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Olympics

Maryam Al Zeyoudi won a gold medal at the 2024 Para Athletics Championships in May. Photo: WAM

Al Zeyoudi and Khalaf narrowly miss out on medals as UAE end Paralympic campaign

Both finished fourth for nation’s best performances on penultimate day of Paris Games

Olympics

Morocco hope Paralympics platform leads to bright future for cecifoot

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French Air Force Elite acrobatic flying team performs as athletes arrives on the Champs-Elysees during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony on August 28. AFP

Paris Paralympics officially start with Champs-Elysees opening ceremony

Olympics

Al Badwawi and Al Zeyoudi to be UAE flag-bearers at Paralympics

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Left to right: Mohamed Al Hammadi, Thekra Al Kaabi and Saif Al Nuaimi are among the Emirati athletes heading to Paris for the Paralympic Games. Photos: AFP / Chris Whiteoak / The National / UAE Paralympic Committee

Meet the Emirati athletes heading for the Paris Paralympic Games

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Paralympics 2024 torch begins Paris journey from 'birthplace' near London

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Al Nuaimi takes aim at medals on third visit to Paralympic Games

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Abtal Ray Bassil

What lessons from past Olympics will Lebanon's Bassil rely on at Paris 2024?

Abtal Marwan El Kamash

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Abtal Mayar Sherif

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Abtal Ziad El Sissy

How did Ziad El Sissy put sabre fencing in Egypt on the Olympics map?

Paris 2024: How Egyptian diver Maha Amer battled the psychological challenges of her sport

Egyptian diver Maha Amer discusses psychological challenges of her sport

Moroccan golfer Ines Laklalech on her rapid rise from amateur to the Paris Olympics

Ines Laklalech discusses historic win on Ladies European Tour

Abtal Safiya Al Sayegh

Safiya Al Sayegh, the first UAE female cyclist at the Games, is breaking stereotypes

Abtal Abdullah Al Marri

Paris Olympics: How showjumper Abdullah Al Marri is making history for the UAE

Abtal Ray Bassil

What lessons from past Olympics will Lebanon's Bassil rely on at Paris 2024?

Abtal Marwan El Kamash

Paris 2024: Egyptian swimmer Marwan El Kamash shares his story of relentless pursuit

Abtal Mayar Sherif

Olympics 2024: How Mayar Sherif carved her own path in tennis

Abtal Ziad El Sissy

How did Ziad El Sissy put sabre fencing in Egypt on the Olympics map?

Paris 2024: How Egyptian diver Maha Amer battled the psychological challenges of her sport

Egyptian diver Maha Amer discusses psychological challenges of her sport

Moroccan golfer Ines Laklalech on her rapid rise from amateur to the Paris Olympics

Ines Laklalech discusses historic win on Ladies European Tour

Abtal Safiya Al Sayegh

Safiya Al Sayegh, the first UAE female cyclist at the Games, is breaking stereotypes

Abtal Abdullah Al Marri

Paris Olympics: How showjumper Abdullah Al Marri is making history for the UAE

Abtal Ray Bassil

What lessons from past Olympics will Lebanon's Bassil rely on at Paris 2024?

Abtal Marwan El Kamash

Paris 2024: Egyptian swimmer Marwan El Kamash shares his story of relentless pursuit

Abtal Mayar Sherif

Olympics 2024: How Mayar Sherif carved her own path in tennis

Abtal Ziad El Sissy

How did Ziad El Sissy put sabre fencing in Egypt on the Olympics map?


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Fireworks sparkle in the sky at the end of the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris, on August 11, 2024.  (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF  /  AFP)

Bach hails 'Seine-sational' Olympics as Arab athletes make mark in Paris

Sunday's closing ceremony concludes a historically successful Olympics for Arab athletes

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Olympics

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and gymnast Kaylia Nemour show off their Olympic gold medals as they arrive at Algiers airport on Monday, August 12, 2024. Reuters

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Performance in Paris equalled North African country's most successful Games, with Djamel Sedjati also winning bronze in 800m

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Paris basks in glory of successful Olympics and spectacular closing ceremony

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Olympics

Sifan Hassan: Marathon woman gives Paris Olympics 2024 thrilling finale

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Paris a learning curve and 'great experience' for UAE equestrian team

Olympics

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Women's marathon gold medalist Sifan Hassan, centre, of the Netherlands, stands with silver medalist Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia, and bronze medalist Hellen Obiri, right, of Kenya. AP

Sifan Hassan: Marathon woman gives Paris Olympics 2024 thrilling finale

Dutchwoman overhauled Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in a thrilling sprint finish to take gold by three seconds in an Olympic record of 2:22.55

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