North Korea To Field Paralympics Team
North Korea will participate in the Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, according to South Korea’s news agency. The two countries ...
Tag: Paralympic Games
Horton, Sun Clash Gets World Swimming Champs Off To A Bang
Australia's Mack Horton and China's Sun Yang will resume their bad-tempered rivalry in the pool when the swimming section of ...
Paralympic Athlete Passes On
Paralympic athlete, Abdullah Hayayei, has died while preparing for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London, the International Paralympic ...
LA Aims For 2024 Games, But Keeps 2028 In Mind
US Olympic Committee officials are working on the possibility of Los Angeles being offered the 2028 Olympics while focusing on ...
IPC ‘greatly Encouraged’ By Progress For Next Games
IPC chief Xavier Gonzalez said he was impressed with the "commitment and enthusiasm" shown by Tokyo The International Paralympic Committee ...
WADA Records 14% Rise In Doping Sanctions
More than 1,900 athletes were sanctioned for doping in 2015, new World Anti-Doping Agency figures show. The 1,929 punishments for ...
Swimmer Abeiku Jackson Smashes 50m Freestyle, Breaststroke Records
Teenage swimmer Abeiku Gyekye Jackson has set new national records in 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events at a school’s ...
Sports Ministry Owes Me $11,500
Powerlifter Charles Nattey who represented Ghana at the Paralympic Games in Brazil last year is pleading with the government to ...
Andy Murray & Mo Farah Knighted In New Year Honours List
Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Lee Pearson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger are all honoured British tennis champion Andy Murray and ...
Sanctions Extended By the International Olympic Committee
Doping sanctions against Russia have been extended until further notice by the International Olympic Committee. Measures against the country were ...
Is It Becoming A Crime To Compete For Ghana?
Is it becoming a crime to compete for Ghana? On 29th August, 2016, Sports Minister Hon. Nii Lante Vanderpuye in ...
Paralympics Closes With Cyclist Tribute
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening. Singers, dancers ...
Iranian Para-Cyclist Dies Following Crash
An Iranian Para-cyclist has died after a crash during the men's C4-5 road race at the Rio Paralympics. The International ...
China Media ‘could Do Better’ On Paralympics
China media 'could do better' on Paralympics The Chinese Paralympic team has powered to the top of the medals table ...
NZ ‘blade Runner’ Beats Pistorius Record
Malone's blades were bought from donations from members of the public New Zealand's Liam Malone has broken a Paralympic Games ...
Algeria Goalball Team ‘did Not Boycott’ Games
The Algerian women's goalball team have arrived in Rio after missing their first two games against the US and Israel. ...
Brazil Police Seek To Question IOC Head
Brazilian police say they want to speak to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach about an alleged scheme to ...