SINGAPORE: Yip Pin Xiu has qualified for the 50m backstroke S2 final at the Paris Paralympics after being the fastest qualifier in the heats on Saturday (Aug 31). The defending champion clocked a time of 1:05.06 and finished in first place overall. Mexico’s silver medalist Haidee Aceves finished second and Italy’s Angela Procida had the third fastest time. … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Yip Pin Xiu notched a historic three-peat on Friday (Aug 30) after winning the women’s 100m backstroke S2 final at the Paris Paralympics. At the La Defense Arena, the defending champion clocked a time of 2:21.73 to clinch Singapore’s first medal of the Paris Games. She finished just ahead of Mexico’s silver medalist Haidee Aceves … Read more
In a video posted on TikTok, former Paralympian and Motivational Speaker Stef Reid criticised Nike for using mannequins with running blades to advertise its products but simultaneously refusing to sell single shoes. In the video, watched over four million times, Reid said that while thrilled to see photos of mannequins in Nike stores with running … Read more
