Tens of thousands cheered, clapped, danced and sang to celebrate French athletes and to relive, one last time, the Games that uplifted a nation.
Tag: Paralympic Games
Paris Throws a Final Olympics Bash
Tens of thousands cheered, clapped, danced and sang to celebrate French athletes and to relive, one last time, the Games that uplifted a nation.
Against This Mighty Paralympic Team, a Close Loss Can Feel Like a Win
Other teams give themselves an A for effort after playing the Dutch women’s wheelchair basketball team, the favorite for the gold medal at the Paris Games.
In the Paralympic Fix-It Shop, Plenty of Fractures but No Blood
Repair technicians at the Paris Games fix everything from bent wheelchair frames to broken sunglasses.
The Quiet Collaboration Between Paralympic Athletes and Their Assistants
For competition partners who share the mutual goal of winning medals, eye contact or a simple touch can be all the communication that’s needed.
Paris Is Utopia for Paralympians Until They Leave the Athletes’ Village
The city built highly accessible accommodations for competitors in the 2024 Paralympic Games. But the rest of Paris remains difficult to navigate.
Disabled Japanese Are Often Invisible. Will Paralympics Bring Lasting Light?
Tokyo improved its infrastructure before the Games, but activists wonder how long the focus will continue in a country with a long history of excluding people with disabilities.
How 2 Afghan Paralympians Defied the Odds to Get From Kabul to Tokyo
Their evacuation and eventual arrival in Japan involved multiple stops and many helping hands.
Overlooked No More: Randy Snow, Paralympic Champion of Wheelchair Tennis
He won gold medals in singles and doubles at the 1992 Games in Barcelona and was the first Paralympic athlete to be inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame.
Japan Halts 1.6 Million Doses of the Moderna Vaccine Over Contamination Worries
The problem comes as the country, which initially struggled to get its inoculation program into full gear, confronts its worst wave of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.