Paralympic champion Ezra Frech recently revealed a heartwarming story of how a message from NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal motivated him to achieve his gold medal dreams in Paris. Frech, 19, who was born with congenital limb differences, secured victories in both the 100m sprint and men’s high jump events. “Shaq did send me a video […]
The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music-fueled party as chief Paris 2024 organizer Tony Estanguet said the Games and the Olympics had created a “historic summer”. The Paralympic flame and cauldron were extinguished before a concert featuring the best of French electronic music capped off proceedings at a packed Stade de France. More […]
PARIS: Teenage Chinese swimmer Jiang Yuyan collected her seventh gold of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday, while the USA were aiming to win a third consecutive men’s wheelchair basketball title. Jiang, 19, who lost her right arm and leg in a car accident at the age of four, landed gold number seven by breaking the […]
Listen to article Beit Sayah set a new Paralympic record in the men’s javelin throw F11 category at the Paris Paralympics 2024 with a throw of 47.64 meters. The Iranian para-athlete celebrated his victory by showing a religious flag, which led to his disqualification from the games. This turn of events altered the medal standings, upgrading the […]
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has congratulated Haider Ali for winning bronze medal in Paralympics. Maryam Nawaz congratulated the athlete for his excellent performance in shot put (discus throw). Maryam Nawaz said that Hyder Ali’s success in the Paralympics is a goal, work hard to achieve the goal, athletes like Hyder Ali are an example […]
Listen to article Pakistan’s Haider Ali clinched a bronze medal in the discus throw event at the ongoing Paris Paralympics, while Uzbekistan’s athlete secured gold with a throw of 56.03 metres. According to Express News, Haider Ali, hailing from Gujranwala, achieved his best throw of 52.54 metres in his final attempt. His first throw measured 52.28 metres, […]
Pakistan’s para-athlete Haider Ali secured a bronze medal with a throw of 52.54 meters on his sixth and final attempt in the Men’s Discus Throw F37 event at the Stade de France on Friday. This mark, which was his best of the season, earned him his fourth Paralympic medal. His first attempt was a throw […]
The inclusion of transgender sprinter Valentina Petrillo in the Paris Paralympics has ignited a debate on fairness in sports. J.K. Rowling, along with former female athletes Martina Navratilova and Sharron Davies, have voiced their criticism, highlighting the biological advantages of male-bodied athletes. Petrillo, who previously competed as a male, qualified for the women’s T12 400m […]
NEW YORK: Hard-hitting Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka reached her fourth straight US Open semifinals on Tuesday as she rolled past China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-1 6-2. Read more: Paralympics 2024: Palestinian wheelchair athlete represents his people Sabalenka beat Zheng to pick up her second Australian Open title earlier this year and used the same playbook at Arthur […]
PARIS: Nine months ago, Paralympics 2024 wheelchair athlete, Fadi Aldeeb missed several calls from his brother. The next day, he found out that he had been killed in an Israeli attack on his home. Aldeeb, the only Palestinian athlete at the Paris Paralympics 2024, left the Gaza Strip a decade ago for a wheelchair basketball […]