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Paris je t’aime, the city’s tourism bureau, released its preliminary report on the Paralympic Summer Games impact saying North America was the leading international market during the competition. The report says North America had 105,000 tourists visit Paris during the Paralympic Games, more than all of Europe with 87,000. The total number of international air […]
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Ezra Frech was born a congenital amputee but started off his athletic career mostly competing against non-disabled athletes. It was when he was 8 years old that his father took him to his first para competition, and given that support, he was able to perform at his highest level. After that day, Ezra and his […]
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When the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics & Paralympics released a report about the state of the Olympic movement, much of the immediate focus was centered around the future of the U.S. Center for SafeSport. But within the report was a potentially interesting subject when it comes to Paralympic Sport: The Committee said […]
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Like many Olympians and Paralympians, Susannah Scaroni has had to overcome her share of challenges. In her case, a car accident at the age of 5 caused her to need a wheelchair for mobility, a journey that led her to adaptive sports. Her initial experience was not positive. But when she discovered a welcoming adaptive […]
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Julie Dussliere, a longtime executive with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Purdue for Life Foundation and will start her new role on October 1, shortly after the completion of the Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. Dussliere has been with the USOPC since 2003, […]
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More attention than ever. More commercial endorsements than ever. Integrating sport into some of the historic venues and spaces around Paris. No, it’s not the 2024 Olympic Summer Games — it’s the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games, which start August 28 with the Paralympic Opening Ceremony not in a traditional stadium setting but instead on the […]
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Perhaps the biggest legacy of the Paris Paralympics will be the changes made to the city through its hosting of the event. The Olympic and Paralympic Village has accessible buildings, multisensory signage and zones for assistance dogs. The city has increased the number of bus areas and wheelchair-accessible taxies ahead of the Paralympics as well. […]
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The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled its latest custom emblem, honoring the upcoming 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris and looking ahead to the first time in history that Los Angeles will host the Paralympic Games in 2028. With a nod to the Olympic Handover ‘A’ that was released on July 22, the custom […]
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Team USA will be 225 members strong at the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, which start August 28 with the Opening Ceremony at the Place de la Concorde, followed by 11 days of competition through September 8. The 2024 roster features an equal split of men and women (110 apiece not including guides) and […]
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Some of the best athletes in the world in their respective sports will be in the spotlight during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games — but before they get to Paris, they have to pack for Paris. So what are the things they can’t leave home without? SportsTravel has canvassed opinions from dozens of […]
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.@usatabletennis is bringing back a major event, as the US Open Team Table Tennis Championships will take place August 29–31, 2025, in @MyMyrtleBeach, South Carolina. The event will take place at John T. Rhodes Myrtle Beach Sports Center.
The official logos for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Final Four and 2026 NCAA Division II and Division III men’s basketball championships have been unveiled. Indianapolis and @IndSportsCorp will host all three championships during the same weekend in 2026.
The Golden Trail Series has announced its 2025 schedule of nine international events featuring some of the best trail runners in the world, including a stop in Olympic Valley, California, on June 22.
The @XGames have announced a three-year partnership with California Dreamin' Entertainment which will bring the action sports and music festival to Cal Expo in @VisitSacramento each summer from 2025–2027.
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