Al-Qurashi Wins Gold in 100m Race at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Saudi athlete Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi won the gold medal in the T53 100m wheelchair race - SPA
Saudi athlete Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi won the gold medal in the T53 100m wheelchair race - SPA
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Al-Qurashi Wins Gold in 100m Race at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Saudi athlete Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi won the gold medal in the T53 100m wheelchair race - SPA
Saudi athlete Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi won the gold medal in the T53 100m wheelchair race - SPA

Saudi athlete Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi won the gold medal in the T53 100m wheelchair race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, held at the Stade de France.
Al-Qurashi won the gold medal by finishing first with a new personal best of 14:48 seconds, leaving the silver medal to Thailand's Paeyo Pongsakorn, who finished with 14:66 seconds. The bronze medal went to Brazilian Ariosvaldo da Silva, who finished in 15:08 seconds, SPA reported.
With this gold medal, Al-Qurashi increased Saudi Arabia's Paralympic medal tally to six medals (two gold, two silver, and two bronze). He had previously won bronze in the 100m wheelchair race at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
This year's event was attended by Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee Secretary General Abdulaziz Baeshen and the accompanying delegation.



England’s Grealish Will Get Some Abuse from Irish Fans, Robinson Says 

England's midfielder Jack Grealish (L) and England's midfielder Bukayo Saka arrive to take part in a team training session at St George's Park in Burton-on-Trent, central England, on September 4, 2024 ahead of their UEFA Nations League League B, Group 2 football match against Finland on September 10. (AFP)
England's midfielder Jack Grealish (L) and England's midfielder Bukayo Saka arrive to take part in a team training session at St George's Park in Burton-on-Trent, central England, on September 4, 2024 ahead of their UEFA Nations League League B, Group 2 football match against Finland on September 10. (AFP)
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England’s Grealish Will Get Some Abuse from Irish Fans, Robinson Says 

England's midfielder Jack Grealish (L) and England's midfielder Bukayo Saka arrive to take part in a team training session at St George's Park in Burton-on-Trent, central England, on September 4, 2024 ahead of their UEFA Nations League League B, Group 2 football match against Finland on September 10. (AFP)
England's midfielder Jack Grealish (L) and England's midfielder Bukayo Saka arrive to take part in a team training session at St George's Park in Burton-on-Trent, central England, on September 4, 2024 ahead of their UEFA Nations League League B, Group 2 football match against Finland on September 10. (AFP)

Jack Grealish, who represented Ireland at youth level before switching allegiance to England, will come in for some abuse from home fans in Saturday's Nations League match between the sides in Dublin, Ireland striker Callum Robinson said.

Manchester City attacker Grealish, who was dropped from England's Euro 2024 squad by former head coach Gareth Southgate, was recalled by interim manager Lee Carsley last week for matches against Ireland and Finland.

Robinson, who went in the opposite direction as Grealish in playing for England's youth teams before switching to Ireland, expected the 28-year-old to handle the hot reception.

"I think he'll be getting ready for a bit of abuse but that's part of it, it's part of the game," Robinson, Grealish's former teammate at Aston Villa, said on Tuesday.

"He's old enough and with being a senior player now, that stuff's going to come.

"I'd be surprised if he doesn't because I think he gets booed anywhere he goes anyway, even in England."