Category : Paralympics 2024

Great Britain’s men’s wheelchair basketball team made it to the final for the first time since 1996. They beat Germany 71-43 in the semifinals. Gregg Warburton led Great Britain with 35 points. “We came here to win gold,” said Warburton. “We’re ready for

Argentina has advanced to the final of the blind football tournament at the Paris 2024 Paralympics after defeating Brazil on penalties. Brazil, who had won gold at every Paralympics since the sport began in 2004, lost 4-3 in the shootout after the game

Hunter Woodhall from the USA won his first Paralympic gold medal in the men’s 400m T62 race. He finished ahead of Johannes Floors from Germany, the world record holder. Woodhall said, “It feels like a dream. I didn’t realize I had won until

Japan’s Yui Kamiji won gold in the women’s wheelchair tennis singles on a very emotional day at Roland Garros. Kamiji, who was moved to tears, won the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 after losing the first set in a tough fight. Kamiji’s family, the

On day nine of the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Iran’s men’s sitting volleyball team, the favorites to win, claimed their eighth Paralympic gold medal with a 3-1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Iran’s Meisam Ali Pour said, “Our team deserved to win this gold

With just two days left in the Paris 2024 Paralympics and the Closing Ceremony on the horizon, there’s still plenty of exciting action to catch on September 7. Here’s what you need to know: Blind Football Finals The blind football final is set

Today is the last day of the Paris 2024 Paralympics! Four sports will have their final events: Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para canoeing, and wheelchair basketball. The Games will end with a fantastic Closing Ceremony. Here’s what to expect on Day 11: Para

China’s Jiang Yuyan, nicknamed the ‘Flying Fish,’ won her final gold medal of Paris 2024 in the women’s 100m backstroke S6, finishing ahead of the reigning champion, Ellie Marks from the USA. The race took place at the La Defense Arena pool. Jiang,

Zakia Khudadadi, the Refugee Paralympic Team’s (RPT) first-ever medal winner, will carry the team’s flag at the Paralympic Closing Ceremony in Paris on Sunday, bringing an end to a remarkable Paris 2024 Paralympics. The RPT had eight athletes and one guide runner competing

Italian runner Alessandro Ossola, 36, proposed to his girlfriend Arianna at Stade de France in front of around 40,000 people after running in his 100 meters T63 heat. Although he finished fifth and missed the final by just 0.5 seconds, his disappointment quickly