by Kevin Burton The International Paralympic Committee on Thursday bowed to growing pressures and banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from the Paralympic Games, according to the Associated Press. This reversed a decision announced Wednesday that athletes from the two countries would compete as “neutrals,” competing under the Paralympic flag and not being …
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USA Women Get Silver At Paralympics
by Kevin Burton The USA women’s goalball team will come home with silver medals after a 9-2 loss to Turkey in the Paralympic final in Tokyo this morning. The now two-time defending champion Turkey avenged its only loss of the tournament, a 4-3 loss to the US in the group stage. Asya …
USA Men’s Goalball Third In Group A
by Kevin Burton After stunning world champion Brasil yesterday, USA men’s goalball was brought crashing back to earth after an 11-1 loss to host Japan in Paralympic goalball this morning. The United States Association of Blind Athletes on its website called the win over Brasil a “statement game,” saying the USA is …
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