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Chinese teenagers claim para table tennis doubles crown

Absent since the 1976 Paralympic Games in Toronto, para table tennis doubles was reintroduced into the 2024 schedule and on Friday night, rather like in the sport's Olympic incarnation, China was among the golds.

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Maisie Summers-Newton feels the Paralympic pressure but lands another gold medal at Paris 2024

The reigning Paralympic champion successfully defended her 200 metres individual medley title in Paris

The Independent UK

Jaco van Gass retains Paralympic title and Lizzi Jordan wins gold in velodrome

Afghanistan veteran Van Gass smashed his own world record en route to successfully defending the men’s C3 3000m individual pursuit.

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Paris Paralympics fans get in the game with up-close look at parasports

At the Paralympic fan zone outside Paris's elegant city hall, the focus is not just on watching athletes compete but better understanding parasports – and trying them out for yourself.

Radio France Internationale

The Paralympics can be an economic boon for host cities – and leave a unique legacy

The mega-event glow continues in Paris, with the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games now well underway. Some 4,400 athletes will take to the world stage to compete across 22 different sports.

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‘The most inspiring story I’ve ever heard’: Klopp cheers on friend Czyz at Paralympics

Wojtek Czyz was soundly beaten in the SL3 badminton but Jürgen Klopp, his long-time friend, was on hand to offer support

The Guardian - UK

Classifications, history and Australian hopes: what to expect at the Paris Paralympics

Paris is about to host its first Paralympics. Similar to the Olympics last month, Australia is bringing a strong team with many medal hopefuls.

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Watch: World leaders welcomed to Paris for Paralympics opening ceremony

Watch as Emmanuel Macron welcomed heads of state and international organisations to the Elysee palace ahead of the opening ceremony for the Paris Paralympic Games.

The Independent UK

ParalympicsGB chief says Tanni Grey-Thompson’s train ordeal ‘a disgrace’

The chef de mission of ParalympicsGB has said it is a ‘disgrace’ that Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson was forced to drag herself off a train in London’s Kings Cross because there was no help for wheelchair users

The Guardian - UK

Wheelchair rugby captain Gavin Walker confident GB are ‘peaking at right time’

ParalympicsGB begin their gold medal defence on Thursday morning against Australia.

The Independent UK

Ageless wonders and a high school science teacher: 10 US Paralympians to watch

As the Paris Paralympics kick off, here’s a look at 10 athletes from Team USA worth keeping an eye on

The Guardian - US

Sammi Kinghorn: I want gold in Paris, but it won't define me

Sammi Kinghorn got to the Paris Paralympics as one of GB's best medal hopes but she knows that winning gold, or not, won't define her and that…

The National (Scotland)

Paralympics 2024: 10 GB stars going for gold in Paris

ParalympicsGB finished second in Tokyo table and are aiming to net up to 140 medals over the next fortnight

Evening Standard

Paralympic classification isn’t just a way to organize sports – it also affects athletes’ experience

Athletes from around the world are in Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games. The Games will feature more than 4,000 athletes with various disabilities competing in 549 medal events.

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The Guardian - AU

Paralympians to set the record straight as Australia’s golden decade beckons

Australia will have a 160-strong Paralympic team competing in Paris with human stories to sit amid remarkable athletic achievements

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Paralympics schedule and day-by-day events

Dates and times of all the events across 11 days of action in Paris this summer

Al Jazeera

All to know about Paralympic Games Paris 2024: Schedule, events, venues

When and where will the Paralympics opening ceremony be held? How many athletes will compete? Al Jazeera answers.

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Para-Athletes Will Receive The Same Medal Bonuses As Olympians At The Paris 2024 Paralympics

In huge step in sports equality, Aussie para-athletes will receive the same medal bonuses as Olympians at the Paris 2024 Paralympics!

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Who are the French athletes competing in the Paris Paralympic Games?

France has high hopes for its athletes competing in the Paris Paralympic Games following its strong showing during the Olympics. The goal is for the 236 para athletes to come in eighth in national rankings, with at least 20 gold medals.

Evening Standard

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Day-by-day guide and highlights

Running from August 28 to September 8, around 4,400 athletes are competing across 22 sports

International Business Times

Indonesia's First Paralympic Archers Take Aim At Gold

Five Indonesian archers who have lost an arm or a leg train together under the bright Central Javan sun, drawing their bows and closing one eye to shoot at targets as they prepare for the Paralympics in Paris this month.

The Independent UK

Paris takes centre stage once again as start of Paralympic Games closes in

The 2024 Paralympic Games run from August 28 to September 8.

The Independent UK

The Paris Paralympic Games in numbers

Athletes from 184 delegations will compete for medals across 549 events.

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Para-swimmer Patterson hungry for more gold medal glory

Driven by an unshakable ethos set by long-time coach Harley Connolly, swimmer Lakeisha Patterson is bent on growing her Paralympic gold medal haul in Paris.

The Guardian - AU

After conquering 50-foot wave, Australian blind surfer seeks Paralympic inclusion

Matt Formston set a new world record when surfing the famous Nazaré break and is now pushing for para-surfing to be included at Brisbane 2032

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