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7 Aussie Paralympic Athletes Heading To Paris 2024 You Should Follow On TikTok Immediately

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Ageless wonders and a high school science teacher: 10 US Paralympians to watch

As the Paris Paralympics kick off, here’s a look at 10 athletes from Team USA worth keeping an eye on

The Guardian - US

Paris Paralympics to open with ceremony focusing on social paradoxes

A three-hour sound and light extravaganza highlighting social contradictions involving 4,400 competitors from 160 countries will launch the 17th Paralympic Games on Wednesday night on the Champs Elysées and Place de la Concorde in central Paris.

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TV tonight: your Paris Paralympics 2024 viewing obsession starts here

The 17th summer instalment promises 11 days of sublime sport. Plus: Chloe Ayling is interrogated in Kidnapped. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Enock out to make a name for Vanuatu at Paralympics

Ni-Vanuatu shotputter Elie Enock wants to leave France's border force with a reminder of the ability of her small Pacific nation.

AAP

Hannah Cockroft peps up Paris Paralympics with wedding preparation

The athlete is getting married three weeks after the Games but her focus is on adding to her success and entertaining the crowds

The Guardian - UK

Paris Paralympics 2024: everything you should know about the Games

The French capital hosts 11 days of elite competition that will produce new stars at a range of landmark venues

The Guardian - UK

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Paralympians head to Paris to set sporting standards and show need for change

Just days after the commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation from German occupation during World War II, Paris city centre will be the stage for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Radio France Internationale

‘Differently abled’: new Paris exhibition reveals how attitudes to paralympic sport have changed

Soon after the closing of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Channel 4 began promoting its Paralympic coverage with the strapline: “Thanks for the warm-up”. It followed up with its biggest ever marketing campaign, “Meet the Superhumans”, that garnered critical acclaim.

The Conversation

Paris Paralympics To Showcase Disability Sport In City Of Light

The Paris Paralympics begin on Wednesday with a spectacular opening ceremony in a city still on a high after the highly successful Olympics.

International Business Times

Opening ceremony for Paralympics in central Paris aims to reshape views of disabilities

Creative director Thomas Jolly has some lofty goals for Wednesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, when the heart of Paris will once again become the stage for a stunning artistic display

The Independent UK

“This Account Is Unhinged”: Official Paralympics TikTok Account Criticized For Humorous Content

"I think it's better to see them as normal athletes, using humor, but never pity." The post “This Account Is Unhinged”: Official Paralympics TikTok Account Criticized For Humorous Content first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Marie-Amélie Le Fur lost a leg at 15. Nine medals later she faces her biggest challenge

The head of Paris’s Paralympics committee hopes the Games can help improve accessibility to sport for disabled people in France

The Guardian - UK

Under sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is beginning an exceptional journey

The Paris Paralympics flame is arriving

The Independent UK

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Get ready for the Paralympic games – an explainer for kids by The Week Junior

Athletes with disabilities will compete in Paris this summer

International Business Times

Indonesia's First Paralympic Archers Take Aim At Gold

Five Indonesian archers who have lost an arm or a leg train together under the bright Central Javan sun, drawing their bows and closing one eye to shoot at targets as they prepare for the Paralympics in Paris this month.

Dynamite News

Paralympics 2024: PCI, SAI host grand send-off ceremony for athletes

In a remarkable display of national pride and support, the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) hosted a grand send-off ceremony for the Indian Paralympic team on Thursday . Read further on Dynamite News:

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Videos Of Raygun’s Viral Olympic Breaking Performance Are Starting To Vanish From The Internet

Netizens might notice Raygun's viral Olympic breakdancing clips start to vanish online due to copyright enforcement by the IOC. The post Videos Of Raygun’s Viral Olympic Breaking Performance Are Starting To Vanish From The Internet first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Tara Davis-Woodhall’s Emotional Leap Into Husband’s Arms After Gold Win Captures Hearts

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The Conversation

People with disability know bodies can be funny – so it’s OK that you’re laughing at the Paralympics TikTok account

Our bodies are delightfully ridiculous.

The Independent UK

Why is Jill Biden going to the Olympics?

Jill Biden is set to lead a delegation to the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday July 26

The Guardian - AU

Madison de Rozario and Brenden Hall named as Australia’s Paralympics flag bearers

Madison de Rozario and Brenden Hall will lead out Australia’s Paralympic team at the 2024 Paris Games’ opening ceremony after being named flag bearers

Evening Standard

Team GB set medal target for 2024 Paris Olympics by UK Sport

Top-five finish targeted in both Olympics and Paralympics

The Guardian - UK

Beating the odds: three Olympic sportswomen on overcoming poverty, mockery – and small swimming pools

In the second part of our focus on the run-up to the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have faced mockery, abuse and a lack of resources to compete for their countries in their chosen fields

AAP

'Superhuman' para-athletes look to bounce back in Paris

After falling down the medal tally at the 2021 Games in Tokyo, the Australian Paralympic team believes they are "one of the strongest" to represent the country.

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