Paralympic games

China wins home Paralympics ahead of schedule

China wins home Paralympics ahead of schedule

The Chinese Paralympic team won in the medal standings of the 2022 Games in Beijing ahead of schedule. The day before the end of the competition, the team has 17 gold, 18 silver, 22 bronze medals. The team of Ukraine is …

North Korea fires missile amid Ukrainian crisis and Paralympics

North Korea fires missile amid Ukrainian crisis and Paralympics

North Korea on Saturday fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, according to its neighbors’ militaries, apparently extending its streak of weapons tests this year amid a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the …

 Paralympics opening in Beijing without Russia

Paralympics opening in Beijing without Russia

The 2022 Winter Paralympics open Friday in Beijing, with the Russian athletes sent home. The Paralympics were set to open with a night ceremony at the “Bird's Nest” National Stadium. Chinese President Xi Jinping and …

Russian woman judo wrestler wins bronze at Tokyo Paralympics

Russian woman judo wrestler wins bronze at Tokyo Paralympics

Russian female judo wrestler Alesya Stepanyuk overpowered Japan's Yui Fujiwara in a clash for the bronze at the Tokyo Paralympics tournament for visually impaired athletes in the weight category of under 52 kilograms. This is a …

Russian cyclist Astashov captures gold at Tokyo Paralympics

Russian cyclist Astashov captures gold at Tokyo Paralympics

Russian cyclist Mikhail Astashov has won gold in men’s C1 3,000m individual pursuit final event at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Earlier on Thursday, he set a world record in the qualifying event covering the distance …

Paralympic Games: Georgian athletes aiming for medals in Tokyo

Paralympic Games: Georgian athletes aiming for medals in Tokyo

Over a dozen Georgian athletes have departed for Tokyo to compete in the upcoming Paralympic Games, aiming to improve on the medal count from the 2016 competition with an expanded squad. The Georgian Paralympic Committee said 14 …

Russia's Paralympics doping suspension conditionally lifted

Russia's Paralympics doping suspension conditionally lifted

Russian Paralympic athletes will have the chance to compete at the Paralympic games of 2020 and 2022 under the Russian flag if meet specific requirements, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Andrew Parsons …