The table tennis duo Grebe/Wolf secure the first German medal. The wheelchair basketball players lose in their opening match. Archer Kliem is in the round of 16. Results and news from today’s Paralympics in Paris.
Para table tennis: Grebe/Wolf in the final
The German team has already secured its first medal at the Paralympics in Paris. The table tennis duo Stephanie Grebe and Juliane Wolf made it to the finals in the WD14 starting class on Thursday (29.08.2024) and will play for gold on Friday evening. With their quarter-final victory in the morning, bronze was already secured, and in the evening the World Cup runners-up also won against the top-seeded duo Husic Dahlen/Tveiten from Norway. Read the article
Wheelchair basketball: Opening defeat for German men’s team
The German wheelchair basketball national team started with a clear defeat against top favorite Great Britain. In the 55:76 (25:32) the team of national coach Michael Engel made too many simple turnovers and lost the connection in the final quarter. Read the article
Para-Badminton: Men start the tournament with defeats
The badminton doubles Rick Hellmann and Thomas Wandschneider started the tournament with a defeat. They were defeated by the favorites Qu Zimo and Mai Jiapeng. Marcel Adam also lost in his Paralympics debut in the singles – but still smiled. Read the article
Para-archery: Kliem in the round of 16
The German individual para-archer Flora Kliem has reached the round of 16 of the Paralympics. In the qualifying round on Thursday, the Göttingen athlete finished eleventh. She scored 578 points. The victory went to the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Elisabetta Mijno with 641 points. Kliem wants to “break her curse” with another victory. Read the article
Para-cycling track: Hausberger and Senska miss bronze
The German track cyclists Maike Hausberger and Pierre Senska have reached the “small finals” for bronze in the 3000 m individual pursuit. However, both athletes lost their races there in the afternoon. Read the article
Para-swimming: Scholz in the final of the 200 m freestyle
Para-swimmer Tanja Scholz reached the final of the 200 m freestyle in the S4/5 class in the evening. Verena Schott and Philip Hebmüller were eliminated in their heats. Read the article
Para-Triathlon: Concern about water quality – all races on Sunday
The scheduling chaos at the Olympics is apparently a lesson for the Paralympics organizers. Because of the threat of unstable weather, all eleven triathlon races have been scheduled for next Sunday as a precaution. Read the article
