Etiket: disabled sports
Paralympics in Beijing – Conclusion of ARD / ZDF: The audience has rewarded the effort
Beijing (dpa) – ARD and ZDF have drawn a positive conclusion after reporting on the Winter Paralympics. An average of 512,000 viewers watched the broadcasts from both channels, according to…
Half a million PCR tests, six positive cases
Beijing (dpa) – The Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing have remained almost corona-free. According to an official survey available to the German Press Agency, 519,486 tests were taken up to…
Paralympics: German cross-country relays miss a medal
The quartet Fleig (M), Kazmaier (l), Ehler (3rd from right) and Recktenwald (2nd from right) took eighth place. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa. (Source: dpa) Zhangjiakou (dpa) – The German cross-country relays…
Paralympics: Ukrainians want to go home first
Beijing (AP) – The Ukrainian athletes will probably fly home after the Paralympics, but will not return to their apartments and houses. “They know that they cannot go into the…
Second gold: Forster dominates slalom at will
Yanqing (AP) – Anna-Lena Forster impressively won the second gold medal at the Paralympics in Beijing. The 26-year-old monoskier finished the slalom in the seated class ahead of Wenjing Zhang…
Victory in the middle distance: Golden crowning for Kazmaier
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – Golden coronation for Linn Kazmaier: After three silvers and one bronze, the 15-year-old won the middle distance in cross-country skiing at the Paralympics in Beijing. On Saturday,…
Tearful German Day in Beijing
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – Andrea Rothfuss cried uncontrollably after her redeeming medal in the fifth games. Martin Fleig fought back tears after the announcement of the end of his career, Anna-Lena…
Youngster Kazmaier just missed biathlon gold
Zhangjiakou (dpa) – 15-year-old Linn Kazmaier and Leonie Walter, three years older, each won their fourth medal at the Paralympics. Kazmaier, the youngest German participant in Beijing and the second…
Forster narrowly missed out on bronze in the giant slalom
Yanqing (AP) – Anna-Lena Forster just missed her fourth medal at the Paralympics in Beijing. In the giant slalom in the sitting class, the 26-year-old only finished fourth after two…
Giant slalom: Bronze for Rothfuss in fifth Paralympics
Yanqing (AP) – Ski racer Andrea Rothfuss also returns from her fifth Paralympics with a medal. The 32-year-old surprisingly won bronze in the giant slalom in the standing class and…