PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paris 2024: Yuyan grabs seventh gold, Long takes 18th title on last day
The Chinese 'Flying Fish' finishes the Games as the most successful athlete of Paris 2024 following her victory in the women's 100m backstroke S6, USA Para swimming legend looks in disbelief after the win in the women’s 100m butterfly S8 at another packed evening at La Defense Arena

‘Flying Fish’ Jiang secures 7th Para swimming gold
Jiang took her final gold on Para swimming's final night at Paris 2024, beating USA's reigning champion Ellie Marks

Paris 2024: Soares breaks Marla Runyan's 29-year-old world record
Brazilian sprinter takes her first Paralympic gold beating the mark set by five-time Games champion USA legend who also competed in the Olympic Games in the final morning session of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at Stade de France

Australian Curtis McGrath continues golden legacy
Australian Curtis McGrath has won his third consecutive gold medal in the men’s kayak

Indonesia impress on Paralympic boccia debut
Medals galore for Indonesia at Paris 2024 in their first time competing in boccia, as all four of the team land on the podium in their first Games

Refugee Team leaves with historic medals and lasting legacy
Zakia Khudadadi and Guillaume Junior Atangana dedicate Paralympic podiums to ‘refugees around the world’

IPC recognises representatives for success of Paralympics
Paralympic Games Appreciation Awarded given to organisers and supporters of Paris 2024

Top medal moments on Day 10
Rayane Soares da Silva of Brazil smashes 29-year-old record on the track

Paris 2024: Fitting farewell for Durand, Caironi on dramatic evening
Cuba's Omara Durand made it golden treble winning women's 200m T11 finals, while Martina Caironi won her first gold since Rio 2016 - clinching women's 100m T63 final after Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion Ambra Sabatini fell colliding with Monica Graziana Contrafatto who was subsequently awarded joint bronze medal at Stade de France on day nine

Barlaam reunited with Paris surgeon who saved his leg
Italian Para swimmer wins Paris 2024 gold on Friday watched by the man who performed revolutionary operation on him as a teenager