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| | The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has the feel of a watershed moment for mass participation at major sporting events. As well as the well-documented ambitious Opening Ceremony plans along the River Seine, organisers are seeking 20,024 runners to complete a marathon on the same day and on the same course as the elite race.
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| | Wendy Holdener and Anna Swenn Larsson claimed joint gold in the slalom discipline at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Alpine Skiing World Cup in Killington in the United States.
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| | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo made it a hat-trick of wins to start the Cross-Country World Cup season, narrowly beating Pål Golberg in a 20 kilometres freestyle pursuit in Ruka.
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| | Romanian world number one Apor Györgydeák finally realised his potential on the day of finals at the Teqball World Championships here in Nuremberg, winning an elusive men's singles gold medal with a victory over Poland's Adrian Duszak.
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| | International Blind Sports Federation President Sandro di Girolamo visited Ethiopia to launch a new project aimed at giving blind and visually impaired children the chance to access sport.
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Canada's team celebrate wildly after winning the Davis Cup Finals for the first time, become the 16th nation to win the men's team tennis tournament since its inception in 1900
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