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How Paralympic gold only served to fuel Andy Lewis' fire to help others -- just don't call him superhuman

Andy Lewis tells ESPN how he recovered from being hit by a lorry as a teenager to win Paralympic gold and then set up his own mental health business.

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PARALYMPICS 2020

Tokyo 2020's most unlikely team, the Refugee Paralympians want to make their mark

The six athletes who make up the first organised Refugee Paralympic Team are ready to take Tokyo 2020 by storm. Their long journey there is a story of undying resilience, ambition and hope.

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GB couple win Paralympic golds 16 mins apart

Team GB couple Neil and Lora Fachie claimed golds within 16 minutes of each other in track cycling at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Saturday.

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Olympic Sports

Protestors breach Olympic flame-lighting site

Police in Greece have detained three activists who stormed the site of the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony to protest human rights abuses in China.

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Kenya police to hold Agnes Tirop murder suspect for 20 days

A Kenyan court on Monday allowed police to hold the husband of long-distance runner Agnes Tirop for 20 days over her killing, the KTN News channel reported.

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Weather, protest cloud flame-lighting rehearsal

Two protesters were detained at the Acropolis in Athens during the flame-lighting rehearsal for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The protesters tried to raise a banner to draw attention to human rights abuses in China.

Olympic Sports

Arrest made in death of Kenyan runner Tirop

Kenyan police have arrested the husband of Olympic distance runner Agnes Tirop as the investigation into her death continues.

Olympic Sports

Police call for Tirop's husband to come forward

Kenyan police said on Thursday they were asking the husband of distance runner Agnes Tirop, a two-time World Championship bronze medallist who was found dead at her home, to come forward.

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Cycling

Brutal TDF 2022 route unveiled with cobbles

Tour de France organisers have designed a highly treacherous route for the men's 2022 edition which will feature rides in gusting winds, cobblestones and punishing mountain stages.

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Road Cycling

Prudhomme unveils TDF Femmes 2022 route

The women's Tour has not been held since 1989 and will this year start from Paris and end eight days later at the top of the Super Planche des Belles Filles climb at the end of an eight-stage ride through eastern France.

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