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Two Key Paris Landmarks For Paralympics Opening Ceremony

Paris has chosen the iconic Champs-Elysees avenue and the historic Place de la Concorde to host the opening ceremony for the Summer Paralympics on Wednesday.

International Business Times

Paris Paralympics: 10 Australian stars to watch at the 2024 Games

Para-swimming hero Alexa Leary, vision-impaired runner Jaryd Clifford and wheelchair track legend Madison de Rozario will lead Australia’s charge

The Guardian - AU

Paralympics 2024: meet Thomas Young, a ‘regular 24-year-old’ with big ambitions beyond parasport

The Paralympic T38 100m champion tells Paul MacInnes he is ‘just a normal guy’, but as well as more gold he is targeting a ‘whole new playing field’

The Guardian - UK

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Paris 2024 Paralympics: Day-by-day guide and highlights

Running from August 28 to September 8, around 4,400 athletes are competing across 22 sports

Evening Standard

Paris Paralympics flame is lit before journey from English village, under sea and over land

Four days before the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, the Paralympic flame was lit on Saturday near a hospital in the English village of Stoke Mandeville, where the idea for the competion was conceived. A group of British athletes will embark on the underwater journey through the Channel…

France 24

Should the Paralympics have a responsibility to address social issues? Yes, it should

In the first of his columns during the Paralympics, Ade Adepitan argues that while performances at Paris 2024 will be greater than ever, it only highlights the lack of change for disabled people in society

The Guardian - UK

Peacock to Stream Record 1,500+ Hours of Paralympic Games Coverage

Peacock will also offer Gold Zone and Multiview for the first time at the Paralympic Games

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Paralympian Ezra Frech Has Big Ambitions for Paris—And Beyond

The 19-year-old is headed to his second Games with hopes of capturing his first gold medal, but he also has bigger dreams of using his platform to normalize disability.

Sports Illustrated

Transgender Athlete Valentina Petrillo Makes Paralympics History

Valentina Petrillo, a transgender woman from Italy, makes history by competing in the Paralympics, inspiring resilience and determination.

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Paris Paralympics To Showcase Best Of Disability Sport

The Paralympics begin in Paris on Wednesday, putting on display the talents of remarkable athletes in a city still riding the wave of the highly successful Olympics.

International Business Times

How to watch the 2024 Paralympic games online or on TV: schedule, sports and more

Here's how you can watch the 2024 Paralympics online, ahead of its start on Wednesday, August 28, including sports and schedules.

WhatToWatch

Sarah Storey, Hannah Cockcroft and 10 of Britain’s big medal hopes at the Paris Paralympics

ParalympicsGB finished second in the medal table at Tokyo 2020

The Independent UK

Paris must lift Paralympics movement beyond the high of London 2012, says Dame Sarah Storey

Paralympics targets improved atmosphere after disappointments of Rio and Tokyo

Evening Standard

Why aren’t the Olympics and Paralympics combined into one Games? The reasoning goes beyond logistics

As the lights go out on an outstanding Olympic Games in Paris, with record-breaking media attention and excellent medal results for Team Canada, it’s important to remember the Games aren’t over — it’s just the halfway mark.

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The Times of India

India to participate in overall 12 sports at Paris Paralympics

NEW DELHI: India's participation in the upcoming Paralympics, set to commence on August 28 in Paris, has expanded to 12 sports with the addition of para cycling, para rowing, and blind judo.

The Times of India

India will win medal every day and aim to finish in top-20 in Paris Paralympics, says Devendra Jhajharia

JAIPUR: Contrary to the recently held Paris Olympics where India managed to win just six medals, Paralympics can bring more joy to the Indian fans.

The Times of India

Para shuttler Pramod Bhagat heartbroken as he is set to miss Paris Paralympics

KOLKATA: “His period of ineligibility is now in effect,” ended the Badminton World Federation statement on Tuesday announcing the 18-month suspension of Indian star para shuttler Pramod Bhagat for whereabouts failure.

The Independent UK

Advocates want para-surfing to be part of Paralympics after being overlooked for Los Angeles 2028

Para-surfing— a form of surfing that allows people with physical disabilities to ride waves on a board or wave ski— has been excluded from the Los Angeles Paralympics

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Evening Standard

When is the 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony? Start time today and how to watch

Team GB came second in the medal tally at Tokyo 2020; how will they do this summer?

The Independent UK

Paris has become more accessible for disabled. Will it last after the Olympics and Paralympics?

Since the start of the Olympics, Ndieme Lame has been commuting every day to the Stade de France where she works as a volunteer helping visitors find their way

The Conversation

From maxing out to slowing down, how much do heart rates vary across sports?

A classic image of the Olympics and Paralympics is an athlete at the end of a race struggling for breath, their heart obviously racing.

The Guardian - UK

The Gaza paracyclist: I was a footballer before losing my leg

Hazem Suleiman and his team were practising for the Paris Paralympics until the war. Now he cycles streets where everything is in ruins

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘You’ve got this’: Toyota unveils powerful trio of 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics commercials

'You've got this': Toyota unveils powerful trio of 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics commercials

The Independent UK

Powerlifter Liam McGarry looking to ‘upset medal party’ at Paris Paralympics

McGarry delivered life-time best lifts at the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Tbilisi last month to regain a top-eight ranking.

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Designing the Olympics: Wallpaper* interviews Joachim Roncin, director of design for Paris 2024

How do you begin to design the Olympics? We pulled up a pew with the director of design for Paris 2024 to learn more about gender-free mascots with a genital likeness and medals made from the Eiffel Tower

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