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Mar 2022
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Storytime: The Paralympics

Lingokids
About this episode

You have heard of the Olympic games, right? What do you know about  PARALYMPICS?  As the Winter Paralympic Games start in Beijing, we wanted to share with you a few stories of real para-athletes who show us what it means to have courage and commitment.
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