All posts tagged "featured"
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPOWERLIFTING | Mongolia’s Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar Sets Paralympic Record En Route to Gold
The national hero achieved his goal of winning the Paralympic title and dedicating it to his late coach.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[ODDS AND EVENS] Paralympic Organizers Find a Way for Afghan Athletes to Safely Travel to Tokyo
After initially announcing that the Afghanistan Paralympic Committee couldn’t secure the safe departure of two athletes from Kabul, developments in recent...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Naohide Yamaguchi Captures 100-Meter Breaststroke Gold
Swimmer Naohide Yamaguchi broke his own world record and claimed Japan’s third gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics when he won...
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Baseball
/ 3 years agoBASEBALL | Chiben Wakayama Scores Early En Route to Winning National High School Title
The team from Wakayama Prefecture captured its third Summer Koshien title and first in 21 years.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoTABLE TENNIS | Ibrahim Hamadtou Inspires with Dogged Determination
The Egyptian player has no arms but that didn't stop him from mastering the sport.
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Winter Sports
/ 3 years agoICE HOCKEY | Smile Japan Advances to Quarterfinals at Women’s World Championships
Medal hopeful Japan will face defending champion U.S. in a rematch of the 2019 worlds.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Retired U.S. Naval Officer Brad Snyder Triumphs in Paratriathlon Debut
“My life’s not about winning, it’s about taking on new challenges like I did with triathlon,” Snyder said.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Japan’s Karasawa and Wada Race to Silver and Bronze in T11 5,000-Meter Event
The vision-impaired Karasawa explained: “The fellow runner is the eyes of the athlete and the strategic brain, making his role an...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoJUDO | Sounds Provide Vital Support for Visually Impaired Athletes
Rapid-fire pronouncements in a variety of languages offered clues about the tactics and second-by-second evaluations from coaches.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoPARALYMPIC ROUNDUP | Jordan’s Omar Qarada Secures His First Powerlifting Gold
The 40-year-old from Amman who owns a pair of silver medals from 2008 and 2016, raises his profile with victory in...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoWHEELCHAIR RUGBY | Japan Improves to 2-0 with Win over Denmark
Class 3.0 player Daisuke Ikezaki scores 24 tries to power gold-medal hopeful Japan.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoAs Sabre Kicks Off, Top Things to Look Out for at Paralympics’ Wheelchair Fencing
The fast-paced sport, featuring established stars and promising challengers, provided plenty of excitement on the first day of competition.
Figure Skating
Yuma Kagiyama Captures 1st Title at the Japan Championships
