BERLIN (Reuters) - Each sport must set its own rules on the participation of transgender athletes instead of one global rule and it must be based on scientific data, International Paralympics Committee President Andrew Parsons said on Thursday.
LONDON (Reuters) -UK Athletics and the former head of sport for a Paralympic event have been charged over the death of Abdullah Hayayei in 2017 when the Paralympic athlete was training in London, British prosecutors said on Wednesday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim congratulated national para badminton champion Cheah Liek Hou for winning Malaysia's first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Monday (Sept 2).
PETALING JAYA: World record holder, three-time world champion and now a two-time Paralympics gold medal winner.
WHILE the recent Olympics just ended with Malaysia securing two bronze medals, the Paralympics will be starting later this month, It will be an opportunity for athletes with disabilities to compete and do their best in sporting events against others.
Louis-Gabriel Nouchi, of Paris-based fashion brand LGN, took on the enormous task of creating approximately 700 items of clothing for performers with disabilities.
PARIS (Reuters) - Mariam Eniola Bolaji of Nigeria became the first African athlete to win a badminton medal at a Games - Olympics or Paralympics -when she clinched bronze in the women's singles SL3 at the Paris Paralympics on Monday.
ABOUT 260 Omega employees are working at this year’s Paralympics. Each worker is guided by one principle, according to chief executive officer Alain Zobrist.
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Abdul Latif Romly’s bid for his third straight Paralympics gold medal in the Long Jump T20 (Learning disability) category has been scuppered.
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on Malaysians to express their support for the Paralympic contingent that will fight to carry out the country's mission at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which officially opened on Wednesday (Aug 28).
PARIS (Reuters) -Zambia are expected to take part in the Paris Paralympics despite being omitted from the opening ceremony after they failed to confirm that they were travelling to the Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Thursday.
PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris 2024 Paralympics are heading towards record tickets sale as the global event continues its growth 12 years after getting a huge boost in London, although challenges remain, organisers said on Friday.
PARIS (Reuters) - Parisians are the main buyers of tickets for the Paralympic Games, organisers said, rushing to grab a second opportunity to see competitions in some of the Games' spectacular venues, after many chose to snub the Olympics or missed out on tickets.
PETALING JAYA: After being sidelined from competing at the Paris Paralympic Games, national swimmer Zy Lee Kher is pleading for help from Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo pledged her support to Ukraine on Wednesday as she welcomed a delegation of mayors from the country and said Russian and Belarusian athletes should have been banned from the Olympics and Paralympics.
NATIONAL long jumper Abdul Latif Romly (pic) will be the last Malaysian competing in athletics at the Paralympics in Paris and one can expect a strong finish.
Ma Lin's dreams of becoming a renowned pianist ended in agony when he had to have his right arm amputated as a result of a brown bear biting him -- but showing gritty resolve he has become a force to be reckoned with in Paralympic table tennis.
Gdansk (Reuters) - During halftime of Germany´s wheelchair rugby game against Canada at the Paris Paralympics, Jens Sauerbier was missing a crucial part of his wheelchair and needed a repair to continue playing.
(Reuters) - Visually impaired transgender sprinter Valentina Petrillo said she felt welcomed by her fellow competitors despite the widespread scrutiny outside of the Paralympic village in France.
BERLIN (Reuters) - A total of nine refugees will participate in the Paris Paralympics as members of the largest refugee team assembled, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Tuesday.