Eight foot Paralympian is so tall he’s been forced to sleep on the floor
He’s the seventh tallest human in recorded history An eight-foot tall Paralympian is too tall to fit into any of the beds at the athletes village for the Paris Games. Morteza Mehrzadselakjani is a player on the Iranian sitting volleyball team, and is currently competing in Paris alongside his teammates at the 2024 Paralympics. At […]
1 year ago
Team GB finish second at the Tokyo Paralympics
They added two more medals on the final day of the games. Team GB’s Paralympians have finished second in the medal table at the Tokyo Paralympics, winning medals in all but one of the sports they competed in. On Sunday, which was the final day of competition, Team GB won two more bronze medals to […]
4 years ago
Paralympics: These are Great Britain’s gold-medal hopes
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games get underway on August 24 – here’s who to watch and how to do it The golden glow of the Tokyo Olympics may have faded since Team GB collected their 65-medal haul, but the games are only just beginning for our Paralympians. The starter’s pistol is set to fire […]
4 years ago
Paralympian withdraws from Tokyo after being denied a care assistant
Paralympian denied personal care assistant Becca Meyers, a deaf and blind paralympic swimmer, has withdrawn from Tokyo 2020 after officials refused her request to bring along her mother as her care assistant. Officials stated she had to use the same care assistant as thirty-three other Olympians during her time in Japan. Twenty-six-year-old Meyers has previously […]
5 years ago
Paralympian Olivia Breen outraged after being told sprint briefs ‘too short and inappropriate’
Paralympic world champion Olivia Breen said she was left speechless Double Paralympic world champion Olivia Breen has been left ‘speechless and outraged’ after being informed her briefs were both ‘too short and inappropriate’ by an official at Sunday’s English Championships. Breen told The Guardian she was wearing Adidas’ official 2021 briefs, and brought into question […]
5 years ago
All the big names missing from the Tokyo Olympics – and why
The Tokyo games get underway next week but some of the world’s top athletes, including Sir Mo Farah and Usain Bolt won’t be in the starting blocks After a year-long delay, the starter’s pistol is set to fire at the Tokyo Olympics on July 23 under strict Covid restrictions. But the pandemic isn’t the only reason […]
5 years ago