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Hurricanes sled hockey sends off local teen, headed to Italy for Paralympics

February 21, 2026February 21, 2026 · Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News

The Hurricanes sled hockey team held a send-off after their practice on Saturday for a local teen heading to Italy for the Paralympics. Kayden Beasley, 19, was one…

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How Olympians think about success and failure and what we can learn from them

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

If winning gold medals were the only standard, almost all Olympic athletes would be considered failures. A clinical psychologist with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Emily…

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Forgiveness, redemption and leadership define Team USA wheelchair curler Steve Emt

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

Forgiveness, redemption, and leadership. Those three principles define Team USA curler Steve Hempt. Here’s how Steve Hemp describes growing up in Hebron, Connecticut All American childhood, most popular…

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The Uplift: Ali Truwit and more

The Uplift: Ali Truwit and more

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 · Houston, Texas Local News

The Uplift: Ali Truwit and more – CBS News Watch CBS News Paralympic swimmer Ali Truwit shares how she faced her fears and got back in the water…

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Shark attack survivor goes on to become silver medal-winning Paralympian

Shark attack survivor goes on to become silver medal-winning Paralympian

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 · Detroit, Michigan Local News

Shark attack survivor goes on to become silver medal-winning Paralympian – CBS News Watch CBS News Just one year ago, U.S. swimmer Ali Truwit lost her leg in…

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How Blind Soccer Is Played at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

How Blind Soccer Is Played at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

September 4, 2024September 4, 2024 · Gadgets

This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. The 2024 Paris Paralympics have shown the general public how vast, extraordinary, and too often…

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Hunter Woodhall’s Parents’ ‘Hard’ Decision Led Him to Be a Star Track Paralympian

Hunter Woodhall’s Parents’ ‘Hard’ Decision Led Him to Be a Star Track Paralympian

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 · Entertainment

Tara Davis and Hunter Woodhall might be one of the cutest and most supportive track couples in Olympic history. Who could forget their viral moment when Hunter catches…

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Para archer Jodie Grinham becomes 1st athlete to win Paralympics medal while pregnant

Para archer Jodie Grinham becomes 1st athlete to win Paralympics medal while pregnant

September 1, 2024September 2, 2024 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham has become the first pregnant Paralympic athlete to win a medal. Grinham’s history making win was announced on the official Instagram account for the Paralympics on…

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Hunter Woodhall gears up for Paralympics after watching wife Tara Davis-Woodhall earn gold at the Paris Games

Hunter Woodhall gears up for Paralympics after watching wife Tara Davis-Woodhall earn gold at the Paris Games

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

Hunter Woodhall and Tara Davis-Woodhall have won medals, yes. But they’ve also won the hearts of millions of Americans.  The track and field stars, already a budding internet…

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John McFall, the Astronaut Flag Bearer at the Paris Paralympics, Is Ready to Fly

John McFall, the Astronaut Flag Bearer at the Paris Paralympics, Is Ready to Fly

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 · Gadgets

At first we studied how my disabilities and prosthesis might affect my ability to meet the requirements in-flight. At a later stage we went into detail, to the…

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Paralympic Games kick off in Paris this week

Paralympic Games kick off in Paris this week

August 25, 2024August 25, 2024 · Chicago, Illinois Local News

Paralympic Games kick off in Paris this week – CBS News Watch CBS News The Paralympic Games are set to begin in Paris this week. While the newly…

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Salt Lake City voted as host of 2034 Olympic Winter Games – with a doping investigation caveat

Salt Lake City voted as host of 2034 Olympic Winter Games – with a doping investigation caveat

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024 · Miami, Florida Local News

The Winter Games are coming to the U.S. Leaders of the 142nd International Olympic Committee Session announced on Wednesday that Salt Lake City, Utah, will be the host…

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She started fencing in 2022. Now she’s going to the Paralympics

She started fencing in 2022. Now she’s going to the Paralympics

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 · Denver, Colorado Local News

In 2020, Denver Fencing Center founder Nathan Anderson had a breakthrough. He’d won a $20,000 grant to turn his gym, right across the street from Ruby Hill Park,…

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Oscar Pistorius, ex-Olympic runner, granted parole more than 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius, ex-Olympic runner, granted parole more than 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 · World News

Johannesburg — Imprisoned former Paralympic gold medalist and Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on Friday, but the South African parole board said the decision would not take…

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Oscar Pistorius up for parole today decade after murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa

Oscar Pistorius up for parole today decade after murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 · World News

Johannesburg — Former Olympic runner and Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius is up for parole. South Africa’s parole board was meeting Friday to decide if Pistorius would be released…

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Young Wheelchair Tennis Athletes and Aspiring Paralympians From Japan, Canada, and the United States Meet in San Diego

Young Wheelchair Tennis Athletes and Aspiring Paralympians From Japan, Canada, and the United States Meet in San Diego

December 27, 2018February 22, 2023 · Education

JTB Wheelchair Tennis Global Challenge is international competition in San Diego with future Paralympians representing Canada, Japan, and US Press Release – updated: Dec 27, 2018 SAN DIEGO,…

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