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Even in the remarkable world of paralympic sport, this woman's achievements are extraordinary. at rio 2016, she won gold in two sports, cycling and athletics. the first paralympic gb athlete to do so in more than 13 years. in tokyo, she is attempting it again. commentator: she is getting better and better! _ the first leg of the double double in a 500 metre time trial. she is powering to gold by more than one second. she was applauded track side by her coaches and cheered from leeds by her sisters. she is strong, she is stubborn and a little bit. she has a lot of strength and we are proud that...

Boundary off shrubsole, but the bowler soon had her revenge when adams was dismissed for four, caught in the deep by dani wyatt. the latest score is invincibles 36—1 after 37 balls. the paralympic games start on tuesday in tokyo. paralympics gb brought home 147 medals from rio 2016, including 64 golds. this time round, chef de mission penny briscoe believes gb is fielding a very competitive team once again, but says she's grateful the games are going ahead. the last 18 months has been a tumultuous time for global communities and we are very respectful of the fact that the games are going ahe...

You on this show. let me begin by asking you what it was like for you as one of us gymnastics�* most decorated olympians, the captain of the gymnastic team in rio 2016, what was it like for you watching your team compete from afar in tokyo just a couple of weeks back? i think there was a lot of different emotions. i just want to first start off and say how proud i am of all the gymnasts. it was really... i think there was a lot of different things going through my mind. i'm very proud of all of their hard work, very proud of them for doing the best they could, very proud of simone but obviou...

And at the age of a0 former world heavyweight champion david haye is making a return to boxing three years after retiring. haye hung up his gloves after back—to—back defeats against tony bellew. haye — on the right — said he'llfightjoe fournier over eight rounds in los angeles. eight—time paralympic equestrian champion sophie christiansen said she's "absolutely heartbroken" she'll miss the tokyo games — due to a "minor veterinary issue" with her horse. christiansen — who has cerebral palsy — won ten medals across the last four games, including three golds at both london 2012 an...

She's "absolutely heartbroken" she will miss the tokyo games due to a "minor veterinary issue" with her horse. christiansen — who has cerebral palsy — won ten medals across the last four games, including three golds at both london 2012 and rio 2016. she'll be replaced by 2019 european gold medallist georgia wilson, who'll make her games debut. christiansen is already looking ahead to the paralympics in paris. my friend will be able to come with me and watch a lot easier. i think paris will be just as big as london, so how can i miss that? jo konta will play coco gauff in the last sixteen a...