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Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of Paris Paralympics opening ceremony

The Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan will be one of the hundreds of torchbearers who will carry the Paralympic flame to 50...

Google launches mini-games doodle for Tokyo Paralympics celebrations

Google introduced a gaming doodle that allows players to play mini-games as part of Paralympic celebrations. It contains seven games in total. The users, designed...

Russia suspended from Paralympics, some athletes exempt: IPC

Russia's team will be suspended from the Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, but individual athletes will be allowed to compete under a neutral flag,...

Beijing unveils Winter Olympics emblems with fanfare

BEIJING: China unveiled emblems for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics inspired by Chinese calligraphy on Friday, in a star-studded ceremony featuring songs...

Blind photographer gets his vision of Paralympics

RIO DE JANEIRO: Joao Maia is one of many talented photographers covering the Rio Paralympics, but with a twist: he can't see what he shoots.

Paralympics 2016 underway in Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio de Janeiro opened the Paralympic Games on Wednesday with samba, parading wheelchairs, giant balloons -- and loud booing of Brazil's president -- at a sold-out Maracana stadium.

Paralympics Games put problems aside for gala opening

RIO DE JANEIRO: Thousands of fans and athletes will open the 2016 Rio Paralympics at a gala ceremony on Wednesday where organisers hope to draw a line under a chaotic build-up.

Russia banned from 2018 Winter Games

MOSCOW: Russia, already suspended from next month's Rio Paralympics, have also been banned for the winter edition in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018 because of a state-sponsored sports doping program.

Russia loses appeal against Paralympics ban

ZURICH: Russia has lost its appeal against a ban from next month's Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping programme, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday.

Oscar Pistorius put on suicide watch

JOHANNESBURG: Jailed murderer Oscar Pistorius has been put on suicide watch following mysterious wrist injuries that landed him in hospital earlier this month, media reported on Sunday.

Rio 2016 mascots inspired by animals and plants of Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO: Bright yellow and cat-like, with a green leaf-haired brother, the mascots for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro were launched by organizers late on Sunday.
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