Tag: Paralympic
Para judo at the 2024 Paralympic Games: rules, classification of disabilities… Info and program
Para judo will be held from September 5 to 7 at the Arena du Champ de Mars. Para judo made its debut at the Paralympic Games in Seoul in 1988…
Paralympic Games: Brazil, a sleeping giant awakens [4/6]
Fourth episode of our series dedicated to the leading countries of the Paralympic Games. Today, we focus on Brazil, which made a spectacular entry into the top 10 of the…
LIVE. Paralympic Games 2024: another fireworks display announced in para cycling, live
09:00 – The start of para judo We will follow the kick-off of the para judo events with Sandrine Martinet in particular who will be on the tatamis from 10…
Paralympic Games: the exceptional longevity of senior athletes, still at the top
From table tennis to sitting rugby, wheelchair tennis or horse riding: at over 50, or even 60, many athletes at the 2024 Paralympic Games are still performing at a high…
Leo-Pekka Tähti won bronze! The eighth Paralympic medal of his career | Sport
Leo-Pekka Tähti won Paralympic bronze in 100 meters. Joel Sippola, Emma Jump 20:31•Updated 21:05 Track winder Leo-Pekka Tähti has already achieved his eighth Paralympic medal. The Finnish champion was third…
Paralympic Games: Italian foil champion Bebe Vio eliminated in the semi-finals
Italian wheelchair fencing star Bebe Vio was knocked out to everyone’s surprise on Wednesday, September 4, in the semi-finals of the category B foil event, beaten 15-9 by China’s Rong…
Para weightlifting at the 2024 Paralympic Games: rules, classification of disabilities… Info and program
Para weightlifting is one of the only events without classification by disability. The para weightlifting event entered the Paralympic Games program in 1964, but has evolved over time. Since 1984…
Jodie Grinham, seven months pregnant, won Paralympic gold – revealed a special training method | Sports in a nutshell
British archer Jodie Grinham wants to speak openly about her experiences to increase the conversation about taboos such as menstruation and miscarriage. About a British archer Jodie from Grinham reportedly…
Ukraine at the Paralympic meeting despite the war [3/6]
Third episode of our series dedicated to the leading countries of the Paralympic Games. Today, we focus on Ukraine. Always in the top 6 for 20 years, and even on…
2024 Paralympic Games: Adou Hervé Ano, the Ivorian driven by an inner strength
Fifth in powerlifting at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Adou Hervé Ano, flag bearer for Côte d’Ivoire during the 2024 edition, feels invested with a mission: to win a medal in…