The history of the Paralympics dates back nearly 80 years. The Paris Paralympics are set to start later this month, taking place over 10 days of competition from Wednesday, August 28, to Sunday ...

About the Paralympics | Paralympic History. July 28, 1948. The first Olympic Games after World War II opened in London. On the same day, 35 miles northwest of London, a very different competition ...

Afghan para-athlete Zakia Khudadadi made history Thursday as the first medal winner for the Refugee Team at the Paralympics in Paris, taking bronze in the women’s taekwondo 47 kg weight category ...

The explosive growth of Paralympics popularity. The growth of the Paralympics was swift. At the 1976 games in Toronto, over 1,500 athletes from 40 countries participated in 13 different sports.

The first openly transgender athlete in Paralympics history, Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo, competed in the Paris Games on Monday. Petrillo, 50, finished second in her heat of the T12 400 ...

It will mark the first time in Paralympics history that the opening ceremony will take place outside of a stadium. What to know about the 2024 Paris Paralympics The games will feature around 4,400 ...

Kosovo took part in the Paralympics opening ceremony for the first time in Paris on Wednesday evening, as athlete Grevist Bytyqi also prepared to make history by representing his country in the ...

Just one day after the opening ceremony, Sarah Adam made history as the first American woman to score at the Paralympics in wheelchair rugby, one of the few sports that is co-ed. Not only did Adam ...

It's the first day of competition at the Paris Paralympics, and Sarah Adam has already made history for Team USA.. Adam became the first American woman to score a wheelchair rugby goal at the ...