December 23, 2024

Paralympics Photo of the Day: Tears of Gold

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A close view of an athlete's face during a medal ceremony. He is playfully biting a gold medal, with tears falling from both eyes.
A close view of an athlete's face during a medal ceremony. He is playfully biting a gold medal, with tears falling from both eyes.
Franck Fife / AFP / Getty

Gold medalist Nicholas Bennett of Team Canada celebrates during the victory ceremony for the men’s SB14 100-meter breaststroke final event at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, on September 2, 2024. The SB14 classification is for swimmers with an intellectual impairment. Bennett, who is autistic, won his second medal of the games, and Team Canada’s first gold medal of the 2024 Paralympic games.

Previously:

  • September 1: The Hazards of Blind Football

  • August 31: A Para-archer Lines Up a Shot

  • August 30: A Long Jumper With Wings

  • August 29: A Perilous Challenge

  • August 28: A Flying Cauldron