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In addition, another 16 participants have died at the Olympics from other causes; 11 of these deaths were from the Munich massacre. Several incidents related to the Olympics have caused the death of non-participants. Large numbers were killed during the Lima football riot of 1964 and the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1968.
The 2004 Summer Paralympics (Greek: Θερινοί Παραολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 to 28 September 2004. 3,808 athletes (2,643 Men and 1,165 Women) from 136 countries participated.
Pitt represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens Paralympics. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] She won British Dressage 's winter championship title in April 2013. [ 6 ] She was in the para-equestrian dressage team that won gold at the 2010 World Equestrian Games.
Alex James Harris (3 January 1975 – 27 October 2009) was an Australian Paralympic swimmer, who represented Australia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. Harris was born in Geelong, Victoria, and attended Western Heights College where he was a champion sportsman and school captain.
“Today was absolutely horrific.” The U.S. swimmer expressed dismay shortly after winning silver in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2024 Paralympic Games . She was responding to criticism over ...
The nation hosted the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. The best Paralympic performance of Greece was in the 2008 Summer Games , when the nation finished 20th with 5 gold medals and 24 in total. The top medal-producing sports have been swimming and athletics , while boccia , powerlifting and wheelchair fencing are the other sports that Greece ...
University of Georgia police seemingly made an arrest related to the death of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Hope Riley. "A suspect in the murder of Laken Riley has been taken into custody by ...
Fung Ying-ki (Chinese: 馮英騏; Jyutping: fung 4 jing 1 kei 4; 7 February 1980 – 2 November 2023) was a Hong Kong Paralympic wheelchair fencer.At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, he won three gold medals in the men's individual foil, [1] team foil, and individual sabre events and took bronze in team sabre.