Four thousand athletes representing more than 150 nations have gathered in Paris to kick off the 16th edition of the Paralympic Games. There are a total of 549 gold medals up for grabs in 22 sports, ...

A boccia player from the University of Sussex says it "doesn't feel real" after becoming the world number one in the sport. Sophie Newnham, 18, from Surbiton in south-west London, competes in the BC4 ...

Smith beat Scott McCowan to the award after achieving gold in the BC1 category in Tokyo, a repeat of his gold from Rio 2016. "Tokyo feels like a long time ago now but it was the perfect Games for me," ...

Steph is an ambassador for Muscular Dystrophy UK and will speak about his sporting experiences at a free networking day on ...

Boccia UK has launched a new scheme to try and uncover stars of the future to potentially represent Britain at future Paralympic Games ©Boccia UK The scheme has been unveiled as part of the ...

Para-Athlete, 29Although born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which confines her to a wheelchair, Nurul leads an active life. In January, she clinched two. Find all the information about Nurulasyiqah ...

Here are some of the best photos from the 2024 Paralympic Games and the stories behind them.

The Paralympic logo is painted on Elanza Jordaan’s left ring finger nail, and on her left wrist is a black band with an inscription in capital letters: “I can do all things through Christ who ...