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World leaders take part in the 79th annual U.N. General Assembly high-level debate

Politics Sep 30

WATCH: Biden delivers remarks at event celebrating Olympic and Paralympic teams

By Associated Press

World Sep 08

Paris 2024 Paralympics - Closing Ceremony
Paris bids farewell to its sporting summer at the 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony

A summer sporting bonanza which started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the Seine River ended Sunday with the Paralympics closing ceremony at a rain-soaked Stade de France.

By Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press

World Sep 01

Paris 2024 Paralympics - Triathlon
Paralympic triathlon events postponed due to poor water quality in the Seine River

The 11 para triathlon events are now scheduled for Monday, if upcoming water testing allows, the Paris 2024 organizing committee and World Triathlon said in a joint statement.

By Associated Press

Nation Aug 31

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Athletics
Watch 6:25
Paralympian Tatyana McFadden on her quest for a track and field medal record

The 2024 Paralympics for athletes with disabilities is underway in Paris. One of the more than 4,000 competitors is closing in on a remarkable achievement: winning the most track and field medals in either the Olympics or Paralympics, for either…

By John Yang, Juliet Fuisz, Kaisha Young

World Aug 30

Paris 2024 Paralympics - Taekwondo
Afghan taekwondo athlete makes history by winning first medal for the Refugee Paralympic Team

Zakia Khudadadi has made history at the Paris 2024 Paralympics by becoming the first athlete from the Refugee Paralympic Team to win a medal.

By Tom Nouvian, Associated Press

Aug 28

Paris kicks off Paralympic Games with opening ceremony in heart of the city

By Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press

Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris where French President Emmanuel Macron officially declared the Paralympic Games open.

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Aug 27

What to expect as the Paralympic Games begin in Paris

By Ciarán Fahey, Tom Nouvian, Associated Press

The Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday as some 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments prepare to compete for 549 medals across 22 sports over 11 days in Paris.

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Aug 24

An Italian sprinter will be the first transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics

By Daniella Matar, Associated Press

In two weeks, Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics when she runs the 200 and 400 meters in the T12 classification for visually impaired athletes in Paris.

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Jan 29

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U.S. blind soccer men’s team takes aim at competing on global stage

By PBS NewsHour Weekend

Last fall, the USA Blind Soccer National Team held its first-ever tryouts for players with visual impairments. As local station KPBS reports, the men’s team has set their hopes on competing in the 2028 Paralympic Games.

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Mar 02

International body says Russian Paralympians can only compete as ‘neutral’ athletes

By Stephen Wade, Associated Press

The International Paralympic Committee says Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing will compete as “neutral athletes” because of their countries’ roles in the war against Ukraine.

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