Paris 2024 Paralympics end with spectacular closing ceremony

Paris 2024 Paralympics end with spectacular closing ceremony

Paris 2024 has come to an end with a closing ceremony party to conclude the Paralympics. Ross Cullen reports. Al Jazeera further reports that while speaking at the closing ceremony to a full crowd at Stade de France, Tony Estanguet, the head of Paris 2024 and former Olympic gold medal canoeist, remarked that the six weeks of the Olympics and Paralympics would be "forever remembered" by the public. […]

September 9, 2024 52

Namibia

Nambala and Ipinge find going tough at World Champs

Namibia’s T13 and T12 sprinters Johannes Nambala and Lahja Ipinge missed out on an opportunity to represent their country in the final of the World Para Athletics Championships after disappointing performances on Wednesday. The 2024 World Para Athletics Championships are underway in Kobe, Japan at the Universiade Memorial Stadium, with 11 para-athletes and seven guides representing Namibia. Ipinge and Nambala competed in the 100m and 400m categories respectively […]

May 23, 2024 10

Namibia

Benson misses out on medal at World Champs

Namibia’s T37, female sprinter Johanna Benson on Tuesday missed out on a medal after finishing seventh in the T37 100 meters (m) final at the World Para Athletics Championships underway in Kobe, Japan. The 2024 World Para Athletics Championships are being held at the Universiade Memorial Stadium in that country, with 11 para-athletes and seven guides representing Namibia. Benson qualified for the final of the T37 100m on […]

May 22, 2024 14

Sport

Iraqi car bomb survivor eyes gold in Paris Paralympics

When car bomb survivor Najlah Imad first took up table tennis, her relatives warned against it. But a decade later, the Iraqi teenager who lost three limbs is gunning for gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games. "Table tennis was a turning point. Since I started playing, my life has changed," the 19-year-old athlete told AFP. Najlah was just three years old when a 2008 sticky bomb ripped into […]

May 16, 2024 3

Sport

New Zealand swim star Pascoe pulls out of Paris Paralympics

New Zealand's most decorated Paralympian Sophie Pascoe announced Monday that she will not compete at the Paralympic Games in Paris, after becoming a mother. The 31-year-old announced the birth of her first child earlier this month. The elite swimmer, who has won 19 medals including 11 golds at four Paralympics, pulled out of this year's Games, running from August 28 to September 8. "Although I'll miss the opportunity […]

April 29, 2024 21