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Get to know the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Village
Located in the French Department of Seine-Saint-Denis, the village will host athletes and members of nearly 180 delegations during the Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024: Wheelchair rugby star Madell shares his golden secret
Three-time Paralympian Zak Madell shares his secrets to success as he prepares for the Paris 2024 Games.
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Paris 2024: Introduction to wheelchair rugby
Eight wheelchair rugby teams will take the spotlight at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which open on 28 August.
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Paris 2024: Ones to Watch in wheelchair fencing
The wheelchair fencing stars you should be looking out for when the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games open on 28 August
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Channel 4’s Paris 2024 Paralympic Games campaign challenges patronising attitudes
British broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled its Paris 2024 Paralympic Games campaign film titled "Considering What?"
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Paris 2024: History-maker Yu on power naps, cooking and the secret of long hair
Yu Chui Yee, seven-time Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion from Hong Kong, says, “I have more enjoyment now when I am doing fencing than before because previously all I thought about was the result."
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Paris 2024: Gang Sun on what it takes to become a wheelchair fencing champion
With less than 50 days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, China’s four-time Paralympic champion Gang Sun shares his journey in Para sport and what it takes to top the podium.
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Paris 2024: Seven hours of daily training fuels Triantafyllou's fencing preparation
With 50 days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Greek wheelchair fencer Panagiotis Triantafyllou shares his training routine and his passion outside of sports
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Alexandre Ekman named Stage and Choreography Director of Paralympic Opening Ceremony
Alexandre Ekman has been selected to direct the staging and choreography of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
![Para powerlifting athlete Hadi Darvishpoor sits in front of the weight and raises both arms.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Hadi%20Darvishpoor%2C%20Para%20powerlifting%20%40Vakho%20Tsatsalashvili.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Hadi Darvish
Hadi Darvish will compete in Para powerlifting as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
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Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team member Donard Nyamjua
Donard Nyamjua is a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
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Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Guillaume Junior Atangana
Guillaume Junior Atangana will compete in Para athletics as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
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Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Ibrahim Al Hussein
Ibrahim Al Hussein will compete in Para triathlon as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![Salman Abbariki, a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team at Paris 2024, prepares to throw](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Salman%20Abbariki%2C%20Para%20athletics%2C%20Refugee%20ParalympicTeam%40Tobias%20Lackner.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Salman Abbariki
Salman Abbariki will compete in Para athletics as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![Amelio Castro Gruesso, a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team at Paris 2024, is wearing his wheelchair fencing gear](/sites/default/files/2024-07/resized-Amelio%20Castro%20Gruesso%2C%20RPT.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Amelio Castro Grueso
Amelio Castro Grueso will compete in wheelchair fencing at Paris 2024 as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
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Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Sayed Amir Hossein Hosseini Pour
Sayed Amir Hossein Hosseini Pour will compete in Para table tennis as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![Hadi Hassanzada, a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team at Paris 2024, is photographed wearing the taekwondo gear.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/Hadi%20Hassanzada%2C%20RPT%2C%20%40World%20Taekwondo.jpg)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Hadi Hassanzada
Hadi Hassanzada will compete in Para taekwondo as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
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IPC unveils largest Refugee Paralympic Team ever for Paris 2024
Eight athletes and one guide runner will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as part of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![Wheelchair fencer Bebe Vio competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/2023-11/GettyImages-1337012863.jpg)
Paris 2024: Introduction to wheelchair fencing
As many as 96 wheelchair fencing athletes will compete in 16 medal events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
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Paris 2024: Ones to Watch in wheelchair basketball
The wheelchair basketball players you should be looking out for when the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games open on 28 August