More than 4,000 athletes with physical, vision and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports during the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Within those 22 sports, there will be 549 medal events.
When British swimmer Chloe Davies, 13, found out she had qualified for the London 2012 Paralympics, she screamed with delight and sprinted up and down the stairs of her family’s home in Somerset, ...
Mac Russell loves coastal rowing. He says it offers a level of unpredictability that you just don't get on flat water. The size of the swell, the sun reflected off the waves, the morphing ocean floor ...
The Paralympic Games remind the world of fascinating tales of perseverance, advocacy and inclusion. These events provide a new lens on disability every four years. But the juxtaposition of the ...
The 2024 Paralympics closed in style on Sunday. The Stade de France in Paris transformed into a huge electronica dance party with the world’s elite para-athletes doing a farewell conga. It was a ...
Scroll through a few posts on the Paralympics' social media pages and you might notice some interesting discourse in the comment section. Among excitement over athlete success and emojis conveying ...
Sophie Morgan is on a mission to change the way disability is reported on in the U.S. — and she’s starting with the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. The English TV host, 39, came to Los Angeles after ...
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Kazakhstan hosts Virtus World Basketball Championships as athletes push for Paralympic inclusion
In Astana, Kazakhstan, a crowd erupted as Australia’s men’s team sealed gold in the 5x5 final at the 2025 Virtus World Basketball Championships. But for athletes with intellectual disabilities, this ...
Athletes with a learning disability look set to be re-included in the 2012 Paralympics after sports bodies agreed to develop new systems for testing their eligibility. In a joint statement, the ...
PARIS (AP) — Being the follow-up act to the Paris Olympics is no easy task, but the Paralympic Games that begin Wednesday promise to offer up their own fair share of memorable sporting moments. This ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jaime Schultz, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) More than 4,000 athletes with physical, ...
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