disabled sport, do you think much has changed around how people view paralympic sport?es as inspirational, and inspiration is a big thing. there have been a lot of improvements in the way the public understand disabled and paralympic start. but we are slipping into assumptions that every pa ralympian we are slipping into assumptions that every paralympian has an inspirational story. i was born with a condition and i couldn't walk and that, to me, doesn't seem inspirational. when you go on the field of play, it can be different, but just being disabled field of play, it can be different, butjust being disabled doesn't mean to say you are inspirational. and i think it is quite hard for some people understand why a lot of disabled athletes feel really strongly about this. but in my day—to—day life, i don't think i am inspirational. it always feels a bit strange to be called that. however, it is nice as an athlete to think that you've done something to change the world for disability sports. so it's a really company and argument. but for me, sport should be covered by sport

disabled sport within the paralympic movement, do you thick much has changed around how people view paralympicat disabled athletes as inspirational and that being the notion around being disabled at a good competitor. there has been lots of improvements and the way the public understand disability sport and paralympic sport, which is amazing. we are sometime slipping into inspiration pornography way every apparel of has an inspirational story. i couldn't walk and that to me does not seem terribly inspirational. what you do on field can be different, but what being —— just being disabled does not mean you are inspirational. it is probably hard for some people to understand why a lot of disabled athletes feel really strongly about theirs. in my day—to—day life, i do not think i am inspirational, it a lwa ys not think i am inspirational, it always feels a bit strange being called that. it is nice as an athlete to think that you have done something to change the woeful disability sport, it is complicated. for me, sport should be covered by sport, it went people are competing we talk about sports,

and they're all major contenders at the 2020 paralympic games in tokyo. 0ssa with feedback and data about the performance of their prosthetics, which, it's hoped, will lead to better performing blades in the future. we're going into a lot of biomechanical analysis. we're looking into different ways of applying the carbon fibre techniques and trying those out. it's a bit of trial and error, obviously, in all of it as well. first invented in 1976, blades have been commonplace in paralympic sports since the mid—90s. and they've come a long way. so i've got a selection of running blades here on the table in front of me. and different iterations through the years. and the one thing that really strikes me is, really, it's kind of been evolution more than revolution. i mean, this was the original design which is now about 20 or 30 years old, and it's kind of got that classic sort of c shape that you can recognise. i mean, these are the blades that i personally have at home — i need to wear them more than i do — this is the flex foot. which, again, was a slight m

i would be really excited to participate in the paralympics i would also be happy if i want a medal but i don't pressure myself too much because i don't handle pressure that well and so forth but others are certainly. and keeping a cool head pays off in september when the gold medal and the pair are world cup in london now he already beat the paralympic qualifying time he trains 9 times a week to reach these goals because he sees less than 10 percent has a special way of staying in the pool lane is already here in his honor. i follow the black line on the floor and the rope on the side of the lane i can see some of the rope from the corner of my ice what is hard to guess is the distance to the wall to get that flip turn right on the event you can also. tell you those mother has been cheering him on since he started swimming at 5 she's proud that he manages to balance the schoolwork while breaking one personal best after the other. but that makes me happy because i know that he's happy but we can't get too used to this he's been growing and growing in the past few years and when you're s

she's a veteran and swam at her first paralympics in athens at the age ofjust 12.roudest achievement was winning a paralympic gold medal as a 12—year—old. i love that we are becoming more accepting of disability. someone that might look different to you. that is huge and today's world, it is just the paralympian and today's world, it is just the pa ralympian that is and today's world, it is just the paralympian that is growing, knowing i played a small part and that's really exciting. it is like it was a whole new life but i remember eating hot tonne of ice cream, now i am 27, i look back and think, winning the paralympic gold medal as a 12—year—old was insane. i don't even know how i did it, ijust had a fight within me, it is pretty cool. when i came home from athens with my three gold medals in my bag, it is crazy. i would not do my homework, i was so sassy, crazy. i would not do my homework, i was so sassy, i thought i was on top of the world, but at the same time i had all some parents who really grounded me. they told me to do my homework and i was like, 0k. g

electric cable still he's determined to win a gold medal in swimming for india in the 2024 summer paralympics e.-w. caught up with him in delhi. the water is after all cut here in dorry's happy place. swimming has helped a young boy overcome big obstacles and made him an inspiration for many in his native india. at the age of 7 up to lost both of his arms after an accident but he refused to let us life be ruled by it. so i got out of his car when he was 7 years old my son accidentally touched a high voltage electric wire. we took him to a hospital in mumbai and doctors treated him for almost a week but they said the infection was spreading fast and that they had to amputate both his arms were saving his life with the priority but he had to lose his arms. since the accident abdul qadeer has adjusted and all sorts of ways he does his homework using as fate and he is a smartphone that way too. but it's clear that where he truly excels is in the water and he set his eyes on a big goal. but there are so loaded there's a mistake in i lost my arms when i was in 2nd grade i had an infection that spre

it's hoping to soon join an elite swimming institute and trying to qualify for the 2024 some a paralympics. this autumn saw the 30 year anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall there are still places where you can find evidence of the city's colorful past spiral house is a dance hall that survived 2 world wars and the division of germany. couples have danced through berlin history under this roof here in clear his house swing night is just as popular now as it was 100 years ago. berlin might have lost some of its charm but you can rediscover it right here. part you know the glitter might be dripping off the walls but we've been coming here for 10 years now it's a berlin tradition i mean to put someone in maybe bits of this and of course it were one big family over the years you get to know each other everyone comes here and we love it sure ziggy marquardt has been coming here regularly for 6 decades he lives in the west half of the city and the ball houses in the east even after the wall went up in 1961 he continued visiting the club despite border controls. that was put in the back of t

being unfit for purpose and things escalated quickly i think it doping scandal after a ban on its paralympic athletes was upheld blocking the entire team from taking

and the japanese skateboarder hoping the world will one day get to see his talent at the paralympics. hello and welcome to the programme. we'll start at the club world cup, where the brazilian side flamengo are through to the final after coming from behind to beat asian champions al hilal 3—1. the champions league winners liverpool potentially await in saturday's final. adam wild reports. from rio they arrive, bringing with them the noise. thousands and thousands of acro one fans in full voice. this has been a year to celebrate. brazilian champions winners, still hungry for more. against al hilal they came within inches of seizing control early on. agonisingly close. and this, full—time, look like it might cost them as the saudi piled forward, treating chances of their own and they were lucky not to go ahead. their moment, though, would come. this shot somehow finding its way in. the asian champions league thing the way. the former manager now in charge of flamengo. if anyone knew how to turn this around it was him. the equaliser just after how to turn this around it was him. the equa

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0lympics get under way and the stadium that will be the centrepiece for the games and also the paralympicsas officially been opened. the success of the recent rugby world cup, aided by the host nation's run to the quarter—finals, has given sport injapan a big boost. the stadium, which cost nearly $1.5 billion, will hold 68,000 for the olympics. those lucky enough to get tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies will see more of this nextjuly but on a far bigger scale. if you are celebrating the opening of your olympic stadium you need a highly decorated 0lympian. they don't come much bigger and better than this man, usain bolt certainly knows a thing or two about winning 0lympic titles. the crowd delighted to welcome the eight time gold—medallist and he was persuaded to take part in a relay race which used the olympic rings instead of batons. even though the jamaican has been out of the spotlight since his retirement he was impressed with the atmosphere. it was a great experience, actually, to be in here in front of so many people. i was happy and excited because i won't be competing

attend is a way of saying thank you for the tremendous support talker residents have shown the paralympic movement over the last 7 years the u.s. ice hockey hall of fame is said to induct its 1st african american 82 year old meal henderson started before the pond ice hockey club more than 40 years ago encouraging minority players and fans to get involved in the sport henderson was on the ice for the ceremonial puck drop ahead of wednesday's game between the washington capitals and boston bruins. co i learned is back in toronto for the 1st time since winning the n.b.a. championship with his former team me was on it before the game receiving his championship ring in and left the raptors after leading them to their 1st n.b.a. title he then joined the l.a. clippers in july on a $103000000.00 contract he had a mixed response from fans as he's new to be toronto $11292.00 leonard school 23 of those points. the indiana pacers ended a 7 game losing streak in their series against the boston celtics malcolm brogden scored 29 points aaron holiday many live interviews a team in the 4th quarter of just

athletes was upheld blocking the entire team from taking part in the upcoming rio paralympic games 15 of the $33.00 russian medal winners were part of a state when doping program the banned the harshest in olympic history hits officials hardest the russian olympic committee is suspended me no flag no. but things seem to blow over moscow denied they had a state run doping program but admitted they had a problem the russian olympic committee was reinstated and even now reformed resolder was given the green light subject to strict conditions. that we actually cooperate with the requirements that they say to russia are fully implemented but there was no happy ending water required full access the russian of 3 data related to the field of doping testing after a brief deadline delay this was provided in generate 2019 fast forward to all time and things have gone wrong again this time water accused russia of tampering with the data while the 29 team copy of the laboratory information management system elias database matches in many respects the 2015 copy of provided to wander by a whistle bl

into tokyo's new national stadium, to celebrate its opening, ahead of next year's olympics and paralympics jamaican sprinter usain bolt as hejogged around the track. and there was a taste of how the 2020 opening ceremony might look, with traditional drummers and a parade of dancers. mark eames reports. expect a few more drums when they do this for real next year. in just over seven months time, the tokyo olympics get under way and the stadium that will be the centrepiece for the games and also the paralympics has officially been opened. the success of the recent rugby world cup, aided by the host nation's run to the quarter—finals, has given sport injapan a big boost. the stadium, which cost nearly $1.5 billion, will hold 68,000 for the olympics. those lucky enough to get tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies will see more of this nextjuly but on a far bigger scale. if you are celebrating the opening of your olympic stadium you need a highly decorated olympian. they don't come much bigger and better than this man, usain bolt certainly knows a thing or two about winning olympic tit

you will be able to keep those $145.00 athletes out of the olympic games and paralympic games. and will you at some point be able to name them so that people like us will be able to check that kept out thank you. thank you for the question to you the answer to your question is yes. you do know who those athletes are $145.00 in any further athletes and therefore we will they will be kept out of the games if they're still competing remember that the lim states are relates to testing done in 2012 to 2015 may or may not be there still competing but if they are then that will be a plug to them using the mechanism provided for to. participate in the games as to whether or not their names will be. public moving forward that will depend. it's not something we specifically focused on it will depend on to process it will depend upon whether or not further evidence can be obtained and proceedings can be brought against them on the 1st point you can be sure that they will not participate in the events on the 2nd point i think will have to watch and why on that one. carrick. terry pound the

athletes was upheld blocking the entire team from taking part in the upcoming rio paralympic games 15 of the $33.00 russian medal winners were part of a statewide doping program the banned the harshest in olympic history hits officials hardest the russian olympic committee is suspended. but things seem to blow over moscow denied they had a state run doping program but admitted they had a problem the russian olympic committee was reinstated and even now reform groups saw other was given the green light subject to strict conditions. we actively cooperate with requirements that. russia are fully implemented but there was no happy ending water required for access the russian related the field of doping testing. after a brief deadline delay this was provided in generate 2019 a fast forward to autumn and things have gone wrong again this time water accused russia of tampering with the data while the 29 team copy of the laboratory information management system elias database matches in many respects the 2015 copy of provided to wander by a whistle blower in 2017 hundreds of presumptive adver

made for tickets so far now unlikely lympics a few weeks earlier the paralympic marathons will not be moved north to support her due to the hot conditions at leith were consulted and said they wanted these races staged in tokyo with many marathon laughter it's also competing in track events during the games a move will be logistically difficult for them to accommodate the marathon is also the last event of the whole of talk you're 2020 and after it's believed competing on the streets of the city in a free van that anyone can attend is a way of saying thank you for the tremendous support talker residents have shown the paralympic movement over the last 7 years. the u.s. ice hockey hall of fame is set to induct its 1st african-american 82 year old neil henderson started the fort dupont ice hockey club more than 40 years ago encouraging minority players and fans to get involved in the sport anderson was on the ice for the ceremonial puck drop ahead of wednesday's game between the washington capitals and boston bruins. koala it is back in toronto for the 1st time since winning the n.b.a.

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is head coach he's played in coach wheelchair basketball for more than 40 years including at the paralympicsand really. the people of cambodia to look to inspire people with disabilities to want to be active to want to play sport to be the voice of the future to ask. not. for pity or favors but what they'd want if they were in the sack seen face the spark that led to the i.c.r.c. wheelchair basketball programs came about 10 years ago in afghanistan the support involvement has grown steadily since now there are programs in more than 20 countries around the world the red cross is also supporting 2 other teams in the championships in afghanistan and india. the man behind the red cross involvement in wheelchair basketball was himself disabled after an accident he says the progress being seen in the sport comes from the players themselves and seeing that these amazing athletes are also people with disabilities so it's a change society's perspective of what those people would do with disability are we capable of and it's a gradual slow process but eventually you start to see a little bit of a sea