The mixed rowing pair and the track cycling tandem Ulbricht/Förstemann win bronze. The German wheelchair basketball team beat Japan. Results and news from the Paralympics in Paris on Sunday, September 1st.
Para-cycling track: Ulbricht/Förstemann take bronze
Thomas Ulbricht and Robert Förstemann missed the first gold for the German Paralympics team. The track cycling tandem did win a medal in the 1000 m time trial in starting class B, finishing third. Read the article
Para-rowing: Krumbein/Helmich win bronze
Hermine Krumbein and Jan Helmich won a bronze medal in the mixed pairs in rowing. In the sprint to the finish on course for silver, the duo had to admit defeat to the British boat. Gold went to Australia. The German mixed four missed bronze by six hundredths of a second. Read the article
Wheelchair basketball: German women beat Japan
The German wheelchair basketball team celebrated their first victory at the Paralympics. The team of national coach Dirk Passiwan managed a 67:55 (35:25) victory against Japan. Read the article
Para-Badminton: Wandschneider plays for bronze
The secret badminton star Thomas Wandschneider is playing for bronze. The 60-year-old lost his semi-final against the 38-year-younger Chinese Qu Zi Mo 0:2 (1:21, 10:21). In the match for third place, Wandschneider will face Jaegun Jeong from South Korea on Monday. Read the article
Para-swimming: Four Germans reach the finals
Josia Topf, Gina Böttcher, Verena Schott and Tanja Scholz swam into the finals at the Paralympics in Paris on Sunday evening (01.09.2024). Bronze winner Mira Jeanne Maack missed the final in her second start in the 200 m individual medley. Read the article
Para-athletics: Müller-Rottgardt fifth in long jump
Katrin Müller-Rottgardt did not win a long jump medal in her fifth Paralympics. But she achieved her best result to date by coming fifth. Shot putter Yannis Fischer came sixth. Nicole Nicoleitzik came eighth in the 200 m. Read the article
Para-shooting: Hiltrop surprisingly fails with air rifle
Natascha Hiltrop was surprisingly eliminated in the qualification of the R3 performance class (air rifle 100 m mixed). The gold medalist from Tokyo scored 633.6 points and came ninth – only the best eight made it to the final. Tjark Liestmann and Moritz Möbius (R5) also did not make it to the finals for the medals. Read the article
