Paris 2024 Paralympics: Five things we learned on Day 8 - Turkey supreme

Paul Myers

6 September 2024 at 6:43 am·1-min read

Turkey's women achieve a record in goalball and the Japanese end the Dutch supremacy in wheelchair tennis.

History women

All hail the women's goalball team of Turkey. They won a record third Paralympic title with an 8-3 obliteration of Israel at the South Paris Arena. Women's goalball was introduced at the 1984 Paralympics in New York City where the United States won the inaugural title. Canada claimed back-to-back crowns in 2000 and 2004 but Turkey have surpassed that. They have tasted glory in Rio in 2016, Tokyo in 2021 and Paris 2024.

Golden goalball

Men's goalball came to the Paralympics in 1976 in Toronto. Japan lifted their first title following a see-saw struggle with Ukraine. Japan were 2-0 up. Ukraine came back and levelled. Japan led 3-2 and Ukraine pegged them back to force two three-minute periods of overtime where the 'golden goal' operates. Japan got the goal but The Review did feel for the Ukrainians. Actually, we just wanted more of the brilliant action and the chance to see a goalball penalty shoot-out. We feel denied.

Sweet 16

Broken tradition

Redemption

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