Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/paralympics/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/paralympics/ 144 144 Remezcla Goes Inside the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics https://remezcla.com/features/sports/remezcla-goes-inside-the-paris-2024-summer-paralympics-nike/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:34:51 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=376982 I’ve never been a sports person. I didn’t play sports growing up and my family didn’t invest time in teaching me anything besides how much they loved the Chicago Bulls when I was growing up in Puerto Rico. It was only me getting into my thirties where I started gaining an appreciation for sports. And

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]]> Paris Olympics racing Rattana Chaiwat of Thailand in action in Men's 100m - T34 Round 1 during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at Stade de France on September 1, 2024. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) 7 Athletes From Latin America Who Dominated the Summer Paralympics This Year https://remezcla.com/lists/sports/athletes-latin-america-summer-paralympics/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:22:12 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=308597 The Summer Paralympics Games are officially over and several athletes from across the globe went back home as champions. From swimmers to taekwondo martial artists, the Latine Paralympians who competed this year were part of an impressive list of athletes who performed on the world’s biggest stage and brought pride to their countries. In all,

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]]> Paralympic_Athletes_Culture Art by Stephany Torres. Photos by: Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Carmen Mandato, and Hugo Avila Paralympic Gold Medalist Sprinter Lost Her Disability Pension Because Of a Sponsorship https://remezcla.com/sports/paralympic-sprinter-disability-sponsor/ Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:46:51 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=220300 Argentine sprinter Yanina Martinez first popped up in the news cycle after winning the 100m gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. The win snapped a 20-year gold medal drought for Argentina, turning Martinez into a national hero. Unfortunately, she is on the opposite end of the news this week, after her

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]]> Yanina_sports_wikimedia Photo is licensed under the CC BY 2.0 license. This Cuban Runner Wants to Be the First Woman to Compete in Both the Paralympic and Olympic Games https://remezcla.com/sports/omara-durand-paralympic-olympic-games/ Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:16:29 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=168597 Cuban sprinter Omara Durand is a badass on the track. This visually impaired Cuban runner won three gold medals at last year’s Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, adding to a list of victories that already included two gold medals at the 2012 London Paralympics in 100 and 400 meters, and two more at the 2015

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