Just 16 months after swimming for her life after being bitten by a shark while snorkeling in the ocean, USA’s Ali Truwit won a silver medal in her Paralympic debut.
Australian break dancer Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun, is apologizing to the breaking community for the backlash her Paris Olympic performance brought to it.
By By CIARÁN FAHEY and TOM NOUVIAN AP Sports Writers
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.
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.
Brittney Griner had been sentenced to nine years behind bars for drug possession and smuggling in Russia, spending 10 months in jail before she was part of a high-profile prisoner exchange in December 2022.