PARIS: Pakistan’s Haider Ali believes that the Paralympic Games are always special and something he looks forward to. Haider is a hero that Pakistan does not deserve. Even though athletics is enjoying great hype due to Arshad Nadeem’s feat at the Olympics, the same feat was achieved by Haider in Tokyo in discus throw where […]
US Paralympic swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley faced online bullying after setting a world record in her Paralympics debut on Thursday. The 37-year-old swimmer, who won silver in the 50-metre freestyle S9 final, was targeted by social media users including a US teammate, questioning the legitimacy of her disability. Raleigh Crossley, who has been classified as S9 due […]
PARIS: Afghan Zakia Khudadadi completed a remarkable journey to become the first athlete from the refugee team to win a medal at the Paralympics when she clinched a taekwondo bronze on Thursday. Khudadadi, who made her Paralympics debut in Tokyo days after being exfiltrated from Taliban-controlled Kabul, secured her place on the podium when her opponent […]
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron officially opened the Paralympic Games on Wednesday during a spectacular ceremony that celebrated athletes amid enthusiastic spectators and volunteers on a warm summer evening. The event, held at the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde, marked the first time a Paralympic opening ceremony took place outside a stadium. Despite the […]