PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Braunschweig and Routliffe, the Paralympic and Olympic siblings
Canada’s Tess Routliffe and Germany’s Malte Braunschweig will be competing in the Paralympics weeks after their siblings Erin Routliffe and Ole Braunschweig took part in the Olympics in the French capital

Paralympic legend Hess hopes Paris 2024 will be ‘celebration of sport’
As we reach one month to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympics, 20-time Para swimming champion Beatrice Hess shares her excitement and expectations for the first Games in her home country

The day Natalie du Toit made Olympic history
Thirteen-time Paralympic champion is the first leg amputee swimmer ever to compete in the Olympic Games in the women's 10km open water race at Beijing 2008
Karoly Takacs, the Para athlete who achieved Olympic glory
Hungarian made history with two gold medals in pistol shooting at the London 1948 and Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games

Ones to Watch in wheelchair tennis
The 10 names you should be looking out for at the Paris 2024 Paralympics

World leaders learn more about Para sport’s impact ahead of Paris 2024
IPC President Andrew Parsons and Paralympian Ileana Rodriguez were both speakers at the Sports for Sustainable Development Summit in Paris, France

‘I just bloody loved it’: Dylan Alcott looks back on a career that changed Para sport
Dylan Alcott, the four-time Paralympic champion in wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball, reflects on his role in elevating the Games to headline status

Airbnb: Paris region has over 1,000 listings with step-free accessibility features
More than 1,000 listings with step-free accessibility features are available on Airbnb in the Paris region alone, including nearly 300 listings featured in the Adapted category

Paris 2024: Colombia’s Bernal confident as chase of 'Paralympic dream' continues
Wheelchair tennis player Angelica Bernal says, "Playing sports and getting to know other athletes from Colombia and other regions, has allowed me to show that we are strong and that we fight every day for our dreams."

French Alps and Salt Lake City-Utah to stage 2030 and 2034 Paralympic Winter Games
International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said, “On behalf of the Paralympic Movement, I would like to send my congratulations to French Alps 2030 and Salt Lake City-Utah 2034. Both host cities present very different proposals and exciting opportunities for the Paralympic Movement in the years ahead."