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![Dylan Alcott, a male wheelchair tennis player, poses for a photo with a gold medal.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-06/Dylan%20Alcott%2C%20wheelchair%20tennis%2C%20Australia%20Tokyo%202020.jpg?itok=REmhJokk)
‘I just bloody loved it’: Dylan Alcott looks back on a career that changed Para sport
Dylan Alcott, the four-time Paralympic champion in wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball, reflects on his role in elevating the Games to headline status
![A female wheelchair user enters a bedroom and smiles](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/resized%20-%20Airbnb%20accessibility%20Paris%202024.jpg?h=4f98a501&itok=XqShPtGn)
Airbnb: Paris region has over 1,000 listings with step-free accessibility features
More than 1,000 listings with step-free accessibility features are available on Airbnb in the Paris region alone, including nearly 300 listings featured in the Adapted category
![Angelica Bernal of Colombia serves in a match](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/Angelica%20Bernal%2C%20wheelchair%20tennis%2C%20Colombia.jpg?h=94810b7a&itok=fi73u0tM)
Paris 2024: Colombia’s Bernal confident as chase of 'Paralympic dream' continues
Wheelchair tennis player Angelica Bernal says, "Playing sports and getting to know other athletes from Colombia and other regions, has allowed me to show that we are strong and that we fight every day for our dreams."
![Four people sit side by side, with two of them holding each other's hands to celebrate](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/Salt%20Lake%20City%20host.jpg?itok=vbthZBsz)
French Alps and Salt Lake City-Utah to stage 2030 and 2034 Paralympic Winter Games
International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said, “On behalf of the Paralympic Movement, I would like to send my congratulations to French Alps 2030 and Salt Lake City-Utah 2034. Both host cities present very different proposals and exciting opportunities for the Paralympic Movement in the years ahead."
![A female wheelchair tennis player stretches to play a forehand during a match.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-03/Kgothatso%20Montjane%2C%20South%20Africa%2C%20wheelchair%20tennis.jpg?h=b04c4a8c&itok=sXDAByob)
Montjane: 'I wanted to explore different ways to train'
South Africa's wheelchair tennis pioneer Kgothatso Montjane shares how she is preparing for Paris 2024, her fourth Paralympic Games
![A female coach celebrates with a female Para taekwondo athlete](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-08/1%20Zakia%20and%20coach%20Para%20taekwondo.jpg?h=6db3e419&itok=ySnoGgx2)
Q&A with Refugee Paralympic Team athlete Zakia Khudadadi
Zakia Khudadadi will compete in Para taekwondo as a member of the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team
![A male wheelchair tennis player in action at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-02/Niels%20Vink%2C%20wheelchair%20tennis%2C%20Tokyo%202020.jpg?itok=QC6cp1GK)
Introduction to wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair tennis is a sport that requires dynamic movement, tactics and incredible racquet skills
![Korea Paralympic Committee President Jin-owan Jung holds a document titled "Host Agreement for the 2025 IPC General Assembly"](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/NPC%20Korea%20IPC%20General%20Assembly%20announcement.jpg?itok=74CQuL_z)
South Korea announced as 2025 IPC General Assembly host
Seoul last hosted the event in 2007 and has a track record for hosting major events within the Paralympic Movement
![A view of the purple track of the Stade de France in Paris](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/Stade%20de%20France%202004.jpg?h=f9cf1633&itok=-Tvi3RTF)
Paris 2024 venue guide: Stade de France
Built for the 1998 Football World Cup, the multi-purpose arena was renovated and received a purple track for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
![💥 Clash of Titans: Ones to Watch in Wheelchair Rugby for Paris 2024 Paralympics! 🏆](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/U4Ykg-p0wXbcRnsAfAavehCYtKpz2f6V0d-_PDeD0Es.jpg?itok=MEB8jwOV)
Paris 2024: Ones to Watch in wheelchair rugby
The 10 names you should be looking out for when the Paris 2024 Paralympics open in France
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WPA pays tribute to Mohammed Baqer Almusa’s legacy
Baqer Almusa was directly involved in the promotion and growth of frame running as a tool to empower persons with disabilities, particularly high-support need athletes
![A close-up image of a male wheelchair rugby player](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/Yukinobu%20Ike%2C%20Tokyo%202020%2C%20wheelchair%20rugby.jpg?itok=fj7ov-Qw)
Yukinobu Ike ready to lead Japan to wheelchair rugby gold
Three years after finishing the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a bronze medal, Japan wheelchair rugby captain Yukinobu Ike is ready to lead his team to the top of the podium at Paris 2024.
![A female wheelchair rugby athlete plays with male players.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-03/Sarah%20Adam%20USA%20wheelchair%20rugby.jpg?itok=ZXOYezkL)
USA wheelchair rugby pioneer Sarah Adam ready to make history
Sarah Adam is set to become the first woman to represent Team USA in wheelchair rugby at a Paralympic Games. As she prepares for her Paralympic debut, she shares how she started the sport and what it means for her
![Photo taken from a drone shows the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Village. There are several buildings in front of a river.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/Paris%202024%20village%20-1.jpg?itok=FyKrW15e)
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
![A male wheelchair rugby player in action during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-06/Zak%20Madell%2C%20wheelchair%20rugby%2C%20Canada%20Tokyo%202020-5.jpg?h=713c938c&itok=3rljj7PY)
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.
![Two wheelchair rugby players clash Shinichi Shimakawa](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/ryley-batt-Shinichi-Shimakawa.jpg?itok=Q4gtF_gk)
Introduction to wheelchair rugby
Eight wheelchair rugby teams will take the spotlight at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which open on 28 August.
![Unmissable action: Ones to Watch Wheelchair Fencers for Paris 2024 💥🤺](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/qFbUIzo_EgR666TN9VIUIK0pNXc7imB9v_yqG3csk7E.jpg?itok=3Hlra7NZ)
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
![A female Para cyclist in action](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/Channel4%20Paris%202024%20campaign-2.jpg?itok=Q3EAcgDA)
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?"
![A female wheelchair fencer strikes a pose. She is holding her sword with her left and her mask with her right](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/Yu%20Chui%20Yee%2C%20Tokyo%202020.%20wheelchair%20fencing_0.jpg?itok=0Qiy5ITI)
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."
![Two wheelchair fencers in action at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2024-07/Sun%20Gang%2C%20China%2C%20wheelchair%20fencing%20Tokyo%202020.jpg?itok=auBZKTPH)
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.