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The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the 17th Summer Paralympics, will be held in the French capital from August 28 to September 8, 2024. Hong Kong is sending a delegation of 23 athletes to take part.
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13 September, 2024
Lessons from China's history
Reflections
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Paralympians need more appreciation. Ancient China offers a lesson
People with disabilities were celebrated for their achievements in China’s past. Paralympians today deserve to be better appreciated.
21 Sep 2024 - 8:15AM
Hong Kong society
Opinion
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Paris Games and philanthropy show power of the human spirit
20 Sep 2024 - 9:30AM
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Hong Kong Sports Institute
City’s Paralympians honoured at welcome home ceremony, talk of Paris pride
19 Sep 2024 - 9:11AM
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Opinion
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Legacy of Paris Games will live on far beyond 2024
This year’s Games broke new ground, and their long-term investments will continue to benefit people and the environment in Paris and beyond.
13 Sep 2024 - 9:30AM
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Olympics, Paralympics a success for Paris but a calamity for some businesses
Many in the city’s service industry say they had one of their worst-ever summers, mainly because of security restrictions at Olympic venues.
10 Sep 2024 - 8:53PM
Olympics
Can Hollywood magic help transform the Paralympics into must-see TV in 2028?
Large crowds and record coverage have officials feeling bullish about next Games in four years.
9 Sep 2024 - 10:30PM
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Olympics
China earn more Paralympic golds than US, GB combined but enthusiasm at home low
In contrast, the Olympics were watched widely, with race against the US followed closely and Team China athletes lauded as national heroes.
9 Sep 2024 - 11:12AM
Olympics
Hong Kong leader hails city’s ‘warriors of life’ as Paris Paralympics come to end
China tops medal table once again, and in seven-time gold medallist Jiang Yuyan have another teenage swimming star.
9 Sep 2024 - 8:30AM
Olympics
Asian Games: More sponsors, better marketing among OCA chief Singh’s priorities
The Indian, 77, has been the OCA acting president since 2021, filling in for Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.
8 Sep 2024 - 10:22AM
Paralympics: Ho, Tse ‘kept believing’ in winning Hong Kong’s latest gold medal
Ho Yuen Kei and Tse Tak-wah clinched gold in the Boccia mixed pairs BC3 event as Leung Yuk-wing and Cheung Yuen won silver in BC4.
6 Sep 2024 - 10:59AM
Hong Kong pairs march closer to Paralympics gold, China all but win medal race
Wang Ziying’s wheelchair tennis gold hopes extinguished by exceptional De Groot, but Chinese player’s dream for medal lives on with bronze bid.
5 Sep 2024 - 4:17PM
While you were sleeping: China cashing in, Messi missing, PGA v LIV for TV
Investing in sport is paying off for China in Paris, while four of the world’s best golfers hope a made-for-TV match will do the same for them
5 Sep 2024 - 7:30AM
Wang Ziying, China’s first semi-finalist in Paralympic tennis, eyes a medal
She describes ‘emotional feat’ as she prepares to take on Diede de Groot of the Netherlands in the last four.
4 Sep 2024 - 3:30PM
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping: Olympic doping ban, Badosa collapse and China clean sweep
Paula Badosa manages to throw away winning position in New York, and there is a clean sweep for China in the pool in Paris.
4 Sep 2024 - 10:53AM
Editorial
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Ramp up support for our Paralympians
Hong Kong’s disabled athletes have done the city proud in Paris and deserve far more funding in their quest for more medals on the global stage.
4 Sep 2024 - 6:45AM
China make history in Paris with 4 quarter-finalists in wheelchair tennis singles
Led by breakthrough star Zhu Zhenzhen, country has 4 players in the final 8 for the first time at the Paralympics.
3 Sep 2024 - 6:30PM
Badminton World Federation (BWF)
Wheelchair badminton player Chan hit by emotion as he wins final Paralympic medal
The 39-year-old said he was proud of himself after vowing to ‘change the colour’ of his medal after picking up bronze in Tokyo 3 years ago
3 Sep 2024 - 5:30PM
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Hong Kong Sports Institute
Paris Paralympics gold a ‘dream come true’ for husband and wife Hong Kong duo
Competing in her third Games, Ho Yuen-kei takes women’s individual BC3 title, with partner Lee Wing-kit acting as her ramp operator.
3 Sep 2024 - 11:47AM
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While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping: gold, silver for Hong Kong in Paris, China tennis history
Ho Yuen-kei wins city’s second boccia title at Paralympics, Chinese quartet into last 8 of wheelchair tennis, and Ronaldo is not quitting yet.
3 Sep 2024 - 7:38AM
Loung calls winning Hong Kong’s first gold of Paralympics ‘amazing’
Boccia athlete John Loung beats South Korea’s Jung Sung-joon 4-1 in the men’s individual BC1 event, with teammate Cheung Yeun taking silver in the women’s BC4 final.
2 Sep 2024 - 10:24PM
Hong Kong sports
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14-year-old Hong Kong swimmer wins Paralympic bronze
With two swimming medals now in the bag, Hong Kong is expecting more golds in boccia and badminton.
2 Sep 2024 - 6:03PM
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14-year-old Hong Kong swimmer wins Paralympic bronze
2 Sep 2024 - 5:33PM
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Paralympics: Jetze Plat claims third consecutive triathlon gold despite delay
The 33-year-old Dutchman finished in a time of 58 minutes, 16 seconds to defend titles from Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
2 Sep 2024 - 4:32PM
Like at Olympics, Paralympics triathlon postponed due to River Seine pollution
Weather has affected quality of water as Para Games follows Olympics in postponing event.
1 Sep 2024 - 12:18PM
Language Matters
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Why ‘Paralympics’ is more inclusive now than when word was coined
The Paralympic Games began as a sports competition for paraplegic soldiers, and the name reflected that. Over time, the term has evolved along with the multisport competition itself.
2 Sep 2024 - 4:23PM
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping: Haaland hat-trick, Norris on pole, China gold rush
The English Premier League title race might already be over, but Lando Norris could be about to turn F1 into a sprint finish.
1 Sep 2024 - 7:30AM
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping: EPL spending tops US$2.4 billion, China athletics gold
Manchester United sign a midfield, just not the one we all expected, and Zheng Qinwen is roared to victory at the US Open.
31 Aug 2024 - 10:30AM
Taylor Swift
Klopp has message for TV execs at Paralympics, and makes Taylor Swift comparison
Former Liverpool manager is in Paris to cheer on his friend, the footballer turned para-badminton player Wojtek Czyz.
30 Aug 2024 - 10:00PM
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