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Olympics and Paralympics

Fans cheer on three Minnesotans in Paralympic wheelchair basketball semifinals

Fans cheer on three Minnesotans in Paralympic wheelchair basketball semifinals

The U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team is heading to the Paralympic gold medal match, after their close win against China in Friday’s semifinal, 50-47. Fans and former coaches met in St. Louis Park to cheer on the team’s three Minnesotan players.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Minnesota’s Ian Seidenfeld wins bronze for table tennis at Paralympics

Minnesota’s Ian Seidenfeld wins bronze for table tennis at Paralympics

Ian Seidenfeld of Lakeville won a bronze medal on Thursday for table tennis at the Paralympics in Paris. Seidenfeld attended the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. This is his second time at the Paralympic games.
by MPR News Staff

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Paralympic triathlon events are postponed because of poor water quality in the Seine River

Paralympic triathlon events are postponed because of poor water quality in the Seine River

Paralympics organizers say triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River after heavy rainfall.
by The Associated Press

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At Paralympics, women are blazing trails in male-dominated and roughest of sports, wheelchair rugby

At Paralympics, women are blazing trails in male-dominated and roughest of sports, wheelchair rugby

Sarah Adam is the first American woman to compete at the Paralympics in wheelchair rugby. She was in the starting lineup when Team USA kicked off its campaign on Thursday — against familiar foe Canada. Other women in wheelchair rugby are barrier-busting, too. Australia has an unprecedented three women on its 12-player team in Paris. Denmark, Germany and Japan also have female players, leaving host nation France, defending champion Britain and Canada as the only teams that don’t.
by The Associated Press

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Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris

Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris

Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris where French President Emmanuel Macron officially declared the Paralympic Games open.
by The Associated Press

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