PARIS (AP) — Track cyclist Caroline Groot of the Netherlands won the first gold medal of the Paralympic Games and Chinese Paralympians claimed four on the first day of competition Thursday. Groot won the final of the 500-meter time trial in women’s track cycling for the C4 and C5...

Track cyclist Caroline Groot wins Paralympic Games' first gold, Chinese athletes take 4 more

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The Paralympics kick off in Paris on Wednesday and run through Sept. 8. Thousands of athletes from a record number of countries will compete across 22 sports. Here's what to know and how to watch.

Paralympics 2024: When, who and how to watch the Paris games

Paris Paralympics, Day 1 Finals: Poppy Maskill Sets S14 100 Fly World Record. It took all of seven events at the Paris Paralympics for us to see our first world record, courtesy of Poppy Maskill. She had to outduel the co-holders of the record head-to-head. The British youngster went 1:03.00...

Paris Paralympics, Day 1 Finals: Poppy Maskill Sets S14 100 Fly World Record

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The 2024 Paralympics in Paris officially began with the opening ceremony on Wednesday, August 28, featuring 22 sports across 23 disciplines, with a total of 549 events over 11 days. One of the sports, wheelchair basketball, has already captivated fans, particularly Americans, as Team USA’s men edged out Spain, 66-56,...

Paralympics: Team USA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Starts Strong with Win vs. Spain

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The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Competition gets underway at the Paralympic Games in Paris on Thursday, with athletes getting their first medals in four of the 22 scheduled sports. The first Paralympian medalists will be the track cyclists at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome. There is a packed day of swimming at Paris...

2024 Paralympics schedule Aug. 29: Cyclists, swimmers and taekwondo fighters all go for gold

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PARIS (AP) — Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon barely spoke throughout the most pivotal points of their Paralympic debut. Team USA’s mixed doubles para badminton pair offered brief encouragement between points but moved around each other without a word once the shuttlecock was in the air. The 19-year-olds’ chemistry was on full display on Thursday at La Chapelle Arena in northern Paris as they defeated India 23-21, 21-11 to start their pursuit of Paralympic gold.

Teenage Paralympians aiming for Team USA’s first badminton medal

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Rapist surgeon sentenced for misusing patient records

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The Paralympic Games are taking over Paris for the next two weeks with 549 events in 22 sports over the next 12 days — here's everything you need to know to enjoy the action

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The Paris Paralympics will kick off on Wednesday night with a spectacular opening ceremony that will see thousands of athletes parading through the city’s most iconic landmarks. An estimated 65,000 spectators are expected to line the streets as athletes from over 180 countries march along the famed Champs-Elysees, culminating at Place de la Concorde. This marks the first time in Paralympic history that the opening ceremony, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. local time (6 p.m. in the UK), will be held outside of a traditional stadium setting.

Paris Paralympics to Open with Historic Outdoor Ceremony

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Brazil win first Para-athletics gold on day two in Paris

Brazil's Julio Agripino dos Santos wins gold and sets a new world record in the first race of the Para-athletics events on day two of the...

Brazil win first Para-athletics gold on day two in Paris

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