PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Italy's Para swimming couple buoyed by baby at pool
Stefano Raimondi and Giulia Terzi welcomed their baby in February 2024 and will compete with their boy watching

Keita’s fairytale journey to taekwondo at the Paralympics
From begging on the streets to competing at Paris 2024, Senegal’s Keita has shown the world his fighting spirit

Paris 2024: Iranian star Javanmardi clinches third successive gold
Seasoned star Sareh Javanmardi retains women's P2 title even as Korean star Park Jinho wins his first Paralympic gold in men's R1 with Games record score on day two of shooting Para sport action at Chateauroux range

British bronze battle in Para archery
Jodie Grinham lost to gold medallist Oznur Cure Girdi in semi finals to fight compatriot Phoebe Paterson Pine for bronze

Paris 2024: Catherine Debrunner flies to gold and Paralympic record
Swiss wheelchair racer dethrones Tokyo 2020 champion Susannah Scaroni of USA to take gold in the women’s 5000m T54 final in a morning session with the first medal to hosts France, a world record to China's Zhao Yuping and Dutch long jumper Fleur Jong defending her Paralympic title

Big moments on Day 3
Netherlands' Fleur Jong leaps to gold in the women's long jump T64

Caverzaschi targets wheelchair tennis gold where Nadal reigned
The Spanish wheelchair tennis team are taking inspiration from Roland Garros history

USA and Netherlands seek to defend wheelchair basketball titles
USA are aiming for a third straight gold medal but face plenty of competition

Brazil aim to extend reign as kings of blind football
Argentina among the teams aiming to inflict a first ever defeat on Fábio Vasconcelos’ all-conquering team

Who's going for gold on Day 3 in Paris?
From established stars like shooting Para sport's Sareh Javanmardi to new faces like Para taekowondo's Matt Bush, Day 3 is promising a whole host of podium opportunities in Paris

Athletes excited about huge crowd at Stade de France
Athletes expressed their excitement as Paris 2024 Para athletics competition kicked off in front of a huge crowd at Stade de France

Kashafali goes from hunger to happiness
DR Congo-born sprinter popular for his dancing gains mental strength and perspective from tough childhood

2.15 million tickets purchased for Paralympics
The Opening Ceremony on 28 August had a peak TV audience of 22 million in France

Top medal highlights from Day 2
Agripino dos Santos claimed the first Para athletics gold of Paris 2024, setting a new world record

Paris 2024: Anastasiya Dmytriv adds Paralympic gold to her medal set
Spanish swimmer makes a golden debut with a victory in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB8 on a day two in which China smashed two world records at Paris La Defense Arena

Wheelchair rugby underway with growing women participation
Sarah Adam became the first woman to compete at a Paralympic Games for wheelchair rugby powerhouse USA

Paris 2024: Lekhara defends Paralympic gold
Indian star wins second Paralympic gold medal with a record Games score in women R2 final; Frenchman Tanguy de La Forest wins silver in his sixth Games in men R4 and Korea's Jeongdu Jo gets his first Paralympic gold in men P1 final

Disability Inclusion Conference highlights Women's World Challenge
World Para Ice Hockey joins International Disability Inclusion Conference: Harnessing the transformational impact of Para sport during the Paralympic Games in Paris to speak about the success of the Women's World Challenge to increase female participation and inclusion in the sport

River Seine takes centre stage for Para triathlon
France flag bearer Alexis Hanquinquant is one to watch as he hopes to make a splash in the Seine

Paris 2024: Raoua Tlili in seventh heaven at Stade de France
Tunisian thrower cements her legendary status with a seventh Paralympic gold, and fifth in the shot put. Brazil's Julio Agripino and Colombia's Jose Gregorio Lemos set new world records in the opening session of the Para athletics programme at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games