Best photos of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
After 11 days of exciting competition and countless memories, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have come to an end. More than 4,000 athletes from around the world competed in 22 sports at stunning venues. We have selected some of the best photos from
Paris 2024: Para canoe action starts with big names defending their titles
Para canoe racing kicks off on September 6 at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, where 100 athletes will compete over three days. The stadium, surrounded by 450 new trees, also hosted Para rowing. Athletes will race in ten events on a 200m track using
Paris 2024: Top medal moments on Day 8
Yui Kamiji and Manami Tanaka from Japan made a big comeback to defeat the Netherlands’ Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot in the wheelchair tennis women’s doubles at Roland-Garros. The match lasted about three hours, ending with a score of 4-6, 7-6(3),
Paris 2024: More than 90 IPC-supported delegations competing
Over 150 athletes from 91 countries, along with coaches and officials, have received support from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The IPC also focuses on training coaches and officials to improve Para sports and create
Paris 2024: Martin De La Puente wins quarter final on ‘best day of his life’
Roland Garros is famous for its big events, and the atmosphere was electric when French player Stephane Houdet faced Spain’s Martin De La Puente in the men’s wheelchair tennis singles quarter-finals on Wednesday. The crowd was roaring with excitement, especially since Houdet was
Paris 2024: Sevda Altunoluk makes history with third goalball gold
Three Paralympic Golds Turkiye’s Sevda Altunoluk has made history in women’s goalball by winning three Paralympic gold medals. She achieved this feat on September 5 at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, where Turkiye defeated Israel 8-3 in the gold medal match. Altunoluk is
Paris 2024: Silver lining for Sandrine Martinet as Paris hails Para judo hero
Silver for Sandrine Martinet Paris-born Para judo star Sandrine Martinet earned a silver medal in the women’s -48kg J2 final at the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Even though she didn’t win gold, the crowd cheered loudly for her throughout the match. Martinet, who is
Paris 2024: Meet the Paralympic athletes making waves in Bermuda
Jessica Cooper Lewis, representing Bermuda, still remembers how amazed she was at her first Paralympics in London 2012. “I saw 80,000 people in the stadium, which is more than Bermuda’s entire population. It was overwhelming and exciting,” she said. In London, Lewis was
Paris 2024: Para canoe begins as first sitting volleyball medals decided on Day 9
With only three days left at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, the action is heating up! Para Canoe Kicks Off Para canoe will start on Day 9 at the Vaires-sur-Marne Stadium. The first day will feature heats for all 10 events, with medals to
Paris 2024: Dutch ‘machine’ Jetze Plat nets a hat-trick
Dutch athlete Jetze Plat, already a three-time gold medalist at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, is gearing up for a marathon on Sunday. Plat, 33, won gold in the Para triathlon men’s PTWC on Monday, securing his third consecutive Paralympic title in the event.