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Dave Ellis’s redemption story leads British triathlon glory at Paris 2024 Paralympics

Dave Ellis and Megan Richter both won gold as Ellis’s partner Claire Cashmore picked up silver on a medal-laden day for Britain in the triathlon events

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Paralympics day five: GB gold rush continues, Japan beat USA in wheelchair rugby – as it happened

Ellie Challis and Louise Fiddes were among the golds for Great Britain, but Jonnie Peacock failed to claim a medal

The Guardian - UK

Plan To Keep Olympic Rings On Eiffel Tower Sparks Criticism

Plans by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower have been condemned by designer Gustave Eiffel's descendants and provoked a backlash from some Parisians.

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Paralympian Has To Sleep On The Floor Because He’s The World’s Second-Tallest Man

“It doesn’t matter for him whether he will lay on the floor or he’s not going to have enough to eat. In any way, he has the mind to become a champion.” The post Paralympian Has To Sleep On The Floor Because He’s The World’s Second-Tallest Man first appeared on…

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EXCLUSIVE | Avani Lekhara on her Paris Paralympic gold: 'Focused on my name going on top, not the 6.8 by the South Korean shooter'

NEW DELHI: It was a thrilling final at the Châteauroux - Final Range. Avani Lekhara, the gold medalist from the Tokyo Paralympics, remained calm as she shot her final round, scoring a 10.5. With her title defense on the line, she awaited Yunri Lee of South Korea’s final attempt in…

The Times of India

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Five things we learned on Day 4 - Sludge match

There is a ferocious battle for supremacy between The Elements and The Organisers. No matter what The Elements literally rain down on their foes, The Organisers say they will prevail. But at what cost? Why can't they all just work together?

Radio France Internationale

The sporting weekend in pictures

ParalympicsGB continued to rack up the medals in Paris, England completed a Test series win against Sri Lanka and Jack Draper progressed in New York.

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Kookaburras coach Colin Batch steps down

The Kookaburras are on the lookout for a new coach after Colin Batch stepped down following the team's disappointing quarter-finals exit at the Paris Olympics.

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Simone Biles corrects club sign that miscalculated her Olympic medal count

The all-around world champion won three gold medals and one silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics

The Independent UK

Maisie Summers-Newton wins one of Britain’s 12 golds on Paralympics super Sunday

It was a historic day for ParalympicsGB with 12 golds across all sports on a super Sunday – the most in a single day this century.

The Independent UK

Vision-impaired Ukrainian swimmer Mykhailo Serbin wins gold in record-breaking performance

Ukrainian swimmer Mykhailo Serbin, who competes in the classification for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment, defended his Tokyo title at Paris’s La Défense Arena on Sunday by winning the S11 men’s 100m backstroke, with his countryman Danylo Chufarov picking up the bronze behind him.

France 24

Hannah Cockroft pushes for equal prize money after latest Paralympics triumph

Cockroft was a class above her rivals in the women’s T34 100m final and delivered Great Britain’s first athletics gold of the Paris Games in a time of 16.8 seconds

The Independent UK

Paris Paralympics 2024: Hannah Cockroft wins 100m gold again on record-breaking day for Great Britain

ParalympicsGB won 12 gold medals on Sunday - the most successful single day this century

Evening Standard

Jody Cundy extends incredible Paralympics story as Britain win gold in velodrome at Paris 2024

Cundy defended his mixed team sprint crown with Kadeena Cox and Jaco van Gass to an eighth Paralympic medal

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Nigeria's Bolaji targets para badminton medal in Paris to honour dead coach

Nigerian para badminton player Mariam Eniola Bolaji on Sunday vowed to continue her quest to honour her former coach with a medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

The Independent UK

Maisie Summers-Newton and Brock Whiston strike gold for Britain in Paris

The pair caught the eye in the Paralympics.

France 24

The long wait for a new French prime minister

Saturday, August 31, 2024: In our first edition after the summer holidays, Alison Sargent is joined by French politics and history professor Andrew Knapp to discuss France's ongoing political deadlock. Nearly two months after snap parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron has yet to name a new prime minister, with the…

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Tom Pidcock takes MTB World Championships bronze as Alan Hatherly wins rainbow jersey

South African upgrades Olympic bronze, with Paris silver medallist Victor Koretzky finishing second in Andorra

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The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024 Paralympics day four: GB golds galore; athletics, swimming and more – as it happened

ParalympicsGB won 12 gold medals to enjoy their most successful day this century

The Guardian - UK

Olympic champion Toby Roberts’ example is sending young people up the wall

Climbing centres across the UK report surge in interest since ‘the Terminator’ struck gold in Paris

Radio France Internationale

Dirty water in River Seine forces postponement of para triathlon events

Health chiefs on Sunday postponed Paralympics triathlon competitions after tests revealed the water in the River Seine in central Paris would be unsafe for swimming.

International Business Times

Paris Zinc Roofers Seek Elusive UNESCO Heritage Status

The zinc covering the roofs of central Paris has given the French capital's skyline its distinctive grey hue for almost two centuries.

France 24

Paris seeks UNESCO cultural heritage status for distinctive zinc rooftops

The French culture ministry wants to etch the unique zinc-plated rooftops of Paris and their workers in the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Though iconic, the roofs are often criticised for their inadaptability to hot temperatures brought on by climate change.

The Times of India

Paris Paralympics: India shuttlers Mandeep Kaur, Palak Kohli eliminated

NEW DELHI: Mandeep Kaur and Palak Kohli, two Indian shuttlers, were ousted from the Paris Paralympics on Sunday. Their separate losses in the women's singles quarterfinals at La Chapelle Arena in Paris were starkly different.

The Independent UK

Paralympic triathlon events are postponed because of poor water quality in the Seine River

Paralympics organizers say triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River after heavy rainfall

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