Paralympic Games
24 August - 5 September 2021

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Peter Kiss

Takeaways from Para Canoe

Eighteen-year-old Hungarian Peter Pal Kiss became the youngest ever Para Canoe Paralympic gold medallist, and the first teenager to triumph, in the men’s KL1

Two women racing side-by-side in 1,500m

Takeaways from Para Athletics

Twenty one-year-old Ethiopian Tigist Gezahagn Mengistu won the women's 1500m T13 in her first major championships

Alexis Hanquinquant

Takeaways from Para Triathlon

The sport featured a raft of athletes who either made the switch from other sports or were also competing in multiple events

David Smith of Great Britain in action during his team's Pool A match against Team Thailand at Tokyo 2020.

Takeaways from boccia

Athletes from 13 National Paralympic Committees stepped onto the podium, including some notable firsts