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561:"Ana Talakai Biographical Information"
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509:"A-Z of Paralympic classification"
457:"Paralympics categories explained"
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483:"Making sense of the categories"
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1526:Independent
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1466:Switzerland
1416:Netherlands
1210:South Korea
1185:Philippines
1165:North Korea
1055:Afghanistan
1009:Puerto Rico
964:El Salvador
773:Ivory Coast
591:Rio2016.com
519:25 December
493:25 December
467:25 December
354:Ana Talakai
327:Ana Talakai
308:Javelin F46
280:Javelin F46
270:Men's field
70:Competitors
1564:Categories
1411:Montenegro
1391:Luxembourg
1271:Azerbaijan
1240:Uzbekistan
1220:Tajikistan
1130:Kyrgyzstan
1120:Kazakhstan
1080:East Timor
944:Costa Rica
853:Seychelles
818:Mozambique
793:Madagascar
713:Cape Verde
419:August 24,
393:References
331:Sione Manu
303:Sione Manu
276:Sione Manu
232:Les autres
220:wheelchair
212:amputation
1492:Australia
1396:Macedonia
1386:Lithuania
1205:Sri Lanka
1200:Singapore
1180:Palestine
1095:Indonesia
1085:Hong Kong
1034:Venezuela
994:Nicaragua
969:Guatemala
909:Argentina
808:Mauritius
513:BBC Sport
487:BBC Sport
259:Athletics
249:athletics
228:blindness
1451:Slovenia
1446:Slovakia
1431:Portugal
1291:Bulgaria
1225:Thailand
1175:Pakistan
1150:Mongolia
1145:Malaysia
1065:Cambodia
1014:Suriname
979:Honduras
939:Colombia
902:Americas
893:Zimbabwe
883:Tunisia
873:Tanzania
743:Ethiopia
708:Cameroon
693:Botswana
441:March 4,
381:See also
339:Athlete
288:Athlete
253:swimming
236:dwarfism
122:overview
39:IPC code
1485:Oceania
1476:Ukraine
1436:Romania
1406:Moldova
1381:Latvia
1366:Ireland
1361:Iceland
1356:Hungary
1341:Germany
1336:Georgia
1326:Finland
1316:Estonia
1311:Denmark
1296:Croatia
1281:Belgium
1276:Belarus
1266:Austria
1261:Armenia
1245:Vietnam
1155:Myanmar
1060:Bahrain
1029:Uruguay
984:Jamaica
959:Ecuador
919:Bermuda
863:Somalia
848:Senegal
833:Nigeria
823:Namibia
813:Morocco
783:Lesotho
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703:Burundi
678:Algeria
654:at the
571:July 2,
545:July 2,
345:Result
342:Events
294:Result
291:Events
242:. Each
188:History
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1542:Banned
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1461:Sweden
1441:Serbia
1426:Poland
1421:Norway
1371:Israel
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1331:France
1301:Cyprus
1254:Europe
1125:Kuwait
1115:Jordan
999:Panama
989:Mexico
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924:Brazil
888:Uganda
838:Rwanda
798:Malawi
763:Guinea
753:Gambia
683:Angola
671:Africa
664:Brazil
312:35.62
104:Bronze
98:Silver
86:Medals
80:sports
1517:Tonga
1512:Samoa
1456:Spain
1401:Malta
1376:Italy
1215:Syria
1190:Qatar
1160:Nepal
1140:Macau
1110:Japan
1090:India
1070:China
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934:Chile
914:Aruba
828:Niger
788:Libya
778:Kenya
758:Ghana
748:Gabon
738:Egypt
728:Congo
688:Benin
363:7.44
348:Rank
297:Rank
174:Tonga
110:Total
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1170:Oman
1135:Laos
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1100:Iran
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1004:Peru
949:Cuba
878:Togo
803:Mali
607:2016
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163:2024
158:2020
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92:Gold
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461:ABC
366:12
315:12
238:or
180:in
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