Paralympic Swimmer Wins Gold And Silver After Online Attacks About Disability
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Paralympic Swimmer Wins Gold And Silver After Online Attacks About Disability

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LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. Paralympic swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley has added two more medals to their Paris tally. “People tell me I don’t ‘look disabled,’ but I’m a Paralympian — and I’m going for gold,” Raleigh Crossley said afterwards in an as-told-to story published on Today.com. Since last week, she’s received an outpouring of messages of support on social media, including many from other para athletes. Christie Raleigh Crossley has won a gold medal and two silvers at the Paris Paralympics.

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Which athlete won most gold medals at Paris 2024 Paralympics?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Which athlete won most gold medals at Paris 2024 Paralympics?

The Hindu  

China’s para swimmer Jiang Yuyan emerged as the most successful athlete at Paris 2024 Paralympics with seven gold medals. The 19-year-old Jiang, known as the ‘Flying Fish,’ made her Paralympic debut in Tokyo and clinched two gold, one silver and one bronze medal. In Paris, Jiang competed in nine events and the only two in which she did not win …

Paralympic Games end with a Parisian electro-dance party after 2 world records on final day
6 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

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 …

Paralympics day nine: Dame Sarah Storey targets a 19th gold medal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Paralympics day nine: Dame Sarah Storey targets a 19th gold medal

The Independent  

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Timothy Hodge wins first individual gold medal at Paris Paralympics
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Timothy Hodge wins first individual gold medal at Paris Paralympics

ABC  

Timothy Hodge has completed his medal cabinet, claiming his maiden individual Paralympic gold medal. The Australian para swimmer became Paralympic champion in the men's 200m individual medley SM9, his second gold of this Games. Hodge went into the race as world champion and world record holder, and described how his training had to be "impossible" to win the Paralympic gold. …

Paralympics day eight: Sammi Kinghorn goes for gold again
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics day eight: Sammi Kinghorn goes for gold again

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Paralympics day seven: Another chapter in the compelling Storey story?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics day seven: Another chapter in the compelling Storey story?

The Independent  

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Hart beats Baker to Paralympic dressage gold as USA wins three equestrian medals
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hart beats Baker to Paralympic dressage gold as USA wins three equestrian medals

Associated Press  

PARIS — Rebecca Hart won the dressage gold medal aboard Floratina at the Paris Paralympics and the United States won two other equestrian medals on Tuesday. “It’s such a beautiful venue.” It was Trunnell’s fourth Paralympic medal after two individual golds and a team bronze at the Tokyo Games in 2021. “It feels like I’m sleeping through a magical dream.” …

Paralympics day six: Great Britain’s Ellie Challis aims to make a splash again
6 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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Swimmer Ellie Challis hails ‘the most incredible day ever’ after Paralympic gold
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Swimmer Ellie Challis hails ‘the most incredible day ever’ after Paralympic gold

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Former 'Survivor' Contestant Wins Silver At Paralympics, U.S. Teammate Wins Gold
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Former 'Survivor' Contestant Wins Silver At Paralympics, U.S. Teammate Wins Gold

Huff Post  

Jaydin Blackwell of the U.S., left, celebrates a new world record time of 10.64 with teammate and silver medalist Ryan Medrano in the men's 100-meter T38 race at the Paralympic Games in Paris. AP Photo/Samantha Hurley American track athletes Jaydin Blackwell and Ryan Medrano went 1-2 for Team USA at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. Medrano, a “Survivor” alum, finished …

U.S. Paralympian Says She Was 'Verbally Accosted' And Bullied After Winning Silver Medal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Paralympian Says She Was 'Verbally Accosted' And Bullied After Winning Silver Medal

Huff Post  

Christie Raleigh Crossley of Team USA won silver in the women’s 50-meter freestyle S10 final. Michael Reaves via Getty Images Paralympic swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley has spoken out about being bullied and having her disability questioned in the wake of her silver medal win last week. “It’s so great that I just broke a world record and won my first …

Maisie Summers-Newton wins one of Britain’s 12 golds on Paralympics super Sunday
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maisie Summers-Newton wins one of Britain’s 12 golds on Paralympics super Sunday

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Paralympics day five: Jonnie Peacock going for gold in T64 100m final
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics day five: Jonnie Peacock going for gold in T64 100m final

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Maisie Summers-Newton and Brock Whiston strike gold for Britain in Paris
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Maisie Summers-Newton and Brock Whiston strike gold for Britain in Paris

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Paralympics 2024: Australia's Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager win gold in PR3 mixed double sculls on Australia's best day for total medals in Paris, as it happened
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics 2024: Australia's Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager win gold in PR3 mixed double sculls on Australia's best day for total medals in Paris, as it happened

ABC  

Australia has enjoyed its most successful day of the Paris Paralympics, winning 10 medals across para swimming, para rowing, para cycling and para athletics. Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager won Australia's first para rowing gold in Games history with their victory in the PR3 mixed double sculls final. Australia's Erik Horrie was awarded bronze in the Pr1 men's single sculls …

Alice Tai claims gold in the Women's S8 100m Backstroke in record time to cap off incredible night in the pool for Great Britain
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Alice Tai claims gold in the Women's S8 100m Backstroke in record time to cap off incredible night in the pool for Great Britain

Daily Mail  

The Paralympians whose success put Great Britain second in the medals table last night have generally had substantial time to adapt to disabilities. The 25-year-old has had to develop an entirely new stroke to adapt to the loss of half a limb as she moves through the pool Alice Tai claimed gold in the Women’s S8 100m Backstroke Winning in …

Alice Tai, Stephen Clegg and William Ellard make it a super Saturday for Britain
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Alice Tai, Stephen Clegg and William Ellard make it a super Saturday for Britain

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Paralympics day three: Golden hopes for swimmers, cyclists and sprinters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics day three: Golden hopes for swimmers, cyclists and sprinters

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Paralympics 2024 live: Alice Tai gold caps off successful night for Great Britain in the pool
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics 2024 live: Alice Tai gold caps off successful night for Great Britain in the pool

The Telegraph  

Great Britain won three golds, one silver and a bronze to overtake China at the top of the Para-swimming medal table on day three of the Paris Games. Stephen Clegg, William Ellard and Alice Tai won a hat-trick of golds in 40 minutes at La Defense Arena on a dominant night to kick start a medal rush for Great Britain …

Paralympics 2024: Summers-Newton and Kearney win gold in pool as GB claim nine medals
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics 2024: Summers-Newton and Kearney win gold in pool as GB claim nine medals

The Telegraph  

Maisie Summers-Newton vowed to put her new teaching CV to good use by mentoring some of the younger members of Britain’s Paralympic swimming team after confidently defending her 200m individual SM6 medley title. “I’ve definitely become more of a senior member of the team,” said a matter-of-fact Summers-Newton, who destroyed a high-quality field to roar home in 2 minutes 56.90. …

Paralympics | Day 1: China claims four golds, multiple new records set
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics | Day 1: China claims four golds, multiple new records set

China Daily  

Xinhua Updated: 2024-08-30 Large | Medium | Small Wang Xiaomei of China reacts during the award ceremony after the women's C1-3 3000m individual pursuit final of para cycling track at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 29, 2024. On the opening day of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, Chinese athletes secured four gold and one silver medals …

A World Record Has Already Fallen At Paralympics.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A World Record Has Already Fallen At Paralympics.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING American swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley started her Paralympics career with a bang on Thursday, breaking a world record in a heat. Raleigh Crossley, a former Florida State University All-American from Toms River, New Jersey, churned to a record time of 27.28 seconds in the 50-meter freestyle for the S9 class, which includes athletes with weakness, limb loss …

U.S. Paralympic swimmer responds to ‘toxic behavior’ after her silver-medal finish
6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Paralympic swimmer responds to ‘toxic behavior’ after her silver-medal finish

LA Times  

U.S. swimmer Christie Raleigh-Crossley won silver in a women’s 50-meter freestyle at the Paris Paralympic Games on Thursday. Raleigh Crossley described what she called “ongoing harassment that I’ve been enduring for the past two years, since I entered para swimming.” Olympics For visually impaired parathletes, sound and touch guide their passions Visually impaired parathletes share how they rely on sound …

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Top 10 athletes who have won most gold medals at Summer Paralympic Games
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Top 10 athletes who have won most gold medals at Summer Paralympic Games

The Hindu  

The 17th edition of the Summer Paralympic Games is set to be held in Paris, France, from August 28 to September 8. Here is the list of top 10 Paralympians with the most gold medals at the Summer Paralympic Games: Trischa Zorn-Hudson - 32 gold medals FILE PHOTO: American para swimmer Trischa Zorn-Hudson. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES French para …

Meet Jody Cundy, the Paralympic champion going for gold on Strictly 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Meet Jody Cundy, the Paralympic champion going for gold on Strictly 2023

The Independent  

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On this day in 2014: Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans win historic gold medal
2 years ago

On this day in 2014: Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans win historic gold medal

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On this day in 2016: Kadeena Cox wins medals in two sports at Paralympics
2 years, 6 months ago

On this day in 2016: Kadeena Cox wins medals in two sports at Paralympics

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Rescues, romance, history: Top moments from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Rescues, romance, history: Top moments from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Firstpost  

As the Paralympic Games draw to a close on Sunday, here’s a recap some of the stories that will be remembered: Tokyo: A secret evacuation from Kabul, a new British record and a post-race proposal — there was no shortage of memorable moments at Tokyo’s Paralympics, held after a year-long pandemic postponement. As the Games draw to a close on …

Tokyo Paralympics: Charlotte Henshaw finally reaches top of podium as para-canoe gamble pays off
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Paralympics: Charlotte Henshaw finally reaches top of podium as para-canoe gamble pays off

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Ellie Simmonds: A look at British swimmer’s Paralympic record
3 years, 6 months ago

Ellie Simmonds: A look at British swimmer’s Paralympic record

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Ellie Cole wins 17th Paralympic medal in Tokyo, becoming Australia's most decorated female Paralympian
3 years, 6 months ago

Ellie Cole wins 17th Paralympic medal in Tokyo, becoming Australia's most decorated female Paralympian

ABC  

Ellie Cole's second relay medal at the Tokyo Paralympics has made her Australia's most decorated female Paralympian, with 17 medals from four Games. The 29-year-old swam the lead-off backstroke leg of Australia's 34-point 4x100m medley relay on Thursday night, with the team coming home with bronze behind the US and Russian teams. Cole also won silver in the 4x100m freestyle …

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Records tumble from pool to track on day six
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Records tumble from pool to track on day six

Firstpost  

Records have been falling on a daily basis at the Tokyo Games, and Norway’s Kashafali on Sunday became the fastest 100m runner in Paralympic history when he crossed the line in 10.46sec in the T12 final. Tokyo: China’s youngest Paralympian broke her own world record in the pool in Tokyo on Monday, a day after Norwegian former refugee Salum Ageze …

Paralympics day five: Hannah Cockroft’s sixth career gold leads GB medal rush
3 years, 6 months ago

Paralympics day five: Hannah Cockroft’s sixth career gold leads GB medal rush

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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Bebe Vio repeats Rio gold; Tatyana McFadden wins 18th medal
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Bebe Vio repeats Rio gold; Tatyana McFadden wins 18th medal

Firstpost  

McFadden took bronze in the women’s T54 5,000m to extend her streak of finishing on the podium in every Paralympic race she has entered since 2008. Tokyo: Fencing icon Beatrice “Bebe” Vio successfully defended her women’s Paralympic gold on Saturday as US wheelchair racing legend Tatyana McFadden won her 18th Paralympic medal. Vio, one of the world’s best-known Paralympians, was …

Four gold and two silver medals added to the Netherlands’ Paralympic wins
3 years, 7 months ago

Four gold and two silver medals added to the Netherlands’ Paralympic wins

NL Times  

Dutch Paralympic athletes won an additional six medals on Thursday. Tandem duo Imke Brommer and Larissa Klaassen were the first to score a gold medal when they came in first place at the one-kilometer time trial finishing with a time of 1 minute and 5.291 seconds. Dutch swimmer Rogier Dorsman also won gold on Thursday in the 400-meter-freestyle with a …

Paralympics 2016: Britain reign supreme in pool as Ellie Simmonds leads triple gold-haul
8 years, 6 months ago

Paralympics 2016: Britain reign supreme in pool as Ellie Simmonds leads triple gold-haul

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Ellie Simmonds expects higher standards at 2016 Paralympics but targets increasing her medal haul in Rio
8 years, 10 months ago

Ellie Simmonds expects higher standards at 2016 Paralympics but targets increasing her medal haul in Rio

Daily Mail  

Ellie Simmonds expects Rio 2016 to be the toughest Paralympics she has competed at yet but has her sights firmly set on adding to her gold medal haul. Ellie Simmonds expects Rio 2016 to be the toughest Paralympics she has competed at yet Following Monday's announcement, Simmonds said: 'It is incredible to know I am going to my third Paralympics. …

More Paralympic gold for Australia
12 years, 6 months ago

More Paralympic gold for Australia

ABC  

The Paralympic gold medals continue to pour in for Australia with wins in track cycling, equestrian, swimming and athletics on Day Three of the Games in London. After setting a new world record in qualifying, Gallagher saw off the challenge of Briton Jon-Allan Butterworth to win gold in the men's 4000m individual pursuit. Meanwhile, Paris claimed bronze and set a …

London 2012 Paralympics: Ellie Simmonds wins gold in 400m freestyle
12 years, 6 months ago

London 2012 Paralympics: Ellie Simmonds wins gold in 400m freestyle

Daily Mail  

Simmonds smashes 400m freestyle world record as she takes GB's second Paralympic gold in the pool Forget the dreary days of July and August when the Aquatics Centre was an arena of disappointment for underperforming British swimmers. Ellie Simmonds smashed the world record by five seconds on her way to 400m gold 'The roar of the crowd gave me that …

Yesterday at Paralympic Games: Fury at Velodrome as Jody Cundy is thrown out of competition
12 years, 6 months ago

Yesterday at Paralympic Games: Fury at Velodrome as Jody Cundy is thrown out of competition

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