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New tickets for the Paris 2024 Paralympics to go on sale on 8 February
Additional tickets will be available for sold-out sessions on 8 February

World Para Swimming launches learn to swim programme Swim Together
Project supported by Citi is aimed at young people and persons with a disability with little to no swimming experience to increase knowledge and skills in swimming and water safety, strength public awareness and improve accessibility. 'I am hopeful that the joy, success, and sense of belonging, which I discovered through Para swimming, will become much more accessible for others,' says Singapore's five-time Paralympic champion Yip Pin Xiu

Citi World Series 2024: Great Britain's Challis excited to kick off season at home
Citi Para Swimming World Series Great Britain 2024 to host over 140 athletes and 20 nations during four days of multi-class races at the Aberdeen Sports Village; Canada and Spain are among the visitors bringing their stars to the opening event of the year

Tokito Oda wins maiden Australian Open title, de Groot, Schroder triumph
Japanese teenager Tokito Oda beat Alfie Hewett in straight sets in the men's wheelchair tennis singles final on 26 January. In the women's singles tournament, Dutch star Diede de Groot captured her 21st Grand Slam singles title.

Australia’s Vanessa Low finds “perfect groove” after becoming a mother
The two-time Paralympic champion returned to competition after giving birth to her son Matteo in June 2022

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

African nations fully focused on Paris 2024 after past successes
From history makers to power houses, the race is on to have milestone breaking performances

Stoke Mandeville Games, 1948-1959: The arrival of pioneer Paralympic women
The Paralympic Games forerunner event in Stoke Mandeville was contested mainly by men but benefitted from the performances of trailblazing women

Diede de Groot: 'I have a pretty big target on my back' at Australian Open
Diede de Groot opened her campaign at the Australian Open on a winning note, beating Great Britain’s Lucy Shuker 6-3, 6-1 in 58 minutes

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

Road to Paris 2024: Get the latest on the qualification for the Paralympics
Get to know the major qualification events coming up and follow athletes on their journeys to the Games

Paris 2024 has chosen its Torchbearers for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
80% of the 11.000 Torchbearers between the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays have been informed that they will carry the meaningful fire; they are called the 'Forerunners'

Saeed Mohammed Abdulla Alblooshi receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
UAE shooting Para sport athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a prescription beta-blocker at the Al Ain 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships

Nicolas Pieter Du Preez: “I want to create impact on my journey to Paris 2024”
South African Paralympic champion shares his hopes and ambitions for 2024

Harder Than You Think & Off The Fence join to boost Rising Phoenix Paralympic Content
Tokyo, Paris, Milan and LA Paralympic content to be launched to global market; pioneering commitment to dramatically improve disabled representation in productions through to LA

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.

Six teams representing the Paralympic Movement will be in the Paralympic Torch Relay
Initiative's objective is to spread the energy of sport and teamwork throughout France, host country of the Paris 2024 Paralympic and Olympic Games

Para equestrian, when horse and rider venture into complete harmony
Horses in Para Equestrian are hard to find because they need to have the right feel for the athlete and the right biomechanics to suit the disability

When a world record puts the icing on the cake for gold medal Paralympians
The bar is set higher and higher as athletes look ahead to Paris 2024; nevertheless, several world records are expected to be broken

WADA’s 2024 Prohibited List now in force
Agency calls on athletes, entourage, and all stakeholders to note major modification concerning tramadol