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Italian transgender runner fails to reach 400m final at Paralympics

Valentina Petrillo’s loss came weeks after Olympic boxing gold medalist Imane Khelif of Algeria faced intense scrutiny following false claims about her sex.
Valentina Petrillo
Valentina Petrillo

Sheetal Devi, Paralympian archer, captivates the world with a bull’s-eye in opening round

Devi, 17, is one of four archers without arms competing at the Paralympics, and the only woman. She won bronze along in the mixed compound archery event Monday.
Sheetal Devi of Team India competes in the women's individual compound open 1/8 elimination match at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris.
Sheetal Devi of Team India competes in the women's individual compound open 1/8 elimination match at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris.

Paralympic triathlon events postponed a day because of Seine River water quality

The 11 para triathlon events that had been scheduled for Sunday are now scheduled for Monday, the Paris 2024 organizing committee and World Triathlon said.
Seine river
Seine river

Archer becomes first athlete to win Paralympics medal while pregnant

Grinham will compete again in the mixed team compound quarterfinals Monday, giving her a second chance at a medal during the Paralympic Games.
Jodie Grinham holds her pregnancy bump.
Jodie Grinham holds her pregnancy bump.

In death, his friend saved his life on a Ukrainian battlefield. Now he's honoring him with sport.

“He is always with me and will always be,” Volodymyr Dziubynskyi said about his friend.
Ukrainian rower Volodymyr Dziubynskyi on the Dnieper river in 2024, and during service with his comrade Volodymyr Androshchuk.
Ukrainian rower Volodymyr Dziubynskyi on the Dnieper river in 2024, and during service with his comrade Volodymyr Androshchuk.

Parataekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi wins first medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team

Khudadadi, who started practicing in the sport in secret as a child in Afghanistan, won bronze in the women’s 47kg category, defeating Turkey’s Ekinci Nurcihan.
Zakia Khudadadi of the Refugee Paralympic Team celebrates after winning the women's taekwondo K44 -47kg repechage contest against Nurcihan Ekinci of Turkey.
Zakia Khudadadi of the Refugee Paralympic Team celebrates after winning the women's taekwondo K44 -47kg repechage contest against Nurcihan Ekinci of Turkey.
8d ago

'It can be just as exciting as the Olympics': What a Paralympian wishes audiences knew

Wheelchair racing gold medalist Daniel Romanchuk is an elite athlete who gets to the finish line in a different way.
Daniel Romanchuk
Daniel Romanchuk

What to expect from the Paralympic Games — and its historic opening ceremony

The Games are set to take place in Paris beginning Wednesday, running for 11 days through Sept. 8, with 549 gold medals up for grabs.
Wheelchair rugby players practice on the court
Wheelchair rugby players practice on the court

Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold at the Paris Olympics — now it's her husband's turn

Hunter Woodhall will compete in two track events at the Paralympic Games.
Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall.
Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall.
12d ago

French DJ and LGBTQ icon carries Paralympic torch to defy hate she endured over Olympics ceremony

Barbara Butch was subjected to online harassment, death threats and insults following her performance at the Paris Olympics opening show last month.
French DJ Barbara Butch (R) holds the paralympic flame flanked by French-Iranian writer Marjane Satrapi during the 20th edition of the Rock en Seine music festival, in Saint-Cloud, outside Paris, on August 25, 2024.
French DJ Barbara Butch (R) holds the paralympic flame flanked by French-Iranian writer Marjane Satrapi during the 20th edition of the Rock en Seine music festival, in Saint-Cloud, outside Paris, on August 25, 2024.

The Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning its journey

The flame will travel under the English Channel to mark the start of the four-day relay. Its journey will end in Paris on Wednesday during the Paralympics opening ceremony.
British Paralympians Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan light the Paralympic Flame in Stoke Mandeville, England.
British Paralympians Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan light the Paralympic Flame in Stoke Mandeville, England.