2016/09/17

Men's 200m T44 and Men's 400m T44 - Para-sprinter Liam Malone

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Liam Malone won his first Gold in the Men's 200m T44 and his SECOND Gold in the Men's 400m T44 following his Silver in the Men's 100m T44. (Check Paralympic Sport Classification if you are keen to know more about T44 and other sport classes.) Liam's great finish in the 400m T44 set a new Paralympic Record of 46.20 seconds. (From https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-standings-at-mens-400m-t43-44)...

2016/09/16

Record breaking 15 medals for New Zealand Para Swimmer Sophie Pascoe

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What an amazing achievement by New Zealand Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe!!! 5 medals (3 Gold + 2 Silver) from Rio 2016 6 medals (3 Gold + 3 Silver) from London 2012 4 medals (3 Gold + 1 Silver) from Beijing 2008 = Total 15 medals (9 Gold + 6 Silver) The details: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Gold - Women's 100m Butterfly S10 Gold - Women's 200m...

2016/09/13

Men's 100m T44 Para-sprinter Liam Malone

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New Zealand Liam Malone won a Silver Medal in the Men's 100m T44 at Rio 2016 Paralympics! Emotional para-sprinter Liam Malone pays tribute to mum after snatching Paralympic silver (Stuff.co.nz) He became an athlete only three years ago. He even had no idea if he was a fast sprinter or not. He shared his dream to get to the Paralympics on national...

2016/09/08

Hitomi Onishi - prosthetic leg with hibiscus flowers

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Hitomi Onishi, a 39-year-old Japanese athlete, is talking about how important the alignment of the prosthetic leg is. It can be adjusted precisely, but she said it is hard to keep the best alignment. She set the new Asia record for Women's 100m - T42 in June this year, and wanted to keep the exact alignment of the prosthetic leg. She kept it in...

2016/09/07

TV schedule and Video on demand guide for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in New Zealand

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Great news! Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will be on TV ONE, DUKE(free-to-air TV on Freeview Channel 13), TVNZ OnDemand and AttitudeLive, so we can watch the Paralympic Games for FREE! TV coverage details for Rio 2016 Paralympics are: From 8 - 19 September 2016 in NZ Time Rio 2016 Paralympic Games - Live and Delayed Coverage (DUKE) https://www.tvnz.co.nz/paralympics2016/schedule Rio...