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The 2024 Paralympics explained: How the event classification system works

The first events of the Paris Paralympics kicked off early on Thursday, introducing many viewers unfamiliar with parasports to C4-5 track cycling races, SL3 badminton matches and S9 swimming heats. Based on the type and degree of impairment, the Paralympics’ classification system is designed to ensure fair competition between Paralympians.…

France 24

Paralympics LIVE: Great Britain’s Tully Kearney claims swimming gold after Poppy Maskill breaks world record

The first medals of the Games are set to be awarded in Paris

The Independent UK

Thursday briefing: Why athletes and activists want to tell a new story about the Paralympics

In today’s newsletter: Viewing Paralympians only as ‘inspiring’ rankles disability advocates – so how should we talk about their success?

The Guardian - UK

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First Medals Up For Grabs As Action Begins At Paris Paralympics

Medals are up for grabs in track cycling, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo when the action begins on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics, which opened in a colourful and hope-filled ceremony ahead of 11 days of competition.

International Business Times

Paris 2024 Paralympics explode into action with lavish opening ceremony

The 17th Paralympic Games was launched on Wednesday night with a four-hour sight and sound spectacular in central Paris involving the 4,000 competitors who will take part in the 11-day festival of 22 para sports as well as hundreds of dancers and musicians with and without disabilities.

Radio France Internationale

The Paralympics opening ceremony was a perfect stage to celebrate the sporting drama still to come

The Paralympians and their stories were front and centre in a traditional performance that showcased the difference, equality and glory of competition

The Independent UK

Paris Paralympics make powerful start in journey from discord to concord

The head of the International Paralympic Committee called for a ‘revolution of inclusion’ in moving opening ceremony

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Paris gets Paralympics under way with dazzling opening ceremony

Athletes have paraded through Paris in front of tens of thousands of spectators ahead of Paris’ first Paralympic Games

Evening Standard

Paralympics open as Paris vows to host 'fun revolution'

Paris has been urged to host a Paralympic Games typified by revolution, after the French capital put on an enthralling opening ceremony.

AAP

Morning Mail: renewables crucial to reliable power, Paralympics open, inside the new MDMA therapy

Electricity authority says supplies won’t fail if wind and solar power projects are rolled out in time

The Guardian - AU

Why sport must be (re)imagined in ways that make it more accessible for all disabled athletes

The increased media coverage of the Paralympic Games makes Paralympic sport seem “inclusive.” But, the continued reliance on segregated sport and narrowly defined classification categories suggests ableism remains. For example, some intellectually and cognitively disabled athletes are excluded. This implies that elite competition and inclusive sport may be incompatible.

The Conversation

Paris 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony: Games get under way – as it happened

Join us as thousands of athletes take part in a parade through the French capital’s iconic landmarks

The Guardian - UK

Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: Paris prepares for start of Games with athletes parade

The ceremony features athletes participating at the Games and is taking place in the heart of the French captial

The Independent UK

Paralympics to begin in Paris with Great Britain sending its highest ever representation of female athletes

Nearly half of GB athletes at the Games will be women and girls in a new record

Evening Standard

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7 Aussie Paralympic Athletes Heading To Paris 2024 You Should Follow On TikTok Immediately

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The Guardian - US

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

Radio France Internationale

Paris Paralympics to open with ceremony focusing on social paradoxes

A three-hour sound and light extravaganza highlighting social contradictions involving 4,400 competitors from 160 countries will launch the 17th Paralympic Games on Wednesday night on the Champs Elysées and Place de la Concorde in central Paris.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: your Paris Paralympics 2024 viewing obsession starts here

The 17th summer instalment promises 11 days of sublime sport. Plus: Chloe Ayling is interrogated in Kidnapped. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Enock out to make a name for Vanuatu at Paralympics

Ni-Vanuatu shotputter Elie Enock wants to leave France's border force with a reminder of the ability of her small Pacific nation.

The Guardian - UK

Hannah Cockroft peps up Paris Paralympics with wedding preparation

The athlete is getting married three weeks after the Games but her focus is on adding to her success and entertaining the crowds

The Guardian - UK

Paris Paralympics 2024: everything you should know about the Games

The French capital hosts 11 days of elite competition that will produce new stars at a range of landmark venues

Radio France Internationale

Paralympians head to Paris to set sporting standards and show need for change

Just days after the commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation from German occupation during World War II, Paris city centre will be the stage for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games.

The Conversation

‘Differently abled’: new Paris exhibition reveals how attitudes to paralympic sport have changed

Soon after the closing of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Channel 4 began promoting its Paralympic coverage with the strapline: “Thanks for the warm-up”. It followed up with its biggest ever marketing campaign, “Meet the Superhumans”, that garnered critical acclaim.

International Business Times

Paris Paralympics To Showcase Disability Sport In City Of Light

The Paris Paralympics begin on Wednesday with a spectacular opening ceremony in a city still on a high after the highly successful Olympics.

The Independent UK

Opening ceremony for Paralympics in central Paris aims to reshape views of disabilities

Creative director Thomas Jolly has some lofty goals for Wednesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, when the heart of Paris will once again become the stage for a stunning artistic display

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