PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Emotional Kamiji clinches gold in memorable wheelchair tennis final
Japan's Yui Kamiji defeated Dutch wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot to earn her first women's singles Paralympic title

New IPC Athletes’ Council elected
Six members elected (four women and two men) including an athlete with intellectual impairment for the first time

Nigeria's Mark debuts with historic gold and record
Para powerlifting star broke the world record twice in her Paralympic debut

Legend Osman on LA 2028 and big ambitions
The powerlifter says “Los Angeles is waiting for me” after missing out on Paralympic podium in France

Mega fan vows to always 'show up' for Paralympic Games
Kiratiana Freelon tried to attend every Paralympic sport at Paris 2024, and nearly made it

Paris 2024: De La Forest wins first Paralympic gold, and the hearts of a nation
Frenchman takes his first Paralympic medals with gold and silver in front of the home crowd in his sixth Games participation, South Korea tops the medal table as shooting Para sport action concludes at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre

Support in the stands the difference for Nicholson
British Para athlete claims debut Paralympic medal in front of friends, three years after ‘sterile’ Tokyo experience

IPC President meets NRW Premier at Paralympics
North Rhine-Westphalia is home to International Paralympic Committee’s headquarters

Top medal moments on Day 9
Hunter Woodhall wins first Paralympic gold, finishing ahead of world record holder Johannes Floors in men's 400m T62

Paris 2024: Powerlifting Day Four Preview
Jordanian star Abdelkareem Khattab, Brazil's Mariana D'Andrea and Nigeria's Bose Omolayo and others to follow on Saturday at the La Chapelle Arena, day four of powerlifting programme at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games