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Asael Shabo speaks to Channel 12 news, April 14, 2022. (Screenshot: Channel 12)
April 15, 2022, 12:40 pm
Para-athlete who survived 2002 terror attack to light torch on Independence Day
Asael Shabo’s mother and 3 brothers were killed in shooting in which he lost part of his leg; ‘Since I was told, I’m euphoric, in a bit of shock,’ he says of honor
By TOI staff
Ukraine's winners, gold medalist Iryna Bui, center, silver medalist Oleksandra Kononova, left, and bronze medalist Liudmyla Liashenko celebrate after the women's middle distance standing event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, March 8, 2022. (Shuji Kajiama/AP)
March 8, 2022, 12:55 pm
Weighed down by news from home, Ukrainian athletes soldier on to Paralympic medals
Delegation overcomes heartbreak to win 6 golds and 17 other medals so far; one competitor pulls out of event after learning her father was captured and beaten, coach’s home bombed
By Lisa MARTIN
Assaf Yasur at the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, December 11, 2021. (Israel Taekwondo Federation)
December 12, 2021, 8:45 am
Israeli who lost both hands aged 13 takes gold at World Para Taekwondo Championships
Assaf Yasur, whose arms were amputated at the elbow when he was a teen, kicks his way to victory 6 years later, defeating the European champion along the way
By Stuart Winer
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