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Olympics and Paralympics

At Paralympics, women are blazing trails in male-dominated and roughest of sports, wheelchair rugby

At Paralympics, women are blazing trails in male-dominated and roughest of sports, wheelchair rugby

Sarah Adam is the first American woman to compete at the Paralympics in wheelchair rugby. She was in the starting lineup when Team USA kicked off its campaign on Thursday — against familiar foe Canada. Other women in wheelchair rugby are barrier-busting, too. Australia has an unprecedented three women on its 12-player team in Paris. Denmark, Germany and Japan also have female players, leaving host nation France, defending champion Britain and Canada as the only teams that don’t.
by The Associated Press

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Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris

Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris

Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris where French President Emmanuel Macron officially declared the Paralympic Games open.
by The Associated Press

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Meet 13 Minnesota athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris

Meet 13 Minnesota athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris

Athletes with Minnesota ties will compete in the Paris Paralympic games Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, matching up with the best in the world in sports like sitting volleyball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, para swimming, para track and field and more.
by Matt Mikus

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The Paralympic Games are starting. Here’s what to expect as 4,400 athletes compete in Paris

The Paralympic Games are starting. Here’s what to expect as 4,400 athletes compete in Paris

The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days. Paris just hosted the Olympics and it again provides the backdrop for what promises to be a spectacle.
by The Associated Press

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With the Paralympics one week away, bronze-winning Minnesotan prepares to swim, bike and run in France

With the Paralympics one week away, bronze-winning Minnesotan prepares to swim, bike and run in France

Veteran and Eden Prairie native Melissa Stockwell is competing in the triathlon in Paris next week. It will be her fourth Paralympic Summer Games.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Lynx pride in Paris: Coach Reeve reflects on Olympic basketball win as WNBA season resumes

Lynx pride in Paris: Coach Reeve reflects on Olympic basketball win as WNBA season resumes

“Not everything went perfectly, I can tell you that, but we have great players that have been in difficult moments, and they came through in the end,” Team USA and Minnesota Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve said.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Breaking community defends b-girl Raygun and is hopeful for return to Olympic program

Breaking community defends b-girl Raygun and is hopeful for return to Olympic program

In a show of support on Sunday, the head judge of the breaking competition said 36-year-old university professor Rachael Gunn was just trying to be original. And the breaking federation says it has offered mental health support in the wake of online criticism.
by The Associated Press

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