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 ...

Those first Paralympics in Rome attracted 400 athletes from 23 countries and the host nation topped the medal table ahead of Great Britain. The Games were not without their problems however.

(ATR) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC)has introduced a first for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Refugees Ibrahim Al Hussein of Syria and Shahrad Nasajpour of Iran will compete as part ...

A blind climber who scales 25m (82ft) walls using touch and his brother's spoken directions has raised £14,000 towards his ...

Italy's 50-year-old sprinter Valentina Petrillo will become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympics. An Italian movie titled 5 nanomoli-Il sogno olimpico di una ...

PETALING JAYA: It was a proud moment in history for Malaysia as powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin delivered Malaysia’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. The Sarawak-born Bonnie shattered ...

Danilenko, 24, is the first Russian to win a Paralympic medal at the 2024 Games. He won two bronze medals at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. The 2024 Summer Paralympic Games are taking place in the ...

Claire Taggart – Boccia Born in Northern Ireland, Claire Taggart became the first boccia player from her country to represent Great Britain at a Paralympics in 2016 when she was just 21 years-old.

Paris 2024 Paralympics - Badminton - Women's Singles SL3 - Bronze Medal Match - Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France - September 2, 2024 Mariam Eniola Bolaji of Nigeria celebrates after ...

The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International ...