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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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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 … Read more
Haider Ali of Pakistan celebrates after winning a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics in the Men’s Discus Throw F37 final at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, France on September 6, 2024. — Reuters Haider Ali, Pakistan’s para-athlete has won a bronze medal after he bagged a throw of 52.54m on his sixth and … Read more
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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, … Read more
General view of athletes of France during the opening ceremony as the Obelisk of Luxor on the Place de la Concorde is seen on August 28, 2024. —Reuters PARIS: The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics got underway on Wednesday in the centre of the French capital, firing the starting gun on 11 days of … Read more
PARIS: Pakistan’s premier Paralympian, Haider Ali, will represent his country at the Paris Paralympics, proudly bearing the national flag during the Opening Ceremony at La Concorde and on Avenue des Champs-Elysées. The 37-year-old athlete, a legend in Pakistani sports, made history at the Tokyo Paralympics by becoming the first Pakistani ever to win a gold … Read more