Paris – Japan beat three-time former champions the USA 48-41 in Paris on Monday to claim its first gold medal in Paralympic wheelchair rugby. Katsuya Hashimoto scored 19 tries for …
Paris – To many of the athletes arriving at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, the part of the city designed specifically for them amounted to something of a utopia. …
Swimmer Keiichi Kimura won gold in the men’s 50-meter freestyle event in the S11 class for athletes with vision impairment at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. The 33-year-old finished in …
Paris – China began to exert its traditional dominance at the Paralympics in Paris on Friday, pulling ahead of second-placed Great Britain despite a double gold medal success for British …
Swimmer Takayuki Suzuki brought Japan its first Paris Paralympics gold medal — and its first medal of any color — on Thursday, the first day of competition following a festive …
PARIS – British Paralympian John McFall will be taking a stand for sports and space this week after becoming the first person with a physical disability to be cleared for …
The Paris Games will represent a turning point for the Paralympic movement, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons said on the eve of the opening ceremony. More than 1.75 …
Paris – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced Monday that 88 Russian competitors will take part under a neutral banner at the Paris Paralympics. The Games, which get under way …
Surakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia’s most decorated para powerlifter Ni Nengah Widiasih shouts as she bench presses a heavy weight at her training gym, pushing through a shoulder injury to prepare …
For years, Paralympians with tattoos of the Olympic rings were playing a dangerous game: They had to cover the tattoos completely in competition, or face penalties from the International Paralympic …