Tag: Paris 2024
Paralympics: Ali Truwit Claims Swim Silver Just 16 Months After Shark Attack
In 2023, the U.S. swimmer was attacked by a shark while snorkeling in waters off the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Paralympic Games in Paris has given us human stories in nearly every event and we can now add Ali Truwit’s to a long list of stories of overcoming extreme adversity. RELATED: Paralympics: Venezuelan Clara […]
September 6, 2024
Paralympics: Venezuelan Clara Fuentes Sets Record in Weightlifting
‘I am very satisfied and happy to give this victory to Venezuela,’ said Fuentes. On Thursday, the Venezuelan Clara Sarahy Fuentes Monasterio was crowned weightlifting champion in Paris after winning in the -50 kg category, setting a Paralympic record with a lift of 124 kg. RELATED: Paralympics: Fadi Al-Deeb is the Voice of Palestine in […]
September 5, 2024
Paralympics: Iran’s Sitting Volleyball Team Has the World’s 2d Tallest Man
Morteza has turned his chronic illness into the driving force that propels Iran toward Paralympic glory. Standing at 2.46 meters tall (8 feet 1 inch), Morteza Mehrzadselakjani is not only the second tallest living man in the world but also a star in sitting volleyball. Despite suffering from a chronic illness and an accident that […]
September 3, 2024
Paralympics: Jodie Grinham Becomes the First Pregnant Athlete to Win a Gold Medal
‘It’s been a real honor to know that the baby is there,’ she commented. Jodie Grinham’s accomplishment of winning two archery medals at the Paralympic Games is remarkable on its own, but it becomes even more extraordinary considering that the Englishwoman did so while seven months pregnant. RELATED: Paralympics: Venezuelan Para-Athlete Santos Wins Gold in […]
September 3, 2024
Brazilian President Honours Paris 2024 Athletes
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 20 Olympic medallists from his country on Monday, to whom he expressed his pride in their achievements in Paris. RELATED: In a Beautiful Ceremony Closing the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Among the athletes present were the medallists Caio Bonfim, silver in the athletic march; Beatriz Souza, gold […]
August 26, 2024
Arrested Man Climbing the Eiffel Tower, Temporarily Closed for Caution
A man was arrested this afternoon while climbing the Eiffel Tower a few hours before the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, which has led to the temporary closure of the monument as a precaution. RELATED: Olympics: Cuban Yarisleidis Cirilo Wins Bronze in C1-200 Meter Canoe Competition A police source told a press agency that […]
August 11, 2024
Paris 2024: Controversial Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Clinches Medal
Algerian Imane Khelif beat the Hungarian Lucca Anna Hamori by unanimous decision (5-0) in the quarterfinals of the 66-kilogram category of the boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and secured a medal. RELATED: Criticism of Woman Boxers Who Failed Gender Test Unacceptable: Olympic Committe Khelif, 25, clearly defeated the Hungarian fighter and […]
August 3, 2024
French Justice Investigates Death Threats Against Israeli Athletes
The French justice opened an investigation for the death threats received by three athletes of the Israeli team of the Olympic Games, the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Paris said on Sunday. RELATED: Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Rehearsals Begin in Secret Location The investigation into the emails sent to these three athletes is led by […]