UK Sport to commit £330 million for British Olympic and Paralympic sports
UK Sport has said that it will commit an investment of £330 million on British sport in advance in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.…
Toyota announces it will no longer sponsor the Olympics and Paralympics
Toyota Motor Corporation chairman Akio Toyoda announced that the company will not be extending its ten-year agreement to be the leading sponsor of the Olympics and Paralympics after the Paris…
Paralympians welcomed transgender athlete despite outside hate
Valentina Petrillo, a transgender sprinter with visual impairment, said she felt accepted by her teammates despite the intense publicity she received outside the French Paralympic village. The 51-year-old sprinter advanced…
Paralympic marathon runner did not receive medal for error two metres from the finish line
Elena Congost, a Paralympic marathon runner, was disqualified from a bronze medal due to an unlucky mistake that occurred only two metres from the finish line. With a personal best…
David Weir announces retirement from competing for Great Britain
David Weir, a six-time Paralympic champion, has announced his retirement from competing for Great Britain after placing fifth in the men's T54 marathon on the last day of this year's…
GB swimmer Poppy Maskill takes home third gold medal in the Paralympics
Poppy Maskill of Great Britain won the S14 100m backstroke, earning her third gold medal at the Paralympics in Paris. The athlete also won two silvers at the Games. She…
Sithole and Ramphadi win the first wheelchair tennis medal for South Africa at the Paralympics
Lucas Sithole and Donald Ramphadi of South Africa won bronze in the quad doubles at the Paris Paralympics, earning the nation's first wheelchair tennis medal. In the bronze medal final,…
Alessandro Ossola proposes to his girlfriend despite not making the 100-metre final
Alessandro Ossola, a Paralympic sprinter, had one of the happiest days of his life at the Paralympics, and it had nothing to do with his performance in his athletic race. …
American Ezra Frech completes a remarkable gold double at the Paralympics
With his victory in the men's high jump at the Paralympics in Paris, American Ezra Frech completed an incredible golden double. He cleared a height of 1.94 metres, a new…
Transgender sprinter fails to advance to the Paralympic final
Valentina Petrillo, a transgender athlete, placed third in her semi-final and was not able to advance to the T12 400m final at the Paralympics in Paris. The 51-year-old Italian sprinter…
A Paralympic runner disqualified and stripped of bronze medal for breaking rules at the finish line
An Australian Paralympian runner who dropped the tether that connected him to his seeing-eye guide has been disqualified from a long-distance competition. Distance runner Jaryd Clifford, who is visually impaired,…
Italian rower loses bronze medal due to forgotten phone
Italian rower Giacomo Perini was disqualified and forfeited his bronze medal from the Paralympics after it was discovered that he had a cell phone on his boat during the Paralympics.…
Paralympic triathlon events postponed due to Seine’s low water quality
The Paralympic triathlon events have been postponed due to poor water quality in the Seine River, disrupting Paris' summertime games once more. World Triathlon issued a statement just hours before…
Paralympian turned astronaut may be the first person with a disability to travel to space
John McFall, a former Paralympian who is now an astronaut, believes that the Paralympics have helped to dispel stereotypes about what people with disabilities are capable of, and he may…
Know all the sports to be played at the 2024 Paralympic Games
The 2024 Paralympic Games is about to commence in Paris. Over the course of 11 days, thousands of the world's best athletes will vie for medals in 549 events. The…
2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will be held in France
It has been provisionally decided that France will host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The French Alps bid, which was submitted as the preferred option of the International Olympic…