PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
First medals and a chance of history on Day 1
Para athletes get down to business as team sports and taekwondo open the day followed by the first medals in cycling and swimming
First Paralympics in France open with stunning ceremony
The Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games took place in the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysees, kicking off 11 days of Para sport excitement
The world is watching - in record numbers!
All 22 sports will be available live for the first time in history
Paris 2024: Day one preview, schedule and ones to watch
Fifteen Paralympic champions to be crowned at Paris La Defense Arena as Para swimming gets underway on Thursday, including France's medal hopefuls Alex Portal and Ugo Didier, who will be facing Italian star Simone Barlaam in the men's 400m freestyle S9
Flagbearers announced for Opening Ceremony
The flagbearers will lead their nations into the Place de la Concorde
Paris 2024: 21 powerlifters set to be in action as flagbearers
Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin, Jordan's Abdelkareem Khattab, Mongolia's Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar and Egyptian Rehab Ahmed among others have been named as country's flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony
IPC and UNESCO call for more inclusive society
The two organisations have staged an inclusion conference to discuss how Para sport can advance the rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities
Liberte, égalité, fraternite!
International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons calls for freedom, inclusion and equality in his speech at the Paris 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony. Read his speech in full below.
Netherlands the team to beat again in wheelchair tennis
Dutch league of legends seek to continue rich history in the event at the iconic Roland Garros