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Sep 1, 2024 | record-eagle.com | Jack Leo |Jack Leo -

PARIS (AP) — Team USA’s first two para badminton players are leaving Paris with a couple more pieces of Paralympic history around their necks. Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon won silver medals in the mixed doubles SH6 classification for athletes with short stature on Monday. The two 19-year-olds lost the gold medal match to a more experienced duo from China — Naili Lin (32) and Fengmei Li (31) — at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in northern Paris.

Sep 1, 2024 | gjsentinel.com | Jack Leo |Avni Trivedi |Jack Leo -

PARIS (AP) — Team USA runner Liza Corso is leaving Paris with her second Paralympic medal, but is hopeful other rewards are in her near future. Corso won bronze in the women’s 1,500 meters T13 classification (visual impairment) on Saturday after winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 games. Corso will also continue to chase Paralympic gold while running cross country and track for Lipscomb University in Nashville.

Aug 31, 2024 | pressrepublican.com | Jack Leo |Jack Leo -

PARIS (AP) — Sitting volleyball is a Paralympic sport played close to the ground: Players scoot around the court and hit over a net that stands just under 4 feet (1.15 meters). So having the world’s second-tallest man at the front of that net can make quite the difference for an already-dominant Iranian team.

Aug 29, 2024 | lancasteronline.com | Jack Leo |Jack Leo -

PARIS (AP) — On the third day of the Paris Paralympics, medals will be handed out in seven sports on Saturday. They are archery, athletics, track cycling, swimming, shooting and table tennis. Taekwondo concludes after three days with medals being awarded in the heavyweight categories. Here’s a closer look at what to watch out for. Long comes backSwimmer Jessica Long, the second most decorated Paralympian in U.S. history, will compete on Saturday in her first event of four.

Aug 29, 2024 | bakersfield.com | Jack Leo |Jack Leo -

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