Share your favourite moment in Paralympic history!

Last month, we asked for your favourite moment in Olympic history, in celebration of the Paris 2024 Olympics starting. Now that has come to a close, we have the 2024 Paralympics coming up soon on 28 August, so we're after the same thing!

Share with us your favourite moment from Paralympic history, whether it's a display of sporting prowess, an incredible opening ceremony, something that happened outside the stadiums, or something else entirely. Submissions should be either third-party image or video - or if it's before the time of visual media, tell us about it and provide a link to the source - and tell us why it's your favourite moment in 50 words or more to win $2.

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Created at 10:34am, 16th August, 2024. Page last updated at 11:30am, 29th August, 2024.
Deadline at 11:00pm, 28th August, 2024.

Submissions (10)

Asim8/28/2024

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One of the most inspiring moments in Paralympic history is when Diede de Groot achieved a won a gold medal and the paralympics in singles tennis and also won the grand slam that year!. She became the first wheelchair tennis player to win all four major Grand Slam tournaments and the Paralympic gold medal in the same calendar year. Her dominance on the court and her humble, determined attitude made this achievement not just a milestone in sports but a celebration of hard work and excellence. De Groot’s Golden Slam is a testament to her extraordinary talent and dedication. These olympics happened in 2021 I believe but it was classed as 2020 which was delayed due to covid, i've attached a link too! This bounty is getting me excited for the paralympics actually! can't wait for it to start

https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/tokyo-2020-paralympics-womens-singles-medal-matches-report/

CMDR Henckes8/28/2024

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"We are all different, there is no such thing as a standard or run of the mill human being, but we share the same human spirit,"

The opening ceremony in 2012 in London Summer Paralympics was marked by the presence of the Stephen Hawking making a great speech that show us that been diferente is part of the human race and saying that the Paralympics games help us to gain another perspective of the world and understand and respect everybody independent of what make each other different.

Sturmer8/28/2024

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source: Reuters.

The Paralympics is a tough event for me. On one hand, it's sad to see, as it might look like people are suffering. On the other hand, I've been there, fighting against the odds to get out of a wheelchair after a bicycle race crash. Setting goals and pushing through pain and struggles is crucial when life changes.

My favorite moment is from the Rio 2016 Games, specifically the women’s Paratriathlon, the toughest sport you can imagine. I found a picture of Allysa Seely and Liisa Lilja during their first transition. Seeing prosthetics and crutches in a triathlon transition zone reminded me of my first race after surgery, where I had to walk to the starting line on crutches while an assistant was rolling my bike.

Maskedgambit8/28/2024

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My favorite moment is Hannah Cockroft winning the first track gold for GB at London 2012. I had the pleasure of running into Hannah a few months after this, and she was brilliant to chat to, and super humble, admitting that she didn't get recognized often but London 2012 had changed that.

Her T34 100m win was fantastic and was my first exposure to the Paralympics. I've been a huge fan ever since, watching Hannah go on to win a further 6 gold medals (so far!)

yan574368/27/2024

The first story that comes to mind is that of Melissa Stockwell. She stood on the podium on September 11th, a day that forever changed her life. After the 2001 attacks, she was called to serve in the army, and three years later, an explosion cost her a leg. Remarkably, she went on to win a bronze medal in the triathlon on that same date in 2016.