Beijing 2022 a new chapter in Olympic, Paralympic history, says IOC member By: APP on March 15, 2022BANGKOK: The Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be recorded as a new chapter of Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games history, as they were held safely and successfully amid COVID-19, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. “The successful organization of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics reflected the fact that with […]
Canadian skier Brian McKeever aims for 16th Paralympic gold By: APP on March 12, 2022Zhangjiakou, China: Canada’s Brian McKeever has a chance to race into the history books and grab his 16th Paralympic gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Beijing Winter Games Saturday. The 42-year-old has already bagged two titles in the visually impaired sprint and long-distance events this week at Zhangjiakou. McKeever made his Paralympic debut at […]
China edges Canada into wheelchair curling final at Beijing 2022 By: APP on March 11, 2022BEIJING: Defending champion China qualified for the wheelchair-curling final with a 9-5 win over Canada at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games here on Friday. Skipped by the PyeongChang gold medalist Wang Haitao, China was 9-3 ahead after six ends, before Canada got two points in the seventh. With the safe play, in the end, China […]
Para snowboarder Sun wins 14th gold for host China By: APP on March 11, 2022Zhangjiakou: Para snowboarder Sun Qi, 22, won the 14th gold for host China at the ongoing Beijing Winter Paralympics in men’s banked slalom SB-LL2 here on Friday. Sun, who finished 11th in the event at PyeongChang 2018, dominated Friday’s race with the time of one minute and 9.73 seconds in his first run. It is […]
Another golden day for Austrian golden boy Aigner at Winter Paralympics By: APP on March 10, 2022Zhangjiakou, China: The 16-year-old Johannes Aigner, who comes from a family of competitive alpine skiers, bagged his second gold at the Beijing Winter Paralympics as the Ukraine team honored their country’s fallen Thursday. The visually impaired Austrian teenager and his guide Matteo Fleischmann zipped across the finish line to claim their category in the men’s […]
Yang snatches second gold from cross country sprint sitting, 10th for China at Beijing Paralympics By: APP on March 9, 2022Zhangjiakou: After winning the long-distance sitting three days ago, China’s Para cross-country skier Yang Hongqiong grabbed her second gold here on Wednesday from the sprint-sitting event, earning the host nation the 10th gold medal at the Beijing 2022. Yang finished the 1.3-kilometer race in three minutes 18.2 seconds, followed by American veteran Oksana Masters, who […]
Slushy snow and T-shirts as Winter Paralympics feels the heat By: APP on March 9, 2022Zhangjiakou, China: Cross-country skiers plowed through slushy snow wearing T-shirts on day five of the Beijing Winter Paralympics Wednesday as spring-like weather pushed temperatures well above freezing. The warm spell caught some athletes off guard on the largely manufactured snow at the Zhangjiakou cross-country event where six gold medals were up for grabs. Competitors in […]
Canadian to celebrate Paralympics gold with skydive By: APP on March 7, 2022Beijing: As he lined up for his gold-medal winning race at his debut Winter Paralympics in Beijing, Canadian snowboarder Tyler Turner pretended he was going for a skydive. The 33-year-old lost both his legs below the knee following a parachuting accident in 2017 when he landed badly after a jump from 10,000 feet (3,000 meters). […]
Farkasova wins first gold of 2022 Winter Paralympics By: APP on March 5, 2022YANQING, Beijing: Henrieta Farkasova of Slovakia grabbed the first gold medal of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games here on Saturday, bringing her collection of Paralympic golds to ten. Farkasova clocked a winning time of one minute and 19.50 seconds at the women’s downhill vision impaired race, followed by Zhu Daqing of China in 1:21.75. […]
New Zealand Paralympic Team ready for Beijing 2022 Winter Games By: APP on March 4, 2022WELLINGTON: Three Paralympic alpine skiers will represent New Zealand at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. Paralympian Corey Peters and Aaron Ewen will compete in the sitting category, and Adam Hall will take part in the standing category. The team arrived in Beijing last Saturday, and the competition gets underway on March 5. Hall and […]