More than 4,000 athletes with physical, vision and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports during the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Within those 22 sports, there will be 549 medal events.

When British swimmer Chloe Davies, 13, found out she had qualified for the London 2012 Paralympics, she screamed with delight and sprinted up and down the stairs of her family’s home in Somerset, ...

The Paralympic Games remind the world of fascinating tales of perseverance, advocacy and inclusion. These events provide a new lens on disability every four years. But the juxtaposition of the ...

Sophie Morgan is on a mission to change the way disability is reported on in the U.S. — and she’s starting with the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. The English TV host, 39, came to Los Angeles after ...

A formal complaint against Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou over derogatory remarks referring to those with intellectual ...

Christie Raleigh Crossley had a dream of swimming at the highest levels. A car accident and then a tumor delayed that dream, but now she's a Paralympic medalist. The 37-year-old from Toms River, New ...

In Astana, Kazakhstan, a crowd erupted as Australia’s men’s team sealed gold in the 5x5 final at the 2025 Virtus World Basketball Championships. But for athletes with intellectual disabilities, this ...

Tessa Nagy has been making history from Santa Monica to the world stage, proving that anyone can achieve success with the right attitude. At last month’s U.S. Paralympics Swimming National ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jaime Schultz, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) More than 4,000 athletes with physical, ...