Canadian shot putter Greg Stewart repeats as Paralympic champion in Paris
Canada's Greg Stewart successfully defended his Paralympic title in the men's shot put F46 final on Wednesday at the Paris Games.
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Diagnosed With Rare Syndrome, Yogesh Kathuniya's Journey To Successive Paralympic Silver
Indian discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya on Wednesday said he needs to work on his mental strength of his game after clinching yet another silver medal at the Paris Paralympics, marking his fifth consecutive second-place finish since the Tokyo Games three years ago. The 27-year-old from Haryana achieved a season-best throw of 42.22m in the discus throw F-56 on Monday but admitted he has not been at his best mentally. "I have lacked in mental strength. I will have to build up more, just as it was before, in 2022. Since I got injured, due to cervical, it has come down," Kathuniya told PTI during an interaction.
India Shatters Its All-Time Paralympics Record, Medal Tally Swells To 20
India achieved its best ever medal haul in the Paralympics as it went past last edition's number of podium finishes on the back of a superlative performance by the country's track and field athletes here on Tuesday. A late evening rush of medals swelled India's tally to 20 (3 gold, 7 silver, 10 bronze) to surpass its earlier best haul of 19 medals at the Tokyo Paralympic Games three years ago. On a red-letter day for Indian para sports, the track and field athletes showcased their might for the second consecutive day at the iconic Stade de France, bagging five medals -- two silver and three bronze -- as the country ended day six of the quadrennial showpiece at 17th place.
Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei set on fire, severely burned weeks after Paris Games
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Travis Kelce Makes His Dramatic Acting Debut in the Trailer for Ryan Murphy's Grotesquerie
pulling a Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson?The superstar athlete and famous boyfriend of Taylor Swift appears to have his heart set on a future in Hollywood, and that future begins with his first-ever dramatic acting role in . The first trailer for the FX series, which stars as a detective on a gruesome, cult-adjacent mass murder case, dropped on September 4, giving us our first glimpse of the handsome NFL tight end's acting chops.Watch the Grotesquerie trailer below.The cynic in me can't help but feel like this is a stunt casting in the vein of with Murphy—especially considering Kelce introduces the trailer, teasing that viewers might see some “familiar faces”—however, that doesn't mean he won't be good! It's too soon to tell if John Cena should be worried about some competition in the meathead casting pool, but at least Kelce looks good on camera.
Paralympic newsletter: Canada's best day so far, and what to watch Thursday
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Paris Paralympics: Amisha Fails To Bag Shot Put Medal, Parmjeet Kumar Finishes 8th In Para-Powerlifting
Indian para-athlete Amisha missed out on a medal in the final of the F46 Shot Put at the ongoing Paris Paralympics, as she finished at number 14th in the medal match on Wednesday. Amisha finished at number 14th with the personal best of 9.25 m, but it was not enough to land her a position in the podium. Her first attempt turned out to be her best throw. Dominating the podium were Noelle Malkamaki of USA, who set a new world record with a throw of 14.06 m.
Bhavinaben Patel Bows Out Of Women's Singles TT Quarterfinal At Paralympics
India's challenge in women's singles table tennis at the Paralympics ended here on Wednesday after Tokyo edition's silver-medallist Bhavinaben Patel lost to China's Ying Zhou 3-1 in the class 4 quarterfinal. Bhavinaben, who became India's first-ever medal winner in the sport with her silver in the Tokyo Paralympics, fought hard in the first two games and even won the third but eventually lost to her Chinese rival 12-14, 9-11, 11-8, 6-11. Earlier, the other women's singles player in class 3, Sonalben Patel lost to Croatia's Andela Muzinic Vincetic in the round of 16.