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Tokyo Paralympics end, deliver sobering challenge to the world

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Kenya’s Wilson Bii competes in the Men’s 1500m T11 semi-final Heat 1 with the help of his guide Robert Tarus during the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Games at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium on Monday, August 30, 2021. [Team Kenya Paralympics]

The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games ended yesterday with event’s motto United by Emotion bring into sharp focus the never-say-die attitude of the physically and visually challenged athletes.

At the end of 13 days of gripping action at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, the words of Zaid Al-Qassab, chief marketing officer of Channel 4 – a British free-to-air public-service television network rung so true.

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