Fresh Faces, Big Wins: S14 Swimming Debutants Dazzle at Paris 2024
At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, 57 athletes with intellectual impairments—32 men and 25 women—took to the pool, each striving for a coveted spot on the podium. For many, this […]
Entries by Mousumi Mazumdar
Athletics: Newbies Shining On The Paris 2024 Paralympics Podium
Paris 2024 was a landmark moment for many athletes with intellectual impairments, as numerous Paralympic newcomers not only experienced their debut but also climbed the podium in triumph. Competing in […]
Thunderous Performances by Athletes with Intellectual Impairment at Paris 2024
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be remembered for the incredible feats of 157 athletes from 43 countries who competed in Athletics, Swimming, and Table Tennis. For many, it was […]
Anna McBride Battles for Two Hours Twenty Minutes To Win Gold in Women’s II1 Singles
The audience was in for a treat as the longest match of the 2024 Virtus World Tennis Championship, the II1 Women’s Singles, unfolded on the Annecy Tennis Court. In a […]
Medalists Crowned in Men’s II3 Singles and II1 Women’s Doubles at Annecy 2024
Many of the Semi-finals and final matches made their way into the Annecy tennis court today. Men’s II3 Singles The Men’s II3 Singles final was a thrilling match, as two […]
GG2023 Medalists Set for Rematch in Singles at Annecy 2024
While the world’s attention was drawn to the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, another prestigious event quietly unfolded in the scenic city of Annecy – the 2024 […]
Latif Romly Loses Gold To Matvei Iakushev In F20 Men’s Long Jump In Dramatic Finish
The final event for athletes with an intellectual impairment at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the F20 Men’s Long Jump, wrapped up with a dramatic finish at Stade de France. […]
Lenine Cunha Elected To The IPC Athletes’ Council With Highest Votes
Lenine Cunha has been elected to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes’ Council, receiving the highest number of votes from athletes in the Paralympic Village during Paris 2024. “I am […]
Karolina Kucharczyk becomes three time Paralympic Champion, Maskill Wins Her Third Gold
Karolina Kucharczyk, 33, successfully defended her Paralympic title in the F20 Long Jump at Paris 2024, winning her second consecutive gold medal. Leading from the start with 5.52m, she hit […]
Fourty three year old, Barbara Wins Her Fifth Paralympic Gold, WR for Ben and Benjamin
Day nine of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opened in spectacular fashion, with two world records and a fifth Paralympic gold for Poland’s Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac in the T20 1500m race. […]
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