporty stoats that set off for the Winter Games with one goal - they aim to compete in all disciplines by giving their best in every test. It was created by schoolchildren from Istituto Comprensivo di Taverna in Catanzaro, Calabria in the south of Italy, making a nationwide contest. The twins believe that the Paralympic and Olympic Games are for everyone, so there will be a place for two stoats who are as good as any other athlete. During their journey to the Games, the siblings will test their skills to master obstacles and unforeseen challenges, displaying the character of true champions. More in our Stories and link to vote in our Stories. What is your favourite? #Paralympics #Mascots #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterParalympics #Olympics #OlympicGames

February 16, 2023