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" Let's not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history. "

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" I, like many women, buy into patriarchal standards of beauty every day. I very rarely leave the house without make-up. I dye my hair. I wear clothes that I choose carefully for how they make me look to the outside world. "

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