The power of the human spirit outshined the Eiffel Tower from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, when 4,400 para athletes competed in 22 sports and 549 events, in front of 3.4 million spectators at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Surmounting the limitations of disability, the Paralympians rushed toward the...
Para swimmer Ernie Gawilan and para archer Agustina Bantiloc were named as the country’s flag-bearers in the opening ceremony of the 17 th Paralympic Games on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. Gawilan and Bantiloc will join four other...
PARIS (AFP) -- Athletes from Russia and Belarus who are competing under a neutral banner at the Paralympics in Paris will not be permitted to take part in the opening or closing ceremonies, according to guidelines issued by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Wednesday, March 6. The...
A total of 287 persons with disabilities (PWDs) participated in the Taguig Paralympics 2023 held at the Taguig City University Auditorium in Barangay Central Bicutan on May 6. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano joined the event and said the city government supports the PWDs in the city. Mayor Lani...
The spirit and festivity of the Southeast Asian Games returned to Tagaytay City on a cool and breezy Monday morning, March 27, with athletes and sports and foreign dignitaries taking turns at celebrating the Torch Relay for Cambodia’s hosting of the Games’ 32nd edition in May. From...
This handout photo taken and released on March 4, 2022 by the NPC Ukraine delegation shows delegation members holding banners to call for peace prior to the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing. (AFP) Athletes paraded through Beijing's...
Screenshot from PSA Forum Ernie Gawilan, Jerrold Mangliwan and Gary Bejino all agreed their Tokyo Paralympics experience boosted their morale in future tournaments despite failing to bring home a medal. The three para athletes said the lessons they’ve learned in their Paralympics participation go...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez and the commissioners thanked all of the six Filipino Paralympians, coaches, officials, and support staff after the delegation wrapped up its Tokyo Paralympic Games campaign Sunday “They were exceptional and dedicated...
Australia's Curtis McGrath reacts after a heat of the canoe sprint men's va'a single (VL3 200m) during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo on September 2, 2021. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) Australian canoeist Curtis McGrath lost his legs in Afghanistan, but said...
Jerrold Mangliwan Wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan capped off the Philippine team’s campaign in the Tokyo Paralympics after finishing eighth and last in the men’s 100-meter T52 event. Mangliwan timed 20.08 seconds behind eventual gold medalist Raymond Martine of the United States, who clocked...
Screen grab from Paralympic Games YouTube Channel Gary Bejino ended his Tokyo Paralympics campaign Friday with a last-place finish in the men’s 100-meter backstroke S6 at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Bejino clocked 1 minute and 28.87 seconds for 20 th place, 14.72 seconds behind top qualifier Jia...
Photo from PSC Paralympian table tennis medalist Josephine Medina passed away Thursday, Sept. 2. She was 51. No details were available at the moment, but the Philippine Table Tennis Association (PTTA) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) confirmed this development. "The PTTF Family would like...
