paralympic

At 52 years old, Pierre Fairbank is one of the doyens of Para-sport in France. In more than 30 years of wheelchair sports, he has participated in six Paralympic Games, winning nine medals at those competitions. Fairbank, who…

NEW DELHI: Six members of the Indian para shooting contingent, including double Paralympic medallist Singhraj Adhana, on Saturday failed to travel to Chateauroux, France for the World Shooting Para Sport World Cup after they were denied…

By PTI NEW DELHI: Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat secured two golds to lead the Indian badminton team's medal rush at the Bahrain Para-Badminton International in Manama on Saturday. Bhagat received a walkover from…

By AFP BANGKOK: Ukraine's top Paralympic official fears that the country's programme for disabled athletes is on the cusp of collapse after Russia's invasion and is warning of dire consequences. The eastern European…

VAIL, Colo., April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced that the sixth annual Injury Prevention Symposium will be presented…

NEW DELHI: Indian Paralympic javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia on Monday received his Padma Bhushan award, in the field of Sports. Ace Indian javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia is a two-time Paralympics gold medallist (Athens 2004, Rio…

BEIJING — As Li Xiang strapped himself into a seat mounted atop a single ski and raced down the snowy slope, he reveled in the feeling of freedom that had become all too rare after a car accident required him to use a wheelchair as a…

ZHANGJIAKOU (China): Days after learning her Kharkiv home was bombed, Ukrainian athlete Liudmyla Liashenko steeled herself on Friday for a gold medal performance on day seven of Beijing's Winter Paralympics. Her success was one of six…

Skier Corey Peters has claimed New Zealand's first gold in the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Peters won in the sitting downhill event. He is attending his third Olympic Games. The 38-year-old set a…

Skier Corey Peters has claimed New Zealand's first gold in the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing. Photo: PHOTOSPORT Peters won in the sitting downhill event. He is attending his third Olympic Games. The 38-year-old set a…