Paralímpicos

El paranadador brasileño Gabriel Araújo, conocido como Gabrielzinho, recibió el premio de la fundación Laureus al deportista con discapacidad del año en una ceremonia celebrada en Madrid el lunes (20). Ganó tres medallas de oro en el Campeonato Mundial de Paranadación 2025 y en los Juegos Paralímpicos de París 2024. Es el segundo brasileño en ganar en esta categoría, después de Daniel Dias.

13 de marzo de 2026 Reportado por IA

Canada's wheelchair curling team made history at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics by finishing round-robin play with a perfect 9-0 record, the first team to do so in the event's history. They secured the top seed with wins over the United States and South Korea on Thursday. The team now faces South Korea in Friday's semifinals.

Choi Sa-ra of Hyundai Ezwel competed in her third event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games despite a knee injury. She missed the podium but expressed no regrets about her participation. The event took place on Monday.

11 de marzo de 2026 Reportado por IA

Sydney Peterson of Minnesota claimed her first individual Paralympic gold medal in the women's 10km classic standing cross-country skiing event at the Milan Cortina Games. The 23-year-old skier finished in 29 minutes and 49.2 seconds, edging out Norway's Vilde Nilsen by two seconds. This victory marks her second medal of the Games, following a silver in the standing sprint on Tuesday.

Japan's mixed doubles wheelchair curling team, the reigning world champions, suffered a 10-4 defeat to Latvia in their seventh round-robin match on March 9 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, ending their medal hopes and semifinal chances.

9 de marzo de 2026 Reportado por IA

Canada's mixed wheelchair curling team secured a dramatic victory over Great Britain at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Paralympics, scoring three points in the final end to improve to 2-0. Skipped by Mark Ideson, the team celebrated on International Women's Day, highlighting players Ina Forrest and Collinda Joseph.