Olympian1010 7,470 Posted March 6, 2020 #191 Share Posted March 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, thiago_simoes said: I've just discovered paralympic powerlifting and I'm in love with this sport. It's so exciting to watch! I never trusted weightlifting after so many doping scandals, so I could never get into it, but powerlifting is absolutely amazing! Yeah para-powerlifting is quite fun. I really find most of the Para-sports to be highly entertaining affairs. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GER-PJ 64 Posted March 7, 2020 #192 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Have anyone a official statement for African Goalball Championship about the winners? I think both Algerian team have qualified for the Paralympic Games, but is it right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,284 Posted April 1, 2020 #193 Share Posted April 1, 2020 https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/385253-nigerian-paralympic-gold-medalist-ndidi-nwosu-is-dead.html Rio Power lifting Gold Medalist and 2018 Commonwealth Games Champion has died with 40 years of age the 2nd dramatic death of a Paralympuc Champion in power lifting in just few weeks RIP ? hckošice and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,284 Posted April 2, 2020 #194 Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) Paralympic Games · We are sad to report the passing of four-time Paralympic boccia champion Dirceu Pinto. Dirceu won individual and pairs gold at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012, and achieved mixed pairs silver in front of a home crowd at Rio 2016. Dirceu was 39. Our heartfelt condolences to Dirceu's friends, family and team mates. #RIP campeão. Edited April 2, 2020 by thepharoah hckošice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted April 2, 2020 #195 Share Posted April 2, 2020 It’s been an unbelievably sad month for the Paralympics movement. 2020 really is the worst year thepharoah 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,785 Posted June 19, 2020 #196 Share Posted June 19, 2020 former autosport driver and multiple paralympic champion Alex Zanardi earlier today suffered a terrible accident with his handbike (apparently, he crashed against a truck ) and now he's in grave life danger... right now he's having a very complicated neurological operation after suffering a hard head trauma... c'mon, man! if there's someone who can survive something like this, it's you! Sindo, Gianlu33 and Olympian1010 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted August 10, 2020 #197 Share Posted August 10, 2020 A nice “feel good” story from the LA area. hckošice 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted August 18, 2020 #198 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Hopefully Para Bobsleigh will be added to the 2026 Winter Paralympics. It was originally supposed to debut in 2022, but the IPC decided some criteria for inclusion weren’t met. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1097429/para-bobsleigh-2026-winter-paralympics “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted August 21, 2020 #199 Share Posted August 21, 2020 When I was archiving results recently, I came across a database set up by the IPC to document the results from all of the editions of the Paralympic Games. It reminds me lot of a Olympedia actually. It’s pretty user friendly, and not too difficult to navigate. Here’s a link for those interested: https://db.ipc-services.org/sdms/hira I’ve really enjoyed reading through the results of the earlier editions. The most surprising result I’ve seen so far is Jamaica’s silver medal in Women’s Wheelchair Basketball in 1972. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted August 24, 2020 #200 Share Posted August 24, 2020 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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