PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![The Paralympic marathon will go through many Paris monuments.](/sites/default/files/2023-10/marathon2024.jpg)
Paris 2024 reveals route of Paralympic Marathon
Four gold medals will be up for grabs in a challenging course through Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris on 8 September, last day of the Paralympic Games
![Two wheelchair racers getting close to the finish line](/sites/default/files/2021-11/GettyImages-1338346795.jpg)
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
![Narges Javadi (L) of Team Iran and Shao Qian of Team China are in competition.](/sites/default/files/2023-10/taekwondo.jpg)
Para taekwondo and Para canoe take centre stage after making debut at Hangzhou 2022
Athletes hope that competing at the Asian Para Games will lead to more recognition of the sports
![Xie Maosan won the gold medal in canoe KL1, the first one of the Asian Para Games.](/sites/default/files/2023-10/xie.jpg)
Xie Maosan wins first medal of the Asian Para Games in Canoe
37 year-old Paralympian finished her KL1 race in 55.478 seconds, claiming the first spot and a place in history as the sport debuts in the APG
![The Asian Para Games cauldron was lit during the Opening Ceremony of Hangzhou 2022.](/sites/default/files/2023-10/asiaapg1.jpg)
Asian Para Games: Hangzhou 2022 cauldron lit as Games open after one-year delay
Athletes will compete until 28 October in Hangzhou, China, after the fourth Asian Para Games were declared open during a spectacular ceremony
![Two athletes holding medals and a mascot plush toy](/sites/default/files/2023-10/India%20shooting.jpg)
Asian Para Games: Teenage star Khandelwal aiming for the top
After successful World Championships debut, India's 16-year-old is in search of more medals in Hangzhou to inspire young athletes to join his sport
![The pictograms of the 22 sports of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games](/sites/default/files/2023-10/Hangzhou%202022%20Asian%20Para%20Games%20Pictograms.jpg)
Asian Para Games: How to follow and watch
Fourth edition of the Games takes place from 22 to 28 October in China and will be broadcast to 12 countries across Asia
![A male swimmer in a breaststroke race](/sites/default/files/2023-10/Yamaguchi%20Japan.jpg)
Asian Para Games: Exciting contest on cards in the pool
Manchester 2023 world champions return to action in search of more glory at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena
![A male wheelchair tennis player hits a ball.](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Tokito%20Oda%202023%20Australian%20Open.jpg)
'WHO I AM Paralympics' TV series comes back strong for 2024
Since 2016, the series has featured more than 40 Para athletes from more than 25 countries in their respective journeys to Paralympic Games
![The finish line of a red athletics track](/sites/default/files/2023-10/Athletics%20track%203.jpg)
Moroccan athlete Said Asli receives three-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para athletics athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance at the Marrakech 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix