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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jaryd Clifford curses his luck as James Turner celebrates a record on the track at the Paris Paralympics

ABC

While Jaryd Clifford was left cursing his luck, James Turner took his turn to celebrate a performance for the ages on the track on day six at the Paris Paralympics. But there was better news for Turner soon after as he smashed his own world record en route to claiming Paralympic gold in the men's T36 400m. Clifford's narrow T13 …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hannah Cockroft pushes for equal prize money after latest Paralympics triumph

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pushing herself further

China Daily

China's wheelchair tennis player Zhu Zhenzhen is no stranger to the red clay of Roland Garros, having made the final of the recent French Open, finishing as runner-up. Last year, she claimed silver medals in both singles and doubles at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, solidifying her position as one of China's top wheelchair tennis athletes. As Zhu got to …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Curtain closes on Games as China and Ukraine star

Firstpost

Beijing’s Winter Paralympics closed Sunday following a ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors as well as stellar performances from the host nation and athletes from war-torn Ukraine. Beijing: Beijing’s Winter Paralympics closed Sunday following a ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors as well as stellar performances from the host nation and athletes from war-torn Ukraine. In his closing ceremony speech, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Ukrainians defy heartbreak to win bittersweet Paralympic golds

Al Jazeera

The war-torn country is second on the medals table, winning 17 medals so far, including six gold medals. On a bittersweet day for Ukraine, the country has won six gold medals at the Paralympic Winter Games – just as one athlete learned her father had been taken prisoner by Russian troops. In a show of girl power on International Women’s …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Want to Cross 85m Mark, Says Paralympic Javelin Throw Champion Sumit Antil

News 18

Indian para-athlete Sumit Antil, who rose to fame by smashing the World Record thrice on his way to a gold medal javelin throw in the Tokyo Paralympic Games earlier this year, has set himself a target of crossing the 80-metre mark in the next season. Antil, who won a gold medal in men’s javelin throw F64 in Tokyo Paralympics in …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Dylan Alcott, Madison de Rozario, Mr Impossible, Afghan athletes and a world of difference: The best moments of the Tokyo Paralympics

ABC

The Tokyo Paralympics have come to a close. Afghan athletes escape Kabul to make emotional debuts Hossein Rasouli and Zakia Khudadadi began the Games escaping Afghanistan - they ended them as Paralympians carrying their country's flag. Alcott is an icon of the sport and still chasing the "Golden Slam" in 2021 — all four major singles titles plus the Paralympics …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Star para-javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia says he was on verge of quitting in 2013

The Hindu

Double Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia on Tuesday said he was on the verge of quitting the sport after his pet event was excluded from the 2008 and 2012 editions but his wife convinced him to keep going. The 40-year-old Jhajharia won his first gold in the F-46 category at the 2004 Athens Paralympics and then had to wait for …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Two-time Paralympic Gold Medallist Devendra Jhajharia Aims for Third in Javelin Throw

News 18

When everybody is busy cheering for India’s new golden boy, Neeraj Chopra, there is a double gold medallist in the same discipline — far away from the limelight — fine-tuning his skills to clinch a third gold for himself and India. His is a name that not many may know, but Devendra was the one who made India proud by …

India Javelin Throw My Father Sai Paralympic Gold Devendra

3 years, 5 months ago

Devendra Jhajharia rewrites world record for Tokyo Paralympic berth

India TV News

India's greatest Paralympian, javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, rewrote his own world record once again as he punched his ticket for the Tokyo Paralympics during a national selection trial here. With that effort, he not only sealed a spot for the Tokyo Paralympics but also bettered his own world record of 63.97m, set at the Rio Games in 2016. "Today at …

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4 years, 2 months ago

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