- PARIS:
Pakistan's premier athlete at the Paralympics Haider Ali will be representing the country as he also bears the flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympics at La Concorde and on Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris.
The 37-year-old has been a legend for Pakistani sports as in Tokyo he also became the first Pakistani ever to win a gold medal at the Paralympics. He will be competing in the F37 category discus throw that will take place on September 6.
Previously he also won a gold medal at the Para Asian Games 2023. He had been training in Islamabad and continued to train once he arrived in Paris on August 26.
Ali made history for Pakistan in 2008 when he won the silver medal in Beijing and a bronze in Rio.
He is accompanied by his coach Akbar Mughal in Paris along with Chef de Mission Ahmad Shami.
Haider's category F37 is for field athletes who are competing with moderately affected coordination and movement down one side.
Last time, the National Paralympics Committee of Pakistan managed to send two athletes to Tokyo.
With Haider being a favourite to win a medal for Pakistan, Anila Izzat Baig made history as she became the first Pakistani woman to compete at the Games. She participated in the F64 Discus Throw.
Meanwhile, this is also the first time that France is hosting the Paralympics, and Paris has been buzzing with the hype of the games for the last five days.
The slogan, 'Game [is not] over} can be seen at different places as the city had a two-week break between the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. The Mayor of Paris and her deputy also hosted a press conference at the Paris Media Centre this week detailing the activities of keeping the city ready for the Paralympics.
顶: 418踩: 54
Haider all set for Paralympics Ceremony
人参与 | 时间:2024-09-21 18:48:05
相关文章
- Weather update for second Pak vs Ban second Test match day one
- 揭晓!“寻找最美渔港”广东摄影、短视频大赛获奖名单公布
- 青岛市城市冰雪灾害Ⅲ级应急响应凌晨启动
- 茂名占鳌头,但榜眼与探花让人意想不到丨“市委书记抓乡村振兴”2023年度盘点①
- U.S. Senators call on FTC to investigate the security of drivers' data
- 中国平安发起保护华南虎公益行动 首发区块链数字艺术藏品
- 梁晓声|爱阅读的人 一生将是幸福的
- 数字化驱动服务升级 平安人寿获时代金融金桔奖“专业服务金融机构”
- Our galaxy might crash into Andromeda. What would happen to Earth?
- 石棉县七一中学“轮椅少年”自强不息 众人接力传递爱心
评论专区