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Rocky road but ready to roll
S'pore's 10 Paralympians keen to get going despite difficult run-up amid pandemic
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The Republic's athletes may have had their training and competition plans disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic the past 11/2 years, but they remain upbeat ahead of the Paralympics, which open today.
Over 4,000 athletes are expected to compete in the Paralympic Games which, like the Olympics, will be held largely without spectators and will also see the participants subjected to frequent testing and other safe distancing restrictions.
