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Queen Camilla At British Equestrian Teams Reception - London

Queen Camilla poses for a photo with Paralympians along with Olympians and the senior leadership team during a reception at Clarence House in London to celebrate the success of the British Equestrian teams in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. January 22, 2025. Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Wire/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Queen Camilla At British Equestrian Teams Reception - London

Queen Camilla poses for a photo with Paralympians along with Olympians of the British Equestrian team during a reception at Clarence House in London. January 22, 2025. Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Wire/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan's Paris Olympians, Paralympians parade in Tokyo

Japanese fencer Misaki Emura shows her bronze medal from the women's fencing sabre team event at the Paris Olympics during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2024. About 100 Japanese athletes who competed at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics took part in the event to express their gratitude to supporters.

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Japan's Paris Olympians, Paralympians parade in Tokyo

(from L) Japanese skateboarders Liz Akama, Hinano Kusaki and Coco Yoshizawa march in a parade during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2024. About 100 Japanese athletes who competed at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics took part in the event to express their gratitude to supporters.

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Japan's Paris Olympians, Paralympians parade in Tokyo

Photo taken Nov. 30, 2024, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japanese athletes who competed at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics marching in a parade in Tokyo during an event to express their gratitude to supporters.

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Japan's Paris Olympians, Paralympians parade in Tokyo

Japanese athletes who competed at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics march in a parade in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2024, during an event to express their gratitude to supporters.

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Japan's Paris Olympians, Paralympians parade in Tokyo

Japanese athletes who competed at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics march in a parade in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2024, during an event to express their gratitude to supporters.

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PM pays tribute to Estonia's Olympians and Paralympians

23.10.2024, Tallinn. Prime Minister Kristen Michal paid tribute to the Estonian national team athletes and coaches, who took part in this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Estonia was represented at the Paris Olympics by 25 athletes and one horse called Expert. Five athletes represented Estonia at the Paralympic Games. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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PM pays tribute to Estonia's Olympians and Paralympians

23.10.2024, Tallinn. Prime Minister Kristen Michal paid tribute to the Estonian national team athletes and coaches, who took part in this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Estonia was represented at the Paris Olympics by 25 athletes and one horse called Expert. Five athletes represented Estonia at the Paralympic Games. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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PM pays tribute to Estonia's Olympians and Paralympians

23.10.2024, Tallinn. Prime Minister Kristen Michal paid tribute to the Estonian national team athletes and coaches, who took part in this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Estonia was represented at the Paris Olympics by 25 athletes and one horse called Expert. Five athletes represented Estonia at the Paralympic Games. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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PM pays tribute to Estonia's Olympians and Paralympians

23.10.2024, Tallinn. Prime Minister Kristen Michal paid tribute to the Estonian national team athletes and coaches, who took part in this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Estonia was represented at the Paris Olympics by 25 athletes and one horse called Expert. Five athletes represented Estonia at the Paralympic Games. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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PM pays tribute to Estonia's Olympians and Paralympians

23.10.2024, Tallinn. Prime Minister Kristen Michal paid tribute to the Estonian national team athletes and coaches, who took part in this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Estonia was represented at the Paris Olympics by 25 athletes and one horse called Expert. Five athletes represented Estonia at the Paralympic Games. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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PM pays tribute to Estonia's Olympians and Paralympians

23.10.2024, Tallinn. Prime Minister Kristen Michal paid tribute to the Estonian national team athletes and coaches, who took part in this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Estonia was represented at the Paris Olympics by 25 athletes and one horse called Expert. Five athletes represented Estonia at the Paralympic Games. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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PM pays tribute to Estonia's Olympians and Paralympians

23.10.2024, Tallinn. Prime Minister Kristen Michal paid tribute to the Estonian national team athletes and coaches, who took part in this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Estonia was represented at the Paris Olympics by 25 athletes and one horse called Expert. Five athletes represented Estonia at the Paralympic Games. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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PM pays tribute to Estonia's Olympians and Paralympians

23.10.2024, Tallinn. Prime Minister Kristen Michal paid tribute to the Estonian national team athletes and coaches, who took part in this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Estonia was represented at the Paris Olympics by 25 athletes and one horse called Expert. Five athletes represented Estonia at the Paralympic Games. Photo Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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Biden Hosts Olympic And Paralympic Teams - Washington

President Joe Biden stands with US Olympic swimmer Torri Huske during an event with US Olympians and Paralympians on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia. President Biden hosted the US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for a celebration of their achievements in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts Olympic And Paralympic Teams - Washington

President Joe Biden takes a selfie with US Olympians and Paralympians on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia. President Biden hosted the US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for a celebration of their achievements in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts Olympic And Paralympic Teams - Washington

President Joe Biden stands with US Olympic swimmer Torri Huske during an event with US Olympians and Paralympians on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia. President Biden hosted the US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for a celebration of their achievements in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts Olympic And Paralympic Teams - Washington

President Joe Biden stands during the playing of the US National Anthem, during an event with US Olympians and Paralympians on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia. President Biden hosted the US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for a celebration of their achievements in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts Olympic And Paralympic Teams - Washington

President Joe Biden is seen with US Olympians and Paralympians on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia. President Biden hosted the US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for a celebration of their achievements in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts Olympic And Paralympic Teams - Washington

President Joe Biden poses for a photo with US Olympians and Paralympians on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia. President Biden hosted the US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for a celebration of their achievements in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts Olympic And Paralympic Teams - Washington

President Joe Biden stands with US Olympic swimmer Torri Huske during an event with US Olympians and Paralympians on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia. President Biden hosted the US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for a celebration of their achievements in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts Olympic And Paralympic Teams - Washington

President Joe Biden poses for a photo with US Olympians and Paralympians on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia. President Biden hosted the US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for a celebration of their achievements in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts Olympic And Paralympic Teams - Washington

President Joe Biden stands during the playing of the US National Anthem, during an event with US Olympians and Paralympians on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024 in Washington, District of Columbia. President Biden hosted the US Olympic and Paralympic athletes for a celebration of their achievements in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Event to discover future Paralympians held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A boy, one of about 70 participants, smiles as he takes part in an event to find athletes deemed capable of shining particularly in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics at a sports center for disabled people in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2014.

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Ukrainian Paralympians at Sochi athletes' village

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Ukrainian Paralympics delegation pose before a welcoming ceremony at the Mountain Cluster athletes' village in Sochi, Russia, on March 6, 2014, a day before the Winter Games open.

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Paralympians practice in spring-like weather in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Unseasonably warm weather prompts an unidentified athlete to practice in a sleeveless shirt at a long-distance skiing and biathlon race field at the Sochi Winter Paralympics on March 6, 2014.

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Italian Paralympic member walks on canes in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - An Italian Paralympic team member (L) uses canes to walk along a makeshift pathway at an Alpine skiing venue in Sochi, Russia on March 4, 2014. Paralympians say facilities in Sochi are not necessarily friendly toward people with disabilities.

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Japan Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese flag-bearer Takayuki Endo, the captain of the country's ice sledge hockey team, takes part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Israel holds event to boost public awareness of accessibility for disabled

STORY: Israel holds event to boost public awareness of accessibility for disabled DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tel Aviv Port 2. various of teenagers playing wheelchair tennis 3. various of teenagers playing golfball 4. various of teenagers playing wheelchair basketball 5. various of Tel Aviv Port STORYLINE: Hundreds of students from 18 schools across Israel and over 2,000 citizens gathered Friday at Tel Aviv Port to take part in an annual event aiming at boosting people's awareness of accessibility for disabled people. The event is hosted by Access Israel, a non-profit organization, with support from the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports. This year, the event includes a combination of Paralympic sports, such as wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball, as well as fun activities. The carnival was climaxed with a flyby of planes piloted by the disabled along the shore, and a ceremony honoring Israeli Paralympians, highlighti

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Olympics Tokyo Marks 3years Before Start To 2020 Tokyo Games.

Tokyo, Japan, - July 24: Tokyo, which last hosted the games in 1964, kicked off the Three-year countdown with a lights and music show at the metropolitan government building, where the nationwide tour of the Olympic and Paralympic flags was officially launched with Olympians and Paralympians past and present named as ambassadors.Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said the Tokyo Games are still about aid and recovery, pointing to the intense rainstorms and flooding this summer that have forced households to evacuate in areas like Tohoku in northeastern Japan and Kyushu in the southwest."We're only three years away now from the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics," Koike said. "The Tokyo Games is an Olympics about recovery. It's ironic that we are facing more disasters ahead of an　Olympics like Tokyo's, but we want to make these games a success and aid in the relief of the disaster areas."

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIOLINIST (CN)

(220316) -- YINCHUAN, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Yifei plays the piano during a music class in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 16, 2018. For Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, the violin piece of the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, that she played in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, is her best gift for Paralympians across the globe. Ma, a sophomore in Ningxia Special Education High School in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lost her eyesight at the age of two through illness. With the hope that music would serve as an extra way to reach out to the world, she started to learn to play the piano at five and violin at nine. "It took a few thousand times for her to play a piece correctly as she always played the wrong notes because she could not see the keyboard." said Ma's mother. "Sadness or joy, each piece is different," Ma said, adding that although Snowflake is related to winter, she can feel "warmth,

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIOLINIST (CN)

(220316) -- YINCHUAN, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Yifei (dressed in pink) plays the violin during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at the National Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2022. For Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, the violin piece of the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, that she played in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, is her best gift for Paralympians across the globe. Ma, a sophomore in Ningxia Special Education High School in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lost her eyesight at the age of two through illness. With the hope that music would serve as an extra way to reach out to the world, she started to learn to play the piano at five and violin at nine. "It took a few thousand times for her to play a piece correctly as she always played the wrong notes because she could not see the keyboard." said Ma's mother. "Sadness or joy, each piece is different," Ma said, adding that

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIOLINIST (CN)

(220316) -- YINCHUAN, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Yifei plays games with friends in Ningxia Special Education School in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 21, 2013. For Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, the violin piece of the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, that she played in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, is her best gift for Paralympians across the globe. Ma, a sophomore in Ningxia Special Education High School in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lost her eyesight at the age of two through illness. With the hope that music would serve as an extra way to reach out to the world, she started to learn to play the piano at five and violin at nine. "It took a few thousand times for her to play a piece correctly as she always played the wrong notes because she could not see the keyboard." said Ma's mother. "Sadness or joy, each piece is different," Ma said, adding that although Snowflake is related to winter

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIOLINIST (CN)

(220316) -- YINCHUAN, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Yifei plays the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, on her violin at home in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, March 14, 2022. For Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, the violin piece of the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, that she played in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, is her best gift for Paralympians across the globe. Ma, a sophomore in Ningxia Special Education High School in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lost her eyesight at the age of two through illness. With the hope that music would serve as an extra way to reach out to the world, she started to learn to play the piano at five and violin at nine. "It took a few thousand times for her to play a piece correctly as she always played the wrong notes because she could not see the keyboard." said Ma's mother. "Sadness or joy, each piece is different," Ma said, adding that although Snowflake is related

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIOLINIST (CN)

(220316) -- YINCHUAN, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Yifei plays the piano during a music class in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 16, 2018. For Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, the violin piece of the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, that she played in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, is her best gift for Paralympians across the globe. Ma, a sophomore in Ningxia Special Education High School in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lost her eyesight at the age of two through illness. With the hope that music would serve as an extra way to reach out to the world, she started to learn to play the piano at five and violin at nine. "It took a few thousand times for her to play a piece correctly as she always played the wrong notes because she could not see the keyboard." said Ma's mother. "Sadness or joy, each piece is different," Ma said, adding that although Snowflake is related to winter, she can feel "warmth,

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CHINA-NINGXIA-YINCHUAN-VISUALLY IMPAIRED VIOLINIST (CN)

(220316) -- YINCHUAN, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ma Yifei reads a braille book during a class in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 21, 2013. For Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, the violin piece of the Beijing 2022 theme song, Snowflake, that she played in the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, is her best gift for Paralympians across the globe. Ma, a sophomore in Ningxia Special Education High School in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, lost her eyesight at the age of two through illness. With the hope that music would serve as an extra way to reach out to the world, she started to learn to play the piano at five and violin at nine. "It took a few thousand times for her to play a piece correctly as she always played the wrong notes because she could not see the keyboard." said Ma's mother. "Sadness or joy, each piece is different," Ma said, adding that although Snowflake is related to winter, she can feel "warmth, h

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Visually impaired violinist touches hearts of many at closing ceremony of Beijing Winter Paralympics

STORY: Visually impaired violinist touches hearts of many at closing ceremony of Beijing Winter Paralympics DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: STORYLINE: Ma Yifei, a 16-year-old visually impaired girl, touched the hearts of many with her performance at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. While talking to Xinhua, Ma said, she felt excited and happy to be able to perform at the closing ceremony. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA YIFEI, Violinist (Hello, Yifei.) Hello. (How do you feel about your performance at the closing ceremony?) I felt very excited and happy. (How do you feel about the difference between the live performance and the rehearsal?) There were a lot of people watching. There were the Paralympians, there were the national leaders, there were many spectators. The atmosphere was so solemn that it struck me. I was astonished and also felt a little nervous and excited. (What's on your mind when you were playing "Snow

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(SP)IRAN-TEHRAN-WINTER PARALYMPIANS

(220218) -- IRAN, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Iran's para-snowboarder Hossein Solghani (C front) and Puriya Khaliltash pose for photos at Dizin Ski Resort, about 70km north of Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 16, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Iran's winter Paralympians seek success in upcoming China games" (Xinhua/Gao Wencheng)

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(SP)IRAN-TEHRAN-WINTER PARALYMPIANS

(220218) -- IRAN, Feb. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Puriya Khaliltash, an Iranian snowboarder who aspires to compete at the Paralympics, trains at Dizin Ski Resort, about 70km north of Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 16, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Iran's winter Paralympians seek success in upcoming China games" (Xinhua/Gao Wencheng)

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Osaka Univ. to launch sports research base for Tokyo Olympics

Yoshiki Sawa (R), director of Cardiovascular Surgery at Osaka University's Graduate School of Medicine, speaks at a press conference in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2015. The university announced that it will build a sports research base with state-of-the-art technology in western Japan to support Japanese Olympians and Paralympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event. (Kyodo)

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Japan Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese flag-bearer Takayuki Endo, the captain of the country's ice sledge hockey team, takes part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event. (Kyodo)