Category: OLYMPIC
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Didukh Lead Ukraine to Paralympic Glory
Rio de Janeiro, Sept 16, 2016: Paralympic Glory, Ukraine’s Viktor DIDUKH has led the Ukrainian team to claim Gold at the Men’s Team Class 6-8 event today, 16 September, at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Playing surprise finalist Sweden in the fight for a Paralympic Gold medal, DIDUKH paired up with teammate Maxym NIKOLENKO to…
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Kadeena crowned champion on different tracks
Rio de Janiero, Sept 14, 2016: Great Britain’s Kadeena Cox can call herself a Paralympic champion on two separate tracks. Four days after winning gold at the Rio Olympic Velodrome, the 25-year-old added the women’s 400m T38 title on Wednesday (14 September), day seven of athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. “I crossed the…
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IOC sanctions four athletes
Lausanne, Sept 13, 2016: Four Athletes, The protection of clean athletes and the fight against doping are top priorities for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as outlined in Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC’s strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement. To provide a level playing field for all clean athletes at the Olympic…
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Confirms attack by Russian cyber espionage group
Montreal, Sept 13, 2016: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that a Russian cyber espionage group operator by the name of Tsar Team (APT28), also known as Fancy Bear, illegally gained access to WADA’s Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) database via an International Olympic Committee (IOC)-created account for the Rio 2016 Games. The group…
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Paris 2024 launches ‘Tour of France’ to promote bid
By Robert Fawdon, Marseille, France: Sept 13, 2016: With one year to go until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decides which city will host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024 has today launched a ‘Tour of France’ – an initiative that will see bid leaders touring cities in France outside of the Paris…
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Lepiato takes gold with high-jump world record
Rio de Janiero, Sept 12, 2016: Poland’s Maciej Lepiato raised the bar in the men’s high jump T44 as he set a new world record to seal gold on Monday (12 September) at the Rio Paralympic Games. The 28-year-old, who finished top of the podium four years ago, added one centimeter on to the world…
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GB takes command of para-equestrian team
By Rob Howell, Rio de Janiero, Sept 12, 2016: Great Britain took control of the team competition at the Rio 2016 para-dressage on Monday, with London 2012 double gold medallist Sophie Christiansen winning the grade Ia team test with a massive 77.522%. Riding Athene Lindebjerg, Christiansen scored the highest marks of the entire competition so…
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Devos makes history Youngest Champion
Rio de Janeiro, Sept 11, 2016: Belgium’s Laurens DEVOS has made history in Rio to become the youngest ever Paralympic Games table tennis Champion, at 16 years and 28 days old, with his victory in the Men’s Class 9 Gold medal match held tonight at Riocentro Pavilion 3. The young Belgian who has cerebral palsy,…
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Paris scores highly in new PwC “Cities of Opportunity”
By Robert Fawdon, Sept 8, 2016: Paris, the French capital city bidding to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been placed fourth in the new PwC “Cities of Opportunity” global report which benchmarks the qualities that make business, finance and culture capitals successful. The report had a particular focus on education, transport, health,…
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Ibrahim Hamadtou Becomes a Paralympian
Lausanne, Sept 8, 2016: Today 8 September 2016, Ibrahim HAMADTOU (EGY) completes his mesmerizing rise from an internet sensation to a Paralympian. HAMADTOU was the star of the ‘Impossible is Nothing’ YouTube video:https://youtu.be/aDdh2439hnU that has over 2.3 million views and was picked up by every major media agency and TV channel around the world. The…