Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Sports
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will take place between 28 August and 8 September, will see more than 4,000 athletes from around the world competing in 549 medal events. The first Paralympic summer Games in the French capital will showcase 22 sports, including both individual and team sports.
Every week, we will take a close look at one of the 22 sports on the Paris 2024 programme and share everything you need to know ahead of the Paralympics. Discover more about each sport and prepare for the spectacle in the City of Light.
Para archery 
Para athletics 
Para badminton 
Blind football 
Boccia 
Para Canoe 
Para Cycling 
Para Equestrian 
Goalball 
Para Judo 
Para Powerlifting 
Para Rowing 
Shooting Para Sport 
Sitting Volleyball 
Para Swimming 
Para Table Tennis 
Para Taekwondo 
Para Triathlon 
Wheelchair Basketball 
Wheelchair Fencing 
Wheelchair Rugby 
Wheelchair Tennis
Para Archery
Para archery was one of the eight Paralympic sports contested at the inaugural Games in Rome in 1960. Since then, it has grown around the world. At Paris 2024, up to 140 athletes will shoot for the podium at the Invalides.
All You Need to Know about Para Archery 🏹🎯
Welcome to the first episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para archery 🎯. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
🔍 Keep Your Eyes On Them: 🏹 Para Archery Ones to Watch for Paris 2024 Paralympics Unveiled! 👀🌟
Welcome to the first episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para archery 🎯. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
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Welcome to the first episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para archery 🎯. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Paris 2024: History-maker Zuniga's target training
Chile's first Paralympic compound open medallist shares her routine as she ramps up preparation for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Paris 2024: Para archery champion Chen targets world record
The Chinese Para archer reflects on her two Paralympic gold medals
Paris 2024: Letulle wants to experience a "wave of emotions" in return to Invalides
French Para archer Damien Letulle is hoping to take the spotlight at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Para archer and television presenter Aydin preparing to take spotlight at Paris 2024
Yigit Caner Aydin is ready to compete at his first Paralympic Games in Paris
Para Athletics
Para athletics is the largest sport on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme in terms of participating athletes and the number of medal events. Up to 1,069 athletes will compete across 164 medal events, including the fan-favourite 100m races and marathons.
All You Need to Know about Para Athletics 🏃♂️
Welcome to the second episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para athletics. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to Para athletics
Get to know the biggest sport on the Paralympic Games programme
Paris 2024: Ones to Watch for Para athletics
The ten names you should be looking out for in Para athletics when the next Paralympics kick off in France this summer
Paris 2024: Martina Caironi’s words of wisdom
Italy’s Para athletics icon talks medals, memories and milestones ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Paris 2024: Sleep, smiles and ice cream: A day in the life of Omara Durand
Cuba’s sprinting legend blends laughter and seriousness in her Paris 2024 preparation
Record-breaker Chentouf relives golden era
Morocco’s two-time Paralympic marathon champion reflects on his glittering career so far
Paralympic superstar Felix Streng shares the essence of the 100m race
The German gold medallist in the men’s 100m T64 at Tokyo 2020 is preparing for his ‘perfect’ race at Paris 2024
Para Badminton
Para badminton is a fast-paced racquet sport, characterised by dynamic action, powerful and speedy shots. It was included in the Paralympic sport programme for the first time at Tokyo 2020. In Paris, there will be up to 120 athletes competing in 16 medal events.
🇫🇷🔍 Sport Explainers - Paris 2024: All You Need to Know about Para Badminton 🏸
🇫🇷🔍 Sport Explainers - Paris 2024: All You Need to Know about Para Badminton 🏸
Introduction to Para badminton
All you need to know about the exciting sport that will be staged at the Paralympics for the second time
Ones to Watch for Para badminton
The ten names you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France this summer
Peru’s Pilar Jauregui Cancino targets first Paralympic medal
Pilar Jauregui aims for her first Paralympic medal at Paris 2024
France’s Para badminton player Faustine Noel sets sights on home Paralympic Games
Noel captured a silver medal in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 tournament at Tokyo 2020
Leani Ratri Oktila aims for golden ‘double double’
After winning two gold medals at Tokyo 2020, the Indonesian Para badminton star hopes to complete the set at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games - and also see the Eiffel Tower
Paralympic champion Czyz sets sights on Paris 2024 in Para badminton
Wojtek Czyz, a former sprinter and long jumper, took up Para badminton only a few years ago. Now, he is on a mission to qualify for Paris 2024, his fourth Paralympic Games, in the new sport
Blind football
Blind football is men’s five-a-side football adapted for athletes with a vision impairment. At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, eight teams – Brazil, Argentina, Morocco, France, China, Japan, Colombia and Turkiye – will play for the podium at the foot of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower.
All You Need to Know about Blind football ⚽
Welcome to the third episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about blind football. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Paris 2024: Introduction to blind football
All you need to know about the sport, which has featured at the Paralympics since 2004
Ones to watch in blind football
The seven blind football athletes you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France this summer
Tough training gives Niang his football focus
France’s blind football captain in peak condition for medal hopes at home Paralympic Games
Paris 2024: Snisla’s meteoric rise in blind football
The breakout star of the Moroccan blind football team talks training, Tokyo 2020 and his plans for Paris as we count down to the next Paralympic Games.
Raimundo ‘Nonato’ Mendes turns passion into Paralympic titles
Brazil’s guitar-playing, worldie-scoring blind football star Nonato is aiming for a fourth gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games. He reflects on turning his passion into Paralympic titles
Paris 2024 blind football groups decided
The official ball for Paris 2024 was also unveiled during the draw on 25 May
Boccia
Boccia is one of the two sports in the Paris 2024 sports programme without an Olympic counterpart. A total of 124 athletes will compete across 11 medal events at the South Paris Arena.
All You Need to Know about Boccia 🧑🦼
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about boccia. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to boccia
All you need to know about boccia, a precision ball game that made its Paralympic debut 40 years ago
Ones to Watch in boccia
The ten boccia athletes you should be looking out for when the Paris 2024 Paralympics kick off in France this summer
Adam Peska shares how boccia is the 'driving force in my life'
Adam Peska topped the podium in the individual BC3 tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Three years later, the Czech star reflects on his journey and shares what he looks forward to at Paris 2024.
Ntenta and Polychronidis on what it takes to win a Paralympic medal
The Tokyo 2020 boccia bronze medallists stars open up on the trials and triumphs of the path to the Paralympic podium
David Smith ‘rips up the rulebook’ in bid for boccia gold
Three-time Paralympic champion finds the fun in competing again ahead of his fifth Games
How Paralympic boccia medallists and assistants create a dream team
In the BC3 category, Para athletes can compete together with an assistant – and they take the podium together at the Paralympic Games. With the boccia competition heating up at the first European Para Championships in Rotterdam, we introduce you to three pairs putting on an amazing show
Para Canoe
Para canoe is the fierce battle of the fastest paddlers on flat water. There will be up to 100 athletes showcasing their strength, technique and determination as they power to the finish line at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
All You Need to Know about Para Canoe 🚣
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para canoe 🚣. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to Para canoe
Para canoe is the fierce battle of the fastest paddlers on flat water. Get to know more about the sport as we approach the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Ones to Watch in Para canoe
The ten athletes in Para canoe you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France this summer
McGrath training to ‘enjoy every moment’
The multi-Paralympic canoe champion admits the upcoming Games could be his last as he aims to cement golden odyssey
Para canoe star Wiggs leaves no stone unturned ahead of Paris 2024
British star Emma Wiggs shares her golden journey in Para canoe as she aims to create more history at her fourth Paralympic Games
Kiss ready to repeat ‘unforgettable experience’ of Tokyo
Para canoe’s youngest Paralympic champion reflects on historic gold ahead of defending his Toyko 2020 title
Para canoe’s power couple and their perfect love story in Hangzhou
India’s Manish Kaurav and Prachi Yadav have been married for three years and both of them won medals at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games
Para Cycling
Athletes from around the world will showcase their speed and technique when cycling events start on 29 August, the day after the Opening Ceremony. There are two disciplines in Para cycling: road and track, and a lot to look forward to.
All You Need to Know about Para Cycling 🚴♂️
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para cycling. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to Para cycling
Paris 2024 Paralympics will feature up to 220 athletes competing in 51 medal events
Ones to Watch in Para cycling
The 10 Para cyclists you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France this summer
Leaute trains for glory on home soil
Reigning Paralympic cycling champion focusing on mentality and meals to secure success in France
Sarah Storey wants to create more history at her ninth Paralympics
From preparation for Paris 2024, motherhood and winning 17 Paralympic gold medals, Britain’s greatest Paralympian shares how she does it all
Du Preez inspired by battle to the top
Para cyclist draws strength from overcoming adversity as he prepares to defend Paralympic title
Paris 2024 announces marathon and cycling road racing courses for the Paralympics
The beauty of Paris will be highlighted in the routes; access will be free for all the fans
Para Equestrian
Para equestrian is the only artistic sport at the Paralympic Games and was first contested at Atlanta 1996. It promises to excite spectators when athletes and horses perform in complete harmony at the Chateau de Versailles, an historic symbol of French royalty. Get to know more about the sport and witness Paralympic royalty crowed at Paris 2024.
All You Need to Know about Para Equestrian 🐎
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para equestrian 🐎. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to Para equestrian
The sport that epitomises harmony between riders and horses will be contested for the ninth time at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Behind the scenes with Para equestrian gold medallist Jorgensen
Demark's Tobias Thorning Jorgensen shares his training regime as he prepares to defend his titles at Paris 2024
Roxanne Trunnell on journey of a lifetime
Reigning Paralympic equestrian champion reflects on career to date as she prepares for double title defence
Age is just a number for Katja Karjalainen
Finland’s happy-go-lucky horse-loving sexagenarian reflects on her stunning career
Sweden’s equestrian rider Jakobsson overcomes hurdles en route to Tokyo 2020 medal
Louise Etzner Jakobsson won the silver medal in the Para dressage Freestyle Grade IV event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and now she has her sights set on competing at the Paris 2024 Games
Flying horses: how dressage teams travel to the Paralympics
From passports to perfect plane conditions, the four-legged stars of Para equestrian get VIP treatment to prime them for competition
Goalball
Goalball is a fast and tense sport, played exclusively by athletes with vision impairment. It is one of the two sports in the Paris 2024 sports programme without an Olympic counterpart. Paris 2024 will feature eight teams, including hosts France, each in both the men’s and women’s tournaments.
All You Need to Know about Goalball
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about goalball. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to goalball
Goalball has featured at every Paralympics since its debut at Toronto 1976
Ones to Watch in goalball
Athletes you should be looking out for in goalball when the next Paralympics kick off in France
Sevda Altunoluk training for Paralympic triple
Coffee and carbs powering Turkiye’s goalball star to potential third gold
Amy Burk prepares to lead Canada to goalball podium
The four-time Paralympian shares how her journey in goalball started by giving the sport a “second chance”
Josemarcio Sousa relives goalball glory moments
The top scorer from the Tokyo Paralympics reflects on his long journey to gold as he targets title defence this summer
Teams drawn for goalball at Paris 2024 Paralympics
Goalball at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place at the South Paris Arena, within Paris Expo, from 29 August-5 September
Para Judo
Paralympic judo is exclusive for athletes with vision impairments. The Paris 2024 Paralympics will feature up to 148 athletes competing in 16 medal events.
All You Need to Know about Para Judo 🥋
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para judo 🥋. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to Para judo
Up to 148 Para judokas from around the world will take the spotlight at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Ones to Watch in Para judo
Para judo athletes you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France in less than 120 days
China’s Shi Yijie leaves behind home comforts in quest for Para judo gold
Following a breakthrough 2023, China's Shi Yijie is aiming for glory at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Zakiyev hopes training regime will aid quest for third gold
Azerbaijan’s Para judo legend on his preparations for a sixth Paralympics
Romania’s Para judo star Bologa wants to write a “beautiful story” at Paris 2024
Florin Alexandru Bologa says discovering Para judo was like finding his “happy place.” More than 10 years after taking up the sport, he is now preparing for his third Paralympic Games
Kapil Parmar wants to ‘create history for Indian Para judo’ at Paris 2024
Meet Kapil Parmar, who won the men’s J1 –60kg category at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Antalya 2024
Para Powerlifting
Para powerlifting is the ultimate test of upper body strength. It is one of the fastest growing Para sports in terms of the number of participants. Up to 180 athletes will take the spotlight at Paris 2024.
#ChangeStartsWithSport - How Para Powerlifting Transformed Herbert Aceituno's Life 💪🏋️♂️
🏋️♂️ Witness the incredible transformation of Herbert Aceituno, a Paralympic powerlifter from El Salvador, whose life was forever changed by Para sport. From winning bronze at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo to securing gold at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Herbert's journey is a testament to resilience and determination. 🌟🏆 The International Paralympic Committee's vision is to make for an inclusive world through Para sport. Our mission is to lead the Paralympic Movement, oversee the delivery of the Paralympic Games and support members to enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence.
Introduction to Para powerlifting
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will feature up to 180 athletes competing in 20 medal events
Ones to Watch in Para powerlifting
The 10 Para powerlifters you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France
Aceituno lifts El Salvador’s hopes of Paralympic glory
Para powerlifter Herbert Aceituno training for another podium finish after Tokyo breakthrough
Qarada sets sights on world record triumph
Defending Paralympic powerlifting champion says he fears no one in quest for gold
Powerlifter D’Andrea takes training to next level in quest for second Paralympic gold
Brazilian Para powerlifter Mariana D’Andrea says having the attitude of a champion is the key to Paralympic success
Para powerlifter Oku reflects on journey from spectator to flagbearer
Oku showed ‘what is possible’ with his performance in Tokyo, but vows to improve even more for Paris 2024
Shooting Para Sport
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will see up to 160 athletes from around the world showcasing their talent and technique. There will be 13 medal events taking place at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre in central France.
All You Need to Know about Shooting Para Sport
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about shooting Para sport. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to shooting Para sport
Thirteen medal events will place at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre in central France during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Ones to Watch in shooting Para sport
The 10 names in shooting Para sport you should be looking out for when the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games open in less than 100 days
Narwal aiming to hit the target for India again
Manish Narwal shares how he is preparing to defend his Paralympic title at Paris 2024
Paris 2024: Abdullah Sultan Alaryani set for his fifth Paralympic Games
From carrying the flag to aiming for gold, Abdullah Sultan Alaryani is on target for his fifth Games
Shooting Para sport star Hiltrop reflects on career to date
The German athlete shares her favourite moments from the London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Top 5 tips to get started in shooting from history-maker Lekhara
India's first ever female Paralympic gold medallist says physical and mental preparation are both crucial to succeed in her sport
Sitting Volleyball
Sitting volleyball is a team sport featuring constant motion, communication and bursts of explosiveness. There will be eight men’s and eight women’s teams competing at Paris 2024. In the men’s tournament, hosts France will be joined by Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Islamic Republic of Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. The women’s event will feature France, USA, China, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Rwanda and Slovenia.
All You Need to Know about Sitting Volleyball 🏐
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about sitting volleyball. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to sitting volleyball
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will see up to 192 sitting volleyball players
Ones to Watch in sitting volleyball
The sitting volleyball players you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France in less than 100 days
Canada’s sitting volleyball star Peters sets focus on a medal
Canada have qualified for the women's sitting volleyball tournament at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Rwanda's sitting volleyball star Mukobwankawe aiming high at third Paralympics
Liliane Mukobwankawe, the star of Rwanda’s sitting volleyball team, reflects on her journey in Para sport and competing at two Paralympic Games
Four-time Paralympic medallist Duran leads veteran team in quest for glory
Sitting volleyball player Mirzet Duran shares his goals for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and beyond
Paris 2024: Sitting volleyball match schedule announced
The sitting volleyball competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympics will feature eight teams in both the men’s and women’s tournaments
Para Swimming
Para swimming was one of the eight sports at the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960. At Paris 2024, over 600 athletes will compete across 141 medal events at the Paris La Defense Arena.
All You Need to Know about Para Swimming 🏊
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para swimming. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to Para swimming
Over 600 Para swimmers will compete across 141 medal events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Ones to Watch in Para swimming
The 10 names you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France
Paris 2024: Egypt's swimmer Kahil sets exclusive training plan for Paris and beyond
Egypt's Para swimming star Kahil targets a podium finish at the Paris 2024 Paralympics after a successful 2023
Paris 2024: Italy's Para swimming star Barlaam focused on having fun at Paralympics
Italian Para swimming sensation Simone Barlaam says his main goal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics is to “enjoy the experience” of competing at the Games
Home is where heart is for Colombia’s Para swimmer Carlos Serrano
Two-time Paralympic swimming champion Carlos Daniel Serrano says he is prepared to make his family happy at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Japan’s Para swimmer Takayuki Suzuki hopes to shine at sixth Paralympic Games
Takayuki Suzuki eyes Paris 2024 success after winning five medals at Tokyo 2020
Para Table Tennis
Para table tennis is characterised by fast and explosive rallies. As many as 280 athletes will compete for gold in 31 medal events.
#ChangeStartsWithSport - Tamara Leonelli: Defying Odds in Para Table Tennis 🏓✨
Meet Tamara Leonelli, a member of Chile's National Para table tennis team. Born with spina bifida, a congenital condition affecting her lower body, Tamara's life has been transformed by Para sports. Ten years ago, she started playing table tennis. Now, she travels, competes, and trains year-round, proving that disability is no barrier to leading a fulfilling life. The International Paralympic Committee's vision is to make for an inclusive world through Para sport. Our mission is to lead the Paralympic Movement, oversee the delivery of the Paralympic Games and support members to enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence.
Introduction to Para table tennis
Para table tennis has been part of every Paralympics since the first edition held in Rome in 1960
Ones to watch in Para table tennis
The 10 names you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics open in France on 28 August
Christiana and Kayode Alabi striving for success
Meet Para table tennis power couple Christiana and Kayode Alabi, who are preparing to represent Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games this summer
Para table tennis star Lei on making history for Australia
Para table tennis player Li Na Lei won two medals for Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. She is looking to extend her medal tally at Paris 2024
Joo targeting second Para table tennis gold
Having only picked up a paddle competitively at the age of 40, Republic of Korea's Young Dae Joo is targeting a second Paralympic gold medal at 51 years old. And he is also aiming to compete at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
Meet three Para table tennis champions ready to take the spotlight at Paris 2024
Para table tennis is one of the sports from Hangzhou 2022 that awarded slots for the Paralympic Games next year. Joo Young Dae (Republic of Korea), Najlah Imad Lafta Al Dayyeni (Iraq) and Rungroj Thainiyom (Thailand) qualified for Paris 2024
Para Taekwondo
Para taekwondo is an contact sport known for its fast and powerful kicks to the body. At the Paris 2024 Paralympics, up to 120 athletes will compete in 10 medal events.
#ChangeStartsWithSport - 🥋 How Para Taekwondo Boosted Ivan Mikulic's Confidence 💪
Join Ivan Mikulic from Croatia in this episode of the #ChangeStartsWithSport series as he shares his journey in Para Taekwondo. Starting at a young age, Ivan fell in love with the sport and never looked back. Born without his left forearm, Ivan adapted and thrived, using a prosthetic arm at the gym. Para sport has boosted his confidence and focus, helping him achieve his dreams. With his sights set on gold at Paris 2024, Ivan's preparation is going strong, and he invites you to cheer him on to victory! 🌟🥋 The International Paralympic Committee's vision is to make for an inclusive world through Para sport. Our mission is to lead the Paralympic Movement, oversee the delivery of the Paralympic Games and support members to enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence.
Introduction to Para taekwondo
Para taekwondo made its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020. There will be up to 120 athletes competing in the sport at Paris 2024
Ones to Watch in Para taekwondo
The 10 Para taekwondo athletes you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in Paris
Naimova sees 'no obstacle' to repeating Tokyo triumph at Paris 2024
"Para Taekwondo has become the meaning of my life and has shaped who I am today," says Uzbekistan’s Paralympic champion Guljonoy Naimova
Amy Truesdale: "My biggest goal is to become Paralympic champion at Paris 2024"
Para taekwondo star Amy Truesdale has been named to Great Britain's squad for the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Jessica Garcia Quijano hopes to add Paralympic gold medal to world title
"I have had a dream since I was little, which was to attend the Paralympics. Now (I want to) go for that goal which is to obtain a good result.," Mexico's Para taekwondo athlete Jessica Garcia Quijano says.
Para taekwondo athlete Idrissa Keita targets Senegal’s first Paralympic medal
Idrissa Keita shares his passion for Para taekwondo as he prepares for the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Para Triathlon
Para triathlon requires endurance, strength and trusted teamwork to make it to the finish line. Up to 120 athletes will compete in 11 medal events at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Meet Alexis Hanquinquant, the Inspiring French Para Triathlon Icon 🇫🇷💪
In this episode of the Game Changers series, we follow Alexis Hanquinquant, a Para triathlon champion from France. After losing his leg in a work accident, Alexis turned his adversity into triumph, becoming a Paralympic gold medalist. Discover how Para sport transformed his life, his journey to the top, and his relentless pursuit of excellence. The International Paralympic Committee's vision is to make for an inclusive world through Para sport. Our mission is to lead the Paralympic Movement, oversee the delivery of the Paralympic Games and support members to enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence.
Introduction to Para triathlon
As many as 120 Para triathletes will race in the heart of French capital at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Ones to Watch in Para triathlon
The 10 names you should be looking out for when the Paris 2024 Paralympics open on 28 August
Hideki Uda training to return to Paralympic spotlight
Japan's Hideki Uda is set to compete in this month's World Triathlon Para Series Montreal, the final event on the qualification race calendar for the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The Tokyo 2020 silver medallist shares his training routine
‘I love life’ says Para triathlete Weir on her journey to the Paralympic start line
“I love life. I want to live forever. I want to train and race forever,” says South Africa’s Kirsty Weir, who shares her journey in Para triathlon
Paris 2024: Home Games even sweeter for Para triathlon champion Hanquinquant
Three years after winning gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, France's Alexis Hanquinquant shares his expectations for Paris 2024
Paris 2024 unveils Para triathlon course
Para triathlon events at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will start and finish at the Pont Alexandre III
Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair basketball brings the exciting hoop game to the Paralympics. Eight men’s and eight women’s national teams will compete in the French capital.
All You Need to Know about Wheelchair Basketball 🏀
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about wheelchair basketball 🏀. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Introduction to wheelchair basketball
Eight men’s and eight women’s national teams will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which open on 28 August.
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
Germany’s Weiss trains hard to turn trend of fourth-places into gold
Catharina Weiss says her journey to the Paralympic Games started when she watched Germany win wheelchair basketball gold at the London 2012 Paralympics
Wheelchair basketball star Serio aims to crown career with third consecutive gold
Steve Serio led the USA to back-to-back gold medals in wheelchair basketball at Tokyo 2020. As we approach the Paris 2024 Paralympics, we caught up with Serio, who is training for his fifth Games
Jitske Visser looks forward to fifth Paralympic Games
Dutch wheelchair basketball player Jitske Visser has won three medals across four Games, and she is hungry for more
Paris 2024: Competition schedule for wheelchair basketball announced
The first wheelchair basketball match at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be an all-European affair, with Great Britain taking on Germany in the men’s Group A match on 29 August at 10:30 CEST
Para Rowing
Rowing has been a Paralympic sport since 2008
All You Need to Know about Para Rowing 🚣
Welcome to the new episode of the 🇫🇷 'Paris 2024 #SportExplainers' series, created in partnership with Worldwide Paralympic Insurance Partner Allianz and Paris 2024. These videos are your guide to the 22 sports featured in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme. In this episode, we will learn all the details about Para rowing. From equipment to competition rules, we've got you covered. Watch, learn, and prepare to be amazed by the athletes competing at Paris 2024, from 28 August to 8 September.
Katie O'Brien looks forward to Paralympic debut in Paris
Katie O'Brien is preparing for her Paralympic debut at Paris 2024, 12 years after watching the London 2012 Games
Polianskyi prepares for third Games in a new reality
Double Paralympic rowing champion reflects on challenges of training as he bids for third gold
Birgit Skarstein going for more than gold
Paralympic rowing champion wants to ‘make a difference’ as she prepares for title defence
Ones to Watch in Para rowing
The 10 names you should be looking out for when the next Paralympics kick off in France
The cherry on the cake for French Para rowers Alberdi and Cadot
France’s Laurent Cadot and Elur Alberdi booked tickets for Paris 2024 after finishing third in the PR3 mixed double sculls at the 2023 World Rowing Championships
The unstoppables in Para rowing: Meet Australia’s Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager
Australia's Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager won medals and set records in 2023, and they are looking forward to accomplishing much more together in 2024.