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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A man in a Team Australia uniform sits in a kayak and prepares to put his oar back in the water

Para canoe gets underway on Day 9

Day 9 of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games features the start of the Para canoe competition and sitting volleyball medal matches, as well as thrilling wheelchair basketball semifinals

Reigning world champion Rehab Ahmed will hope to continue her gold medal winning show at home in the Cairo 2023 World Cup.

Paris 2024 | Para powerlifting preview: The ones to watch on day two

Great Britain’s Olivia Broome and China's Jinping Xiao are favourite in women's up to 50kg while Rehab Ahmed of Egypt is the name to beat in the women's up to 55kg ; China’s Qi Yongkai will be the man to beat in men's up to 59kg even as China’s Zou Yi looks strong in men's up to 65kg event on day two

A female swimmer stretching her arms inside the pool

Long rewrites history books with 17th Paralympic gold

USA swimmer wins women's 400m freestyle S8 title for the first time since London 2012 on same day Australia's Alexa Leary takes her first-ever individual gold in her maiden Games and China's Jiang Yuyan bags her fourth gold at Paris 2024

Bebe Vio cheering surrounded by fans and photographers

Italian superstar Vio takes bronze

A surprise loss in the semi finals meant Bebe Vio missed out on retaining her title, but she remained buoyed by the supportive crowd