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Now, she’s at Tokyo 2020.”,”descriptionText”:”US Paralympic dressage equestrian Beatrice de Lavalette was 17 years old when she was at Brussels’ Zaventem Airport when a terror attack cost her her legs, but she didn’t let that stop her equestrian dreams. 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CNN’s Selina Wang says, inside the stadium, there was a celebratory mood as the competition officially began in unprecedented circumstances.”},{“title”:”Chuck Aoki: Team USA wheelchair rugby star on Tokyo 2020″,”duration”:”03:26″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/08/25/chuck-aoki-wheelchair-rugby-paralympics-tokyo-2020-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/08/25/chuck-aoki-wheelchair-rugby-paralympics-tokyo-2020-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210825115556-chuck-aoki-tease-image-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/08/25/chuck-aoki-wheelchair-rugby-paralympics-tokyo-2020-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”Team USA wheelchair rugby star Chuck Aoki talks to CNN’s Selina Wang about his preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and his prospects for the Games.”,”descriptionText”:”Team USA wheelchair rugby star Chuck Aoki talks to CNN’s Selina Wang about his preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and his prospects for the Games.”},{“title”:”Leo Messi tells CNN he believes PSG is the ‘ideal’ place to win the UCL again”,”duration”:”03:23″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/08/11/lionel-messi-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-psg-football-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/08/11/lionel-messi-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-psg-football-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210811111117-03-messi-psg-presser-0811-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/08/11/lionel-messi-paris-saint-germain-champions-league-psg-football-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”Football superstar Leo Messi tells CNN’s Amanda Davies that he believes Paris Saint-Germain is the “ideal” place for him to win the Champions League again.”,”descriptionText”:”Football superstar Leo Messi tells CNN’s Amanda Davies that he believes Paris Saint-Germain is the “ideal” place for him to win the Champions League again.”},{“title”:”Lionel Messi and Barcelona say adios”,”duration”:”02:09″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2020/08/26/messi-lionel-fc-barcelona-football-star-la-liga-champions-league-spt-intl-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2020/08/26/messi-lionel-fc-barcelona-football-star-la-liga-champions-league-spt-intl-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200804162054-20200804-how-fc-barcelona-lost-its-soul-tease-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2020/08/26/messi-lionel-fc-barcelona-football-star-la-liga-champions-league-spt-intl-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”After 10 La Liga titles, four Champions League trophies and six Ballon d’Or awards, Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona are saying adios. The superstar is joining Paris Saint-Germain, according to French media.”,”descriptionText”:”After 10 La Liga titles, four Champions League trophies and six Ballon d’Or awards, Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona are saying adios. The superstar is joining Paris Saint-Germain, according to French media.”},{“title”:”13-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown talks to CNN about her Olympic experience”,”duration”:”02:35″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/08/06/sky-brown-skateboarding-new-generation-tokyo-olympics-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/08/06/sky-brown-skateboarding-new-generation-tokyo-olympics-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210806064440-01-sky-brown-olympics-080421-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/08/06/sky-brown-skateboarding-new-generation-tokyo-olympics-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”13-year-old skateboarding prodigy Sky Brown talks to CNN’s Coy Wire about her Olympic experience and how she hopes to inspire people to follow their dreams.”,”descriptionText”:”13-year-old skateboarding prodigy Sky Brown talks to CNN’s Coy Wire about her Olympic experience and how she hopes to inspire people to follow their dreams.”},{“title”:”Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies launches NFT series”,”duration”:”02:25″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/08/05/alphonso-davies-nft-bayern-munich-canada-football-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/08/05/alphonso-davies-nft-bayern-munich-canada-football-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210701045657-06-alphonso-davies-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/08/05/alphonso-davies-nft-bayern-munich-canada-football-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies talks to Amanda Davies about the launch of his NFT series.”,”descriptionText”:”Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies talks to Amanda Davies about the launch of his NFT series.”},{“title”:”CNN gets exclusive look inside Simone Biles’ ‘secret gym’ in Tokyo”,”duration”:”02:00″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/08/05/simone-biles-secret-gym-juntendo-tokyo-olympics-exclusive-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/08/05/simone-biles-secret-gym-juntendo-tokyo-olympics-exclusive-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210805105744-01-simone-biles-tokyo-gym-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/08/05/simone-biles-secret-gym-juntendo-tokyo-olympics-exclusive-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”Simone Biles has publicly thanked the gym an hour outside of Tokyo where she was able to step away from the public eye and train privately to get ready for competing in the Olympics beam event. 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