All posts tagged: Paralympics

Paralympics Photo of the Day: A Final Game Beneath the Eiffel Tower

Paralympics Photo of the Day: A Final Game Beneath the Eiffel Tower

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Christophe Ena / AP The teams of France and Argentina compete during the blind-football gold-medal match in Paris on the last day of the 2024 Paralympic Games. After reaching a 1–1 draw in regular time, France went on to win the game and the medal in a penalty shootout. Previously: September 7: A Vampire Who Bites Medals September 6: A Show of Camaraderie September 5: Double Gold September 4: Winding Up a Powerful Throw September 3: A Dodge and Parry Source link

Paralympics Photo of the Day: A Vampire Who Bites Medals

Paralympics Photo of the Day: A Vampire Who Bites Medals

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David Ramos / Getty Gold-medalist Mauricio Valencia of Team Colombia poses for a photo during the medal ceremony for the men’s shot put F34 final on day 10 of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games. Valencia had his canine teeth modified to look like fangs in order to break down any stereotypes people may have about Paralympic athletes. He says, “I didn’t want to have the same smile as the rest of the world. I’ve always said that Paralympic sport has to be a spectacle.” Previously: September 6: A Show of Camaraderie September 5: Double Gold September 4: Winding Up a Powerful Throw September 3: A Dodge and Parry September 2: Tears of Gold Source link

Paralympics Photo of the Day: Tears of Gold

Paralympics Photo of the Day: Tears of Gold

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Franck Fife / AFP / Getty Gold medalist Nicholas Bennett of Team Canada celebrates during the victory ceremony for the men’s SB14 100-meter breaststroke final event at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, on September 2, 2024. The SB14 classification is for swimmers with an intellectual impairment. Bennett, who is autistic, won his second medal of the games, and Team Canada’s first gold medal of the 2024 Paralympic games. Previously: September 1: The Hazards of Blind Football August 31: A Para-archer Lines Up a Shot August 30: A Long Jumper With Wings August 29: A Perilous Challenge August 28: A Flying Cauldron Source link

Paralympics Photo of the Day: The Hazards of Blind Football

Paralympics Photo of the Day: The Hazards of Blind Football

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Steph Chambers / Getty Hicham Lamlas of Team Morocco collides with Maximiliano Espinillo of Team Argentina during a men’s preliminary group B blind football match on day four of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Eiffel Tower Stadium. Blind football is played between two teams of five, made up of four vision-impaired outfield players wearing blindfolds and a goalkeeper who is sighted or partially sighted. Players keep track of the ball by listening for a bell inside and pay attention to strategic cues shouted by their goalkeeper. Even with the amazing spatial awareness on display, not every collision can be avoided. Previously: August 31: A Para-archer Lines up a Shot August 30: A Long Jumper With Wings August 29: A Perilous Challenge August 28: A Flying Cauldron Source link

Children’s Books About the Paralympics, Plus Two New Releases

Children’s Books About the Paralympics, Plus Two New Releases

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Chang’e on the Moon by Katrina Moore, illustrated by Cornelia Li, translated by Jaime Chu I collect picture books that retell myths and folklore, and I am thrilled by this gorgeously illustrated new retelling of the Chinese myth “Chang’e on the Moon.” Chang’e and her husband, Hou Yi, live in peace and love one another dearly. Hou Yi is an expert archer, and when too many suns begin appearing in the sky, the Jade Emperor requests Hou Yi’s help in shooting them down. Afterward, he grants Hou Yi an elixir of immortality, but wanting to stay a mortal with his wife, he does not take it. I love Moore’s take on the ending. The end always winds up with Chang’e taking the elixir and becoming immortal and living on the moon, but I love Moore’s empathetic take on it. Back matter includes the tale translated into Chinese. This is a planned series of folktales retold from around the world, and I cannot wait to collect them all! Source link

Paralympics Photo of the Day: Drawing Her Bow

Paralympics Photo of the Day: Drawing Her Bow

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Alex Slitz / Getty Sheetal Devi of Team India competes against Mariana Zuniga of Team Chile (not pictured) during the Women’s Individual Compound Open 1/8 Elimination Match 49 on day three of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Esplanade Des Invalides on August 31. Devi, now 17 years old, was born without arms. In 2021, she was encouraged by members of the Indian army to take up archery and soon won two gold medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games. Previously: August 30: A Long Jumper With Wings August 29: A Perilous Challenge August 28: A Flying Cauldron Source link

Paralympics open, SpaceX’s civilian spacewalk

Paralympics open, SpaceX’s civilian spacewalk

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The Paralympic Symbol seen installed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, on July 17, 2024. Picture: noriox/Shutterstock A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Leading the week  The Scottish National Party will hope to reinvigorate the party’s fortunes this week as its annual conference opens in Edinburgh on Friday (August 30). Now on its third leader in two years, the party has been mired in internal strife and scandal surrounding the fraud investigation into former leader Nicola Sturgeon and her husband, Peter Murrell. And with the conference coming off the back of a troubled general election campaign which saw the party lose 39 seats in the House of the Commons, new First Minister John Swinney will be keen to reassure the party faithful he can turn the ship around and offer a new path forward in its flagging campaign for a second independence referendum. Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, now commanding the support of just nine MPs in the House of Commons, …