Italian fencing star Bebe Vio settles for bronze at Paralympic Games
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Italian fencing star Bebe Vio settles for bronze at Paralympic Games

Associated Press  

PARIS — Italian fencing star Bebe Vio had to be content with the bronze medal at the Paralympic Games on Wednesday after China’s Xiao Rong ended her dream of a third consecutive gold in wheelchair fencing. Masters wins another gold Oksana Masters claimed another gold medal at a Paralympics earlier by defending her title in para cycling’s H4-5 individual time trial. ‘Blade Jumper’ does it again Six-time world champion Markus Rehm, known the “Blade Jumper,” won his fourth consecutive gold medal in men’s long jump, though he didn’t jump as far as he wanted to. Also at Stade de France, Tunisia’s Raoua Tlili won her third consecutive gold medal in women’s discus F41, and Canada’s Greg Stewart won gold in the men’s shot put F46.

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Friendships forged in gold at Paris Paralympics
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Friendships forged in gold at Paris Paralympics

China Daily  

China Daily Updated: 2024-09-09 Large | Medium | Small China's Jiang Yuyan, gold medallist in the Women's 100m Backstroke at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, celebrates on the podium with the silver and bronze medallists at Paris La Defense Arena in France on Sept 7. From Athens 2004 to Paris 2024, China's Paralympic delegation has maintained its dominance in six consecutive …

Paralympic Games end with a Parisian electro-dance party after 2 world records on final day
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Paralympic Games end with a Parisian electro-dance party after 2 world records on final day

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PARIS — The Paralympic Games ended Sunday with two world records and a spectacular light show during a closing ceremony dominated by French electronic music Jean-Michel Jarre got the party underway at the Stade de France, coaxing dance moves from athletes, volunteers and spectators on a day when Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi smashed the world record in the women’s …

Memorable morning for Fin Graham in Paris
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Memorable morning for Fin Graham in Paris

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Paralympics day eight: Sammi Kinghorn goes for gold again
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Paralympics day eight: Sammi Kinghorn goes for gold again

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2024 Paralympics schedule Sept. 4: Can Italian fencer Bebe Vio defend her title yet again?
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2024 Paralympics schedule Sept. 4: Can Italian fencer Bebe Vio defend her title yet again?

Associated Press  

PARIS — Paralympians will compete for medals in a host of sports on the seventh day of competition at the Paralympic Games on Wednesday. Italian fencing star Bebe Vio will be vying for her third consecutive gold medal in wheelchair fencing. One of the best-known Paralympic champions, Bebe Vio is defending her gold medal in women’s foil category B for …

Paralympics day six: Great Britain’s Ellie Challis aims to make a splash again
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Paralympics day six: Great Britain’s Ellie Challis aims to make a splash again

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Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan wins her country’s first medal of the Paris Olympics
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Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan wins her country’s first medal of the Paris Olympics

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PARIS — A handshake could have cost Olga Kharlan her place at the Olympics. Kharlan overturned a six-point deficit to beat South Korea’s Choi Sebin 15-14 for the women’s saber fencing bronze medal Monday in a comeback that energized the crowd. It’s gold.” Kharlan was disqualified from last year’s world championships — a key Olympic qualifier — for refusing to …

Champion Fencer Bhavani Devi rejoices in glory after Commonwealth Championship Gold
2 years, 4 months ago

Champion Fencer Bhavani Devi rejoices in glory after Commonwealth Championship Gold

The Hindu  

India’s star fencer Bhavani Devi has been quite busy competing in as many as eight tournaments this year and training every day without fail. “It is almost like a school,” she laughs, in a chat with Sportstar on Wednesday, after winning the women’s individual sabre gold medal in the Commonwealth championships in London. BHAVANI DEVI IS COMMONWEALTH FENCING CHAMPION 🏆 …

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