PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paris 2024: Day one preview, schedule and ones to watch
Fifteen Paralympic champions to be crowned at Paris La Defense Arena as Para swimming gets underway on Thursday, including France's medal hopefuls Alex Portal and Ugo Didier, who will be facing Italian star Simone Barlaam in the men's 400m freestyle S9

Flagbearers announced for Opening Ceremony
The flagbearers will lead their nations into the Place de la Concorde

Paris 2024: 21 powerlifters set to be in action as flagbearers
Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin, Jordan's Abdelkareem Khattab, Mongolia's Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar and Egyptian Rehab Ahmed among others have been named as country's flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony

IPC and UNESCO call for more inclusive society
The two organisations have staged an inclusion conference to discuss how Para sport can advance the rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities

Liberte, égalité, fraternite!
International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons calls for freedom, inclusion and equality in his speech at the Paris 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony. Read his speech in full below.

Netherlands the team to beat again in wheelchair tennis
Dutch league of legends seek to continue rich history in the event at the iconic Roland Garros

More than two million Paralympics tickets sold
With just a few hours to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, more than two million tickets have been sold, including almost one million since the start of the Olympic competitions on 24 July

New dad McGrath hopes to make sick baby son proud
Australian Para canoeist Curtis McGrath became a father about a month before the Paralympics

Paralympic torch brings magic to Paris
The Paralympic Torch Relay arrived in the heart of Paris ahead of the Opening Ceremony, with nearly 200 torchbearers illuminating the city