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Rowing | Olympic And Paralympic Qualification Regatta 2024

First Finalists Confirmed At 2024 Final Olympic And Paralympic Qualification Regatta The sun was shining and the water was glass flat as the first races of the 2024 Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta got underway. We got a sense of what is to come in the finals as some crews secured direct progression while others will have to go through further rounds. We’re expecting some epic racing on Tuesday! Sunday Results FOQR_2024 results Monday Start List FOPQR Start_list_20_May FOPQR_Start_list_summary_20_May.pdf  

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Olympics | Para climbing to be included in the LA28 Paralympic Games

Following a thorough evaluation by LA28, the IPC Governing Board approved the Organising Committee’s proposal to include Para climbing into the 2028 Paralympic Games.The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board has approved a proposal from the LA28 Organising Committee to include Para climbing into the 2028 Paralympic Sport Programme.This means that the LA28 Paralympic Games will now feature 23 sports - the 22 sports that were initially approved by the IPC in January 2023, and Para climbing which will make its Paralympic debut in 2028.In accordance with the IPC Handbook, an...

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Olympics | ‘I love life’ says Para triathlete Weir on her journey to the Paralympic start line

“I love life. I want to live forever. I want to train and race forever,”says South Africa’s Kirsty Weir, who shares her journey in Para triathlon Kirsty Weir says Para triathlon has brought her so much joy in life.ⒸKirsty Weir She could not swim and did not have her own bike when she first took up Para triathlon. But despite the challenges, training and competing have given Kirsty Weir so much joy and a sense of pride. We caught up with the South African athlete, who is aiming to qualify for her first Paralympic Games. Most of the slots will be allocated based on the World...

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Olympics | SASCOC names initial Paris 2024 Paralympic squad

On Monday, 8th July, with 51 days to go to the start of the Paralympic Games in Paris, the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) announced an initial squad of 26 to represent Team South Africa.

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Paralympics | PB for Daniels, Du Plessis retires at the Paris 2024 Paralympics

  • There was a changing of the guard in the T62 400m
  • Paul Daniels recorded a personal best and Daniel du Plessis announced his retirement after the final at the Stade de France in Paris on Friday night.
Paul Daniels recorded a personal best and Daniel du Plessis announced his retirement after the final at the Stade de France in Paris on Friday night.

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Paralympics | Simone Kruger lights up Paralympics with discus Gold for Team SA

  • All that was missing on her ever-growing CV was Paralympic gold and a Paralymoic record
  • For the past two years she has has won the world title, with the distance stretching out to 38.82m in Kobe in May.
For the past two years she has has won the world title, with the distance stretching out to 38.82m in Kobe in May.

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Paralympics | Louzanne Coetzee soaks up emotional Paris Paralympic experience

  • For the versatile runner who had bagged two medals at Tokyo 2020 and also a bronze in the W11 1500m here at the Stade de France. 
  • Coetzee and her guide Claus Kempen ran under the arch in the spectacular Invalides with the clock above them showing 3:25:53.
Coetzee and her guide Claus Kempen ran under the arch in the spectacular Invalides with the clock above them showing 3:25:53.