Nine have North Carolina hometowns. Learn more about each athlete and where they call home.
Carson Clough trains for the Paralympics triathlon at Alexander Graham Middle School in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Khadejeh Nikouyeh/Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Paralympic athletes from North Carolina
These nine Paralympians on Team USA have North Carolina hometowns:
Check out this map for more information on the Paralympic athletes. Click on a dot to learn about the previous Paralympic games they’ve competed in and medals won.
Minnesota is home to the most Paralympians per 1 million people in the state. Washington, Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa follow closely behind.
What are the Paralympics?
The Paralympics, an international competition for athletes with disabilities , are usually located in the same city as the Olympic Games. The Games, which take place every two years, first started in 1960.
The games will last until Sept. 8. Like the Olympic medals, the medals for the Paralympics are made with a piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower. The Paralympic medals also include engravings and Braille.
Hannah Aspden, a Raleigh native and graduate of Queens University in Charlotte, won gold in the 100-meter women’s backstroke S9 competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
The Paralympics will include 22 sports: athletics, archery, badminton, blind football, boccia, canoe, cycling, equestrian, goalball, judo, powerlifting, rowing, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.
Team USA has won the most medals of any country in the Paralympics since the games began.
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