https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Paralympics gold medallist Markus Rehm triumphed over his non-disabled rivals on Saturday, winning the German long jump championship. But athletics officials are now reviewing whether his prosthetic leg gave him an unfair advantage. https://www.thelocal.de/20140729/unfair-advantage-for-amputee-long-jumper Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:00:00 +0200 unfair-advantage-for-amputee-long-jumper UPDATE: A third of Germans expect there to be an armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia over Crimea, according to a poll on Thursday. It comes on a day of frenzied diplomacy by Germany to defuse the crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20140306/german-politicians-to-boycott-sochi-paralympic-games-at-russias-actions-in-crimea-ukraine Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:40:00 +0100 german-politicians-to-boycott-sochi-paralympic-games-at-russias-actions-in-crimea-ukraine Germany’s Paralympic team left Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday morning to head for the Winter Games in Sochi, despite the crisis sparked by Russia in Crimea. https://www.thelocal.de/20140304/german-paralympic-team-leaves-for-sochi-despite-ukraine-crisis Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:04:00 +0100 german-paralympic-team-leaves-for-sochi-despite-ukraine-crisis The 2012 Paralympics drew finished on Sunday with German athletes having won 66 medals, a total that put them in eight place. First was taken by China, second by Russia and third went to competition hosts, the UK. https://www.thelocal.de/20120910/44873 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:45:00 +0200 44873 When German-born Eva Loeffler helped her father organise a sports tournament for wounded World War II soldiers in 1948, she had no idea the contest would grow into the Paralympic Games. https://www.thelocal.de/20120828/44611 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:15:00 +0200 44611