/tags/paralympics Paralympics en-US Copyright Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:32:10 GMT /sports/2021-08-24/here-north-carolinians-competing-paralympics-team-usa-tokyo-2021 According to data compiled by ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾, nine athletes with connections to North Carolina are competing at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer. Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:32:10 GMT /sports/2021-08-24/here-north-carolinians-competing-paralympics-team-usa-tokyo-2021 Mitchell Northam /sports/2020-11-02/lex-gillette-world-record-long-jumper-from-raleigh While he sprints toward the sand pit, his coach shouts and claps to offer direction. 16 steps. That is all it takes before Lex Gillette flies. After… Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:16:43 GMT /sports/2020-11-02/lex-gillette-world-record-long-jumper-from-raleigh Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-02/lex-gillette-world-record-long-jumper-from-raleigh While he sprints toward the sand pit, his coach shouts and claps to offer direction. 16 steps. That is all it takes before Lex Gillette flies. After… Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:16:43 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-11-02/lex-gillette-world-record-long-jumper-from-raleigh Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio