Paralympics in winter at 16 degrees in Beijing: snow is melting
Dhe significantly rising temperatures in the two main locations of the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing are fueling concerns about the most difficult conditions over the past few days. There could be an increased risk of falling and a lack of equal opportunities. At the same time, the conditions also lead to new criticism of […]
Marco Maier wins silver in cross-country skiing in Beijing
Scross-country skier Marco Maier won his second silver medal at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. The 22-year-old from Oberstdorf was only beaten by Frenchman Benjamin Daviet in the standing class sprint final. 15-year-old Linn Kazmaier won bronze in the visually impaired class with guide Florian Baumann. “I have an incredible feeling,” said Maier, who […]
Leonie Walter wins gold for Germany
NHope for young talent Leonie Walter surprisingly won the second German gold medal at the Paralympics in Beijing. The 18-year-old triumphed in the middle-distance biathlon in the visually impaired class in 41:21.0 minutes, after shooting clean she was 3.7 seconds ahead of the Ukrainian Oxana Shishkova in a heart-stopping final. Previously, the athlete from SC […]
German dream start with Kazmaier and Forster
Dhe expected medal from the flag bearer, a silver sensation from the chick – and two other surprises as well: the German team had an unexpectedly successful start at the Paralympics in Beijing. Monoskier Anna-Lena Forster provided the template in Yanqing with silver in her supposedly weakest discipline, before in biathlon Linn Kazmaier and Marco […]
Paralympics-Aus for Russia and Belarus: Unfortunate role of the IPC
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