PARIS (AP) — France defeated Argentina 3-2 on penalties under the lights of the Eiffel Tower for the gold medal in blind football on the penultimate day of the Paralympic Games. Frederic Villeroux scored the decisive spot kick to get the partisan home fans’ party underway after the teams drew 1-1 in normal time on … Read more
PARIS (AP) — Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi smashed the world record in the women’s marathon for runners with visual impairments on the last day of the Paralympic Games. El Idrissi finished in 2 hours, 48 minutes, 36 seconds on Sunday, beating the previous record from Japan’s Misato Michishita in Hofu City in December 2020 … Read more
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — This time, it really is au revoir. A summer sporting bonanza which started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable opening ceremony on the Seine River ended Sunday with the Paralympics closing ceremony at a rain-soaked Stade de France. It lowers the curtain on successful back-to-back events that captivated … Read more
What looked like a bounce back for Canada at the Paralympic Games was more of a return to form. Canada’s 10 gold medals in Paris were the most since 19 in Beijing in 2008, and also doubled the output at the Tokyo Games three years ago. The 29 medals overall matched Rio in 2016 and … Read more
Madison de Rozario has revealed she considered returning to Australia and abandoning her Paralympic campaign after receiving news in the hours after she was a flagbearer in opening ceremony that her father had died. De Rozario won silver in the T54 marathon on Sunday, adding to a bronze she picked up in the 5000m earlier … Read more
British archer Jodie Grinham became the first ever athlete to win a Paralympic medal while pregnant when she took bronze in the women’s individual compound open on Saturday — before doubling up with gold in the mixed team event. Grinham, seven months along, pipped teammate Phoebe Paterson Pine to the bronze medal after both Brits … Read more
It seems people are confused by the decidedly silly tone of the Paralympics’ official TikTok page. The verified account has been active for years, and has been viewed by some as controversial. One video from last year uses audio from the electronic toy Bop It! during a montage of blind swimmers getting tapped on the … Read more
At first we studied how my disabilities and prosthesis might affect my ability to meet the requirements in-flight. At a later stage we went into detail, to the point of figuring out, for example, whether I should compulsorily use my prosthesis in space, since legs are hardly used there. In summary, I can say that … Read more
Australian medal magnet Madison de Rozario admits to being slightly daunted at the prospect of racing through the cobbled streets of Paris in a bid to defend her Paralympic marathon gold. So much so the decorated Paralympian could feel her “heart sinking” when she first laid eyes on the challenge that awaits her. T53 racer … Read more
Let the games begin again. The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days in Paris. The French capital, which just hosted the Olympics, again provides the backdrop for what promises to be another … Read more
