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In cycling at the Paralympics, high-level technology helps teams win
PARIS (AP) — Elouan Gardon was elated when he took bronze for the United States in the men’s 4000-meter individual pursuit at the Paris Paralympics. The 18-year-old cyclist rode in the C5 classification for athletes with limited to moderate movement in one arm or leg. “We...
The director of the Paralympic closing ceremony wants to turn the Stade de France into a dance floor
PARIS (AP) — The final act of the Paralympics in Paris will be a giant dance party. That’s a promise from Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies for this year's Olympics and Paralympics. Jolly says 24 DJs will perform thumping...
Australia coach fired for supporting a South Korean swimmer at the Olympics
SYDNEY (AP) — Swimming Australia has fired coach Michael Palfrey over comments made at the Paris Olympics where he said he hoped a South Korean athlete would beat Australian swimmers. Palfrey told South Korean television he hoped South Korea’s Kim Woo-min would win the men’s...
Venezuelan mother pushes her way to Paralympics record in powerlifting
PARIS (AP) — Venezuela’s powerlifting champion didn’t know when her hands would stop trembling after setting a Games record at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday. “I’m out of words, I’m emotional,” Clara Sarahy Fuentes Monasterio said after bench-pressing 124 kilograms...
NCAA champions UConn and South Carolina headed to White House to celebrate national titles
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — UConn and South Carolina are headed to the White House to celebrate their latest NCAA basketball titles. The schools announced the visits, where they will be honored by President Joe Biden, on Thursday. UConn men's basketball, which won...
Australian breaker Raygun says she felt 'panic' after public reaction to her Olympic performance
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — For Australian breaker Rachael Gunn, first came her polarizing performance at the Olympics, followed by her panic when she was chased through the streets of Paris. The 37-year-old university lecturer from Sydney — her birthday was on Monday —...
Olympic timekeeper Omega makes tweaks for the Paralympics
PARIS (AP) — About 260 Omega employees are working at this year’s Paralympics. Each worker is guided by one principle, according to chief executive officer Alain Zobrist. “Once you hit the enter key,” he said, “you can’t go back.” Omega has been an...
Hart beats Baker to Paralympic dressage gold as USA wins three equestrian medals
PARIS (AP) — Rebecca Hart won the dressage gold medal aboard Floratina at the Paris Paralympics and the United States won two other equestrian medals on Tuesday. Britain’s Natasha Baker, a six-time gold medalist, was the favorite but finished third in the Grade III category for...
French fan support at Paralympics gives athletes hope for future of disability sport
PARIS (AP) — It’s the end of the second set of a women’s sitting volleyball match between the United States and France, and the French fans are letting loose. They wave their tricolor flags in the flashing lights. Songs and cheers erupt from the packed stands at North Paris...
This transgender sprinter will compete for Italy at the Paralympics
BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — Valentina Petrillo fell in love with athletics as a 7-year-old while watching Italian sprinter Pietro Mennea win gold in the 200 meters at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. “I said I wanted to be like him,” said Petrillo, a transgender woman who was raised as a...
