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Badminton And Taekwondo Are Making Their Paralympic Debuts In Tokyo

The two new sports are among the 22 that athletes will be competing in during this year's Summer Games. Taekwondo will be the first full-contact Paralympic sport ever.
Peruvian Para badminton player Pedro Pablo de Vinatea trains during government-ordered coronavirus lockdown on June 13, 2020, in Lima, Peru. Badminton is making its debut at the Paralympic Games this summer in Tokyo.

Two of the 28 sports sanctioned by the International Paralympic Committee are new to the Paralympic Games: badminton and taekwondo.

Although the IPC.

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