Odikpo advocates sports for peace, social devt
Renowned sports commentator, Dr. Emeka Odikpo, has urged the country’s political leaders to lead in the fight against violence using sports as the instrument.
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France throws one last party for Paris Olympics, Paralympics with parade on Champs-Élysées
The curtain came down on Paris' feel-good summer with a grand parade of French athletes on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday after the country threw one last party to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
France throws one last party for Paris Olympics, Paralympics with parade on Champs-Élysées
The curtain will come down on the Paris' feel-good summer with a grand parade of French athletes on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday as the country throws one last party to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
France foiled 3 attack plots targeting Paris Olympics, prosecutor says
French authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted the summer events, the national counterterrorism prosecutor said Wednesday.
Joyous scenes as Irish athletes welcomed home from Paralympic Games
Ireland’s team of athletes were given a rapturous welcome home by family members and fans as they arrived back from the Paralympic Games.
"Nobody Should Make Fun Of Us": Navdeep Singh, Who Suffered From Dwarfism, After Clinching Paris Paralympics Gold
Navdeep Singh, who suffered from dwarfism, endured not just the usual rigours of training but cruel taunts from onlookers while growing up in his village in Haryana's Panipat district. On Saturday, having turned those taunts into his biggest triumph on sport's grandest stage, the four feet four inches tall para athlete expressed his concerns with the indignities visited upon people whose bodies don't fit the usual moulds, and demanded "same respect" for them. The 23-year-old Indian javelin thrower won an unparalleled gold in the F41 classification at the Paris Paralympic Games.
Harvinder Singh, Preethi Pal To Be India's Flag-Bearers For Paralympics Closing Ceremony
Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preethi Pal, who made history by becoming the first-ever Indian woman to win two medals at the Paralympics, will be the country's flag bearers during the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday. Harvinder, 33, who had also scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to clinch a gold at the Paralympics to add to the bronze he won in Tokyo in 2021, said carrying the country's flag during the closing ceremony was the highest honour he could have dreamed of.