Radio | News week in plain Finnish | Sunday 1 September 2024

Paris Paralympics.

The topic of the news week is the Paris Paralympics. The opening of the Paralympics was on Wednesday in Paris.

Athletes with a disability compete in the Paralympics.

Now we will tell you more about the Paralympians.

Paralympics underway

The Paralympics are currently competing in the French capital, Paris. Athletes with a disability take part in the competitions. The athlete has a movement disability, visual impairment or developmental disability.

There are a total of 22 different sports at the Paris Paralympics. Sports include, for example, athletics, swimming, cycling and horse riding.

The Paris Paralympics will end on September 8. You can watch the Paralympics on Yle channels.

Finns at the Paris Paralympics

16 Finnish athletes will participate in the Paris Paralympics. Finland’s goal at the Games is 6 medals. Finnish athletes will compete in Paris in 6 different sports.

The Finnish team includes, for example, Leo-Pekka Tähti and Toni Piispanen. Tähti and Piispanen’s sport is track winding. They have previously won many medals at the Paralympics. Leo-Pekka Tähti and Toni Piispanen will end their racing careers after the Paris Paralympics.

At the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, Finland received a total of 5 medals. At the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, Finnish athletes won 4 medals.

History of para sports

The history of para sports, i.e. disabled sports, is connected to the Second World War. After the war, many people had some sort of disability. They wanted to organize sports competitions for people with physical disabilities.

The Paralympics were held for the first time in Rome in 1960. Today, the games are held every 2 years. The races take place alternately in summer and winter. The Paralympics are always held in the same city and in the same year as the Olympics.

Repeat

The topic of the news week was the Paris Paralympics. Let’s repeat the most important things.

The Paris Paralympics are currently underway. The Paralympics are a competition for athletes with disabilities. There are 22 different sports in the Games.

16 Finnish athletes are participating in the competitions.

This was Uutisviikko in plain Finnish, see you again. Goodbye!