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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A female wheelchair racer crossing the finish line of the Paris 2024 marathon

Paris 2024: Debrunner wins marathon to take fifth gold of the Games

Swiss wheelchair racer becomes most successful Para athletics athlete of this year's Paralympics, Hug adds more gold to Switzerland in the men's marathon T54 as Morocco's Fatima El Idrissi sets new world record and Tunisia's Wajdi Boukhili beats three-time champion Chentouf, respectively in the women's and men's T12

A woman in a green Team Nigeria uniform sits up on a Para powerlifting bench and stretches her arms out wide, smiling

Paris 2024: Powerlifting Day Five Preview 

Iranians Aliakbar Gharibshahi and Aminzadeh Ahmad and Nigeria's Loveline Obiji and Folashade Oluwafemiayo among others to follow on Sunday at the La Chapelle Arena, day five of powerlifting programme at Paris 2024 Games

An athlete celebrate his win

Paris 2024: Gritty Khattab improves world record with massive lift

Jordan's Abdelkareem Khattab clinches second Paralympic gold with massive 270kg; China's Han Miaoyu made Paralympic debut with world record show in women's up to 79kg, Brazil's Mariana D'Andrea dedicates women's up to 73kg gold to father, while China's Yan Panpan wins men's up to 88kg final with Games records at La Chapelle Arena on penultimate day

woman in goggles and speedo cap holds on to the edge of the pool and looks up shocked

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

Athletes celebrate their medal

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