The Paralympic Games featured over 4,400 athletes competing in 22 sports for 549 medal events. That included a record 1,983 female athletes, and the USA Paralympic team roster featured equal gender ...

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.

"Oh, my God!" she replies. Their exchange mirrored a similar scenario one month earlier when Davis-Woodhall won her own gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. After winning gold in the ...

The Olympic and Paralympic games have been awarded to host cities in tandem since the early 2000s. But hosting the Paralympics can bring a city unique benefits that long outlast the games.