PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A man with running blades wearing a Team USA uniform holds up an American flag and smiles inside a full stadium

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

A female Para powerlifter reacts after a lift.

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

A man in a Team Italy sweater wearing a gold medal raises his arms in the air in celebration in front of a crowd of people at La Defense Arena

Paris 2024: Barlaam clinches second gold in front of special audience

Italy's Simone Barlaam clinches his first Paralympic gold in men's 100m butterfly S9; China's Jincheng Guo (men's 50m butterfly S5) and Dong Lu (women's 50m butterfly S5) take fourth golds with record shows while Canada's Sebastian Massabie (men's 50m freestyle S4) and USA's Leanne Smith (women's 50m freestyle S4) set world records en route to gold