On the Up: How Paralympics star Anna Grimaldi turned bitter defeat into immeasurable joy
If there was such a thing as a podium certainty at the Paris Paralympics, it was
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NZ Herald
3 days ago
- NZ Herald
On the Up: How Paralympics star Anna Grimaldi turned bitter defeat into immeasurable joy
Just over a year ago Anna Grimaldi completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in New Zealand Paralympics history. Grimaldi joins Michael Burgess to look back and explain how it changed her life. If there was such a thing as a podium certainty at the Paris Paralympics, it was
Otago Daily Times
16-07-2025
- Otago Daily Times
2026 Winter Games medals unveiled in Italy
A view of the medals for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, unveiled in Venice yesterday. PHOTO: REUTERS Organisers of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics unveiled yesterday the medals that will be awarded to athletes during the Games next year. The medals have the traditional Olympic five-ring symbol on one side with an inscription on the reverse that details the event and commemorates the venue. The same format has been used for the Paralympics, which has its own distinct symbol. They were presented at a ceremony in Venice on Tuesday that featured two celebrated retired Italian athletes, swimmer Federica Pellegrini, and Francesca Porcellato, who has won gold medals at both Winter and Summer Paralympics. ''Each medal, whether Olympic or Paralympic, is a story etched into metal: it speaks of effort, determination, sacrifice, and the hopes of those who have lived to reach the podium,'' Giovanni Malago, president of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Foundation, said. The medals have been produced by the IPZS, the state mint, which is owned by the economy ministry. A total of 245 gold, 245 silver, and 245 bronze medals will be presented during the Winter Games. In the Paralympics, 137 medals will be awarded in each of the three rankings. Milan and the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, one of Italy's most famous ski resorts, are the main hosts of the Games, which run from February 6 to 22 next year. The Paralympics will follow from March 6 to 15.
Otago Daily Times
15-07-2025
- Otago Daily Times
‘ODT' leads in gender balance
Lydia Ko. The Otago Daily Times continues to lead the way in its women's sport coverage. The Sport New Zealand annual media and gender report revealed the newspaper topped the national media organisations in print and online gender balance coverage last year. The ODT's print coverage balance rose to 30.8% in 2024, up 5% from 2023, and online coverage rose to 35.3% in 2024. While all other organisations' visibility reduced from 2023 to 2024, the ODT continued to climb to 31% for overall visibility. Nationally visibility dipped from 24% to 23%. "Notably, the Otago Daily Times has consistently and incrementally increased both gender balance and visibility in all four years of the study," the report said. The newspaper sits second nationally for overall gender balance at 32.6% and third for female bylines at 37%. The study found overall 27% of sports stories focused on women's sport in 2024, a minor increase from 26% in 2023. Coverage naturally peaked during the Olympics, Paralympics — both saw a 3% increase in gender balance compared to Tokyo — and the Women's T20 World Cup. Netball continued to be the top female sport covered, but dropped slightly from 16% to 15%, while football had a big drop from 29% — when the Fifa Women's World Cup was held in New Zealand in 2023 — to 9% last year. Cricket, tennis and golf all had 3% increases in their coverage and rugby union made a 1% increase. Lydia Ko was the most covered female athlete after her gold medal Olympic heroics, followed by Lulu Sunn's Wimbledon run and Lisa Carrington's dominant Paris campaign.
