PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paris 2024 stars: How France fell in love with Gabrielzinho
With remarkable performances, infectious smiles, and impeccable dance moves on the podium, the Brazilian S2 swimmer captivated fans and was called "Pelé of the Pools" by French media after his three gold medals at La Defense Arena in the Paralympic Games

Paris 2024: All shooting Para sport medallists
From India's Avani Lekhara defending her Paralympic title to Germany's Natascha Hiltrop double-gold and South Korea on top of the medal standings here all athletes who claimed podium finishes in Chateauroux at this year's Paralympic Games

Best Para archery moments of Paris 2024
Armless Archer Matt Stutzman won his maiden Paralympic gold at his fourth and final Games

Best wheelchair basketball moments of Paris 2024
The Netherlands' women's wheelchair basketball team became back-to-back champions with a win over the USA

Paris 2024 review: Cui Zhe turns silver streak into gold as China dominate
In five days of Para powerlifting at La Chapelle Arena, China top the medal table, finishing first in six of the 20 events followed by Iran in second and Egypt in third; Mexico's Amalia Perez becomes the only Para powerlifter with seven Paralympic medals one at every Games since her debut at Sydney 2000

Paris 2024 review: 'Mission accomplished' as China dominate with 21 gold medals
Wen Xiaoyan collects four golds and leads Chinese Paralympic Games success, Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner becomes first female athlete to claim five titles and Cuba's Omara Durand brings the curtain down on an illustrious career by claiming triple gold at Stade de France

Best Para equestrian moments of Paris 2024
Belgium's Michele George won her sixth and seventh Paralympic medals with two golds at Paris 2024

Paris 2024 review: Icons, new stars and fans elevate sport to new levels
A passionate and knowledgeable crowd provides the perfect stage to extraordinary performances from the likes of Ugo Didier, Jessica Long, Simone Barlaam and Guo Jincheng during ten days of the Paralympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena

Athletes embrace "best Paralympics ever"
Athletes shared their experience of competing in front of a massive crowd at France's first summer Paralympic Games

IPC Reporter: I thrived in a place I once feared I wouldn’t survive
Harry De Cosemo, a UK sports reporter who has a disability, shares his experience of covering the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games for the International Paralympic Committee's website

Best Para rowing moments of Paris 2024
Jed Altschwager and Nikki Ayers became the first-ever Paralympic champions in the new mixed double sculls PR3 event

Best Para cycling moments of Paris 2024
Jetze Plat won two Para cycling road gold medals to add to a Paralympic triathlon title

Best Para badminton moments of Paris 2024
Mariam Eniola Bolaji became the first African player to win a badminton medal at either the Olympic or Paralympic Games

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Shooting Para sport day six preview
The ones to watch in the sixth day of competition at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre with mixed P4 and mixed R9 finals

Best photos of Paris 2024
Relive some of the best moments from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in 15 stunning photographs

Ihar Boki’s unstoppable campaign in Paris
With a total of 21 gold medals, Ihar Boki became the most successful male Para swimmer at the Paralympic Games while in Paris

Paris 2024: Medeiros snatches gold in dramatic final, record show from Oluwafemiayo
Brazilian Tayana Medeiros snatches women's up to 86kg gold from China Zheng Feifei in last seconds with a Games record; Nigeria's Folashade Oluwafemiayo clinches women's over 86kg gold with world record show, while Iranians Aliakbar Gharibshahi and Ahmad Aminzadeh win men's up to 107 and over 107kg finals on the final day at La Chapelle Arena

Festival of fun brings France's first Paralympics to a close
Paris celebrates an unforgettable 10 days of competition with stunning Closing Ceremony at Stade de France

The IPC President's Closing Ceremony speech
International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons hails the record-breaking achievements of Para athletes, volunteers, fans and organisers of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

The world records that tumbled in Paris
More than 40 world records tumbled in Para athletics alone at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games