Summer Paralympics
Turkey breaks medal record at Tokyo Paralympic Games
Turkish athletes have bagged the 11th medal on the seventh day of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, surpassing the 10 medal-record in the 2016 Rio Games.
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Turkish Paralympic shooter Aysegül Pehlivanlar won a silver medal on Aug. 31 in the P2 women's 10m Air Pistol event. She won with a total of 234.5 points in the final.
Judoka brings Turkey’s first medal at Tokyo Paralympics
Turkey's Recep Çiftçi bagged a bronze medal in men's Judo at 60kg, defeating Marcos Dennis Blanco of Colombia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games on Aug. 27, scoring Turkey's first medal at the Games.
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The Turkish judoka dominated the contest in Tokyo, winning it 10-1.
Japanese Emperor Opened Paralympics Tokyo 2020
The Tokyo Paralympics opened on Tuesday (Aug 24) in a near empty stadium after a year-long delay, as Japan struggles with its worst Covid-19 outbreak so far, record daily cases and an overwhelmed medical system.
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Paraolympic Games Kick off in Tokyo amidst Japan's Worst Covid-19 Outbreak
The 2020 Paralympic Games will kick off in Tokyo with the opening ceremony on Tuesday as Japan struggles with its worst COVID-19 outbreak so far, record daily cases and an overwhelmed medical system.
Seven-member Slovenian Summer Paralympics team unveiled
Ljubljana – The Slovenian team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, which will take place in Tokyo between 24 August and 5 September, presented itself to the press in Ljubljana on Monday. The team featuring seven athletes in seven sports was greeted by Japanese Ambassador Hiromichi Matsushima, who wished them all the best at the games.
Turkish athletes bag medals in Paralympic sports
Turkish paralympic athletes claimed 21 medals -- including five gold -- last week during international tournaments.
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Greek Paralympic team enjoys opening of Games
Members of the delegation of Greece enjoy themselves during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, late on Wednesday.
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Meet the Turkish Superhumans
For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the 2012 London Paralympics were broadcast live by Channel 4, and the event was advertised in the U.K. media with a campaign introducing the athletes as âThe Superhumans.â
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