The Presidential Palace held an event on Friday to wish good luck to nine Lithuanian athletes leaving for Paris to compete in the Paralympic Games, which will take place between 28 August and 8 September.
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Afganistano karatė čempionė Meena Asadi baiminasi, jog sportininkės, likusios Afganistane jau galėjo pralaimėti savo kovą dėl teisės į sportą, kuomet vėl į valdžią grįžo Talibanas.
Top officials of the Lithuanian Paralympic Committee have expressed astonishment over the lower funding to the disabled athletes than deaf athletes, also criticizing the poor focus on bringing disabled people to sports clubs and the decision to discard doctors.
Prize winners in Olympic and Paralympic games should receive equal prizes in cash in Lithuania, President Dalia Grybauskaitė has said.
Rio de Žaneiro parolimpinių žaidynių moterų F40 kategorijos rutulio stūmimo rungties čempione tapo Lauritta Onye iš Nigerijos. Jos rezultatas 8,40 m – naujasis pasaulio rekordas.
Lithuania's Paralympic national team was seen off to Rio de Janeiro at a ceremony at Vilnius Cathedral Square on Wednesday.
Lithuanian athletes are ready to go to the Paralympic Games to compete in goalball, judo, rowing, swimming and athletics competitions. To draw the public's attention to the Paralympics, Vilnius authorities have organized a Paralympics square, located near the Cathedral, where people are welcome to t...
