Etiket: Paralympics
Paris 2024 | Russia and Belarus excluded from Paralympics ceremonies
(Bonn) Russian and Belarusian athletes were excluded from the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paris Summer Paralympic Games on Wednesday, even though they obtained certification to compete under a…
Austrian Aigner wows at Paralympics, Ukraine pays tribute to its soldiers
For his first Paralympic Games, the Austrian Johannes Aigner was crowned in giant, his second title after the descent, during a Thursday marked by the tributes of the Ukrainian delegation…
Cross-country skiers McKeever and Wilkie triumph again at Beijing Paralympics
Canadians Brian McKeever and Natalie Wilkie again triumphed in cross-country skiing at the Paralympic Games in Beijing on Wednesday. McKeever, a 42-year-old athlete from Canmore, Alta., won his 15th Paralympic…
Three gold medals for Canada at the Beijing Paralympics
Canada won three gold medals on Monday at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, where China never ceases to amaze, as do the Ukrainians who, despite the war, won a…
Canada adds three bronze medals in skiing to Paralympics
Canada added three bronze medals to its tally on the second day of competition at the Paralympic Games in Beijing. Quebecer Alexis Guimond, of Gatineau, won the bronze medal in…
A first gold medal at the Paralympics
Mollie Jepsen won Canada’s first medal at the Paralympic Games in Beijing. Jepsen took gold in the women’s standing downhill, clocking one minute and 21.75 seconds. China’s Zhang Mengqiu won…
Paralympics 2022: the competition is on
Published on 03/04/2022 10:05 Update on 03/04/2022 10:06 France 2 Article written by It’s the kick off of the Paralympic Games in Beijing (China), Friday March 4th. It is in…
Canada to send 49 athletes to Beijing Paralympics
The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) has announced that 49 athletes will represent Canada at the Paralympic Games in Beijing next month. Of this number, 25 athletes are already Paralympic medalists,…
Tessa Worley, Kevin Rolland and Benjamin Daviet appointed flag bearers for the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics
End of suspense. The most awaited election of this beginning of the year delivered its verdict: in the program Tout le sport, Wednesday January 26, the names of the French…