Yesterday, national team player Maryam Al-Zayoudi participated in the women’s discus throw competition (F40) in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, and achieved 12th place, after her best attempt reached a distance of 17.45 meters, while Tunisian Rawaa Al-Talili won first place and the gold medal, achieving a distance of 36.55 meters, followed by Moroccan Yasra Karim, who won the silver medal with a distance of 36.46 meters, and in third place came Ecuadorian Gisela Lopez with a distance of 30.89 meters, and won the bronze medal.
The competitions of the ninth day of the tournament will continue today, which will witness the UAE’s participation in the 50-meter mixed rifle shooting competitions, prone position, category (SH1), through the national team players Abdullah Sultan Al Aryani and Saif Al Nuaimi, where the competitions will be held at the Chateauroux Shooting Center (240 km south of Paris).
On another note, the International Paralympic Committee announced that 2.3 million tickets were sold for the tournament, making it second only to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, which sold 2.7 million tickets. However, the committee said that the numbers alone are not the measure, but rather the enthusiasm of the fans that made Paris 2024 a historic event.
According to the IOC, Paris 2024 has released data showing that more than 90% of those who bought tickets are from France, half of whom have never watched Paralympic sports before. The French capital, Paris, will host more than 4,400 athletes representing 184 Paralympic delegations, participating in 22 sports, competing for 549 colored medals.
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