PARIS 2024 NEWS

Fast and furious - why Ammar Ali loves the thrill of wheelchair fencing
Ammar Ali is a wheelchair fencer who won a silver medal in the men's epee category B at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and is Iraq’s first wheelchair fencing Paralympic medallist. He will compete at Paris 2024, his fourth Paralympic Games

Ivan Mikulic's Para taekwondo journey
The Croatian Para taekwondo athlete says, “My biggest wish is to stand on that podium in Paris 2024, not on the left or right but in the centre.”

Rachel Choong ready for Paralympic debut
Great Britain’s Rachel Choong was commentating about Para badminton’s Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020. Three years later, she will compete at Paris 2024

For Para powerlifter Perez, sport is a door to “many, many dreams”
Mexico's four-time Paralympic champion Amalia Perez is ready to compete at Paris 2024, her seventh Games

How Para canoeist Scott Martlew made Paralympic history
Scott Martlew made history at Rio 2016 as the first Para canoeist to represent New Zealand at a Paralympic Games. He goes to Paris 2024 hoping to make it on the podium in the men’s KL2 class

Change Starts With Sport: 10 Paralympic legacies of Paris 2024
Hosting the Paralympic Games has led to the City of Paris investing EUR 125 million into making the historic French capital more accessible

Paris 2024: Shooting brought me out of my shell says India’s Avani Lekhara
History-making shooter Avani Lekhara was the toast of India at Tokyo 2020 after becoming the first female athlete to win a gold medal for India at a Paralympic Games. Three years later, she shares her hopes and ambitions for Paris 2024

Chuck Aoki is aiming for wheelchair rugby gold
After two silvers and a bronze, wheelchair rugby star Chuck Aoki is aiming for gold – and memories more valuable than any medal

Paralympians not “participating” at Paris 2024 Paralympics
Leading Paralympians challenge language bias with “I won’t be participating at Paris 2024” campaign

Para equestrian Zenati on finding acceptance and competing at a home Paralympics
France's Para equestrian athlete Chiara Zenati is dreaming big ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympics.