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Paris' plans for the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games include the Opening Ceremony at la Place de Concorde. Rendering via Paris 2024
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Global Awareness for Summer Paralympics Growing Rapidly

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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Delta, as the USOPC's partner, is responsible for the majority of travel for Paralympians getting to Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

For Paralympians, Travel Can Be An Obstacle

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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Jordan Larson spikes the ball during a U.S. women's volleyball semifinal match against Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The one thing Larson will not forget when packing before the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris is vitamins and recovery tools. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

What to Pack for the Summer Olympics When You’re an Olympian

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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Para Climbing Approved for 2028 Paralympic Program

The International Paralympic Committee has approved a proposal from LA28 to include Para climbing into the 2028 Paralympic Sport Program, expanding the Games program to 23 sports as Para climbing will make its Paralympic debut in Southern California. The International Federation for Sport Climbing has been hosting Para climbing competitions since 2006. Athletes from 27 […]

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Single-Day Tickets Available to Team USA House at Paris 2024 Paralympics

Single-day tickets have gone on sale to Team USA House for the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris to mark the 100-day countdown until the Opening Ceremony, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has announced. Located at the Palais Brongniart in Paris’ second arrondissement, it will be the first time that the Team USA […]

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Google to Provide Tech to USABA Athletes

The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes has announced a collaboration with Google that names Google Pixel as the organization’s official global technology partner. As part of the deal, Google Pixel will provide Pixel phones, watches, earbuds and tablets to athletes in the USABA Sport Ambassador Program, representing Paralympians and national team athletes from various sports, […]

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American weightlifter Hampton Morris at 61kg won gold in the clean and jerk at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, the first U.S. athlete to win in decades. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Olympic Weightlifting Focuses Sights Beyond Past Controversy

Weightlifting is one of the few links from the first Olympic Summer Games of modern history to today. Appearing at the 1896 Games in Athens, it has been a mainstay of the program since 1920. But the sport has endured turmoil for most of its recent Olympic history. Between the 2008 and 2012 Games, nearly […]

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USOPC, On Location Selling Day Passes to Team USA House at 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Single-day tickets are now on sale to Team USA House, the home base for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. It will be the first time that the Team USA House is open to the public and the first time there will be a […]

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