PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Blind football history will be written on Day 10
Day 10 of Paris 2024 promises must-watch action in blind football, wheelchair tennis and Para swimming among many other key moments

Iran claims eighth men's sitting volleyball gold
A 3-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina gave Iran their eighth Paralympic men's sitting volleyball gold medal, with Morteza Mehrzadselakjani leading Iran in points

Paris 2024: Hunter Woodhall claims first gold medal at Paralympic Games
USA sprinter triumphs in the men's 400m T62 and celebrates with wife Tara Davis-Woodhall who won Olympic long jump gold in the same Stade de France few weeks ago; China breaks the 4x100m universal relay world record en route to gold with Woodhall helping USA take bronze in the event

Paris 2024: Gustin, Rostami, Mark and Yujiao shine with world records
Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin improves own world record enroute to retaining Paralympic gold so does China's Tan Yujiao and Iran's Roohallah Rostami; Nigeria's Onyinyechi Mark win gold in debut Games; Mexico's Amalia Perez becomes most medalled athlete in Para powerlifting history with seven medals at La Chapelle Arena of day four

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