Paris 2024 Paralympics to be ‘spectacular’.
Key points: Excitement builds for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from 28 August to 8 September, featuring 4400 athletes in 549 events across 22 Para-sports. Australian athletes, lead by co-captains Angie Ballard and Curtis McGrath, will compete in various sports such as swimming, badminton, and athletics. Standout Australians include Paige Greco in Para-cycling, Chris Bond in wheelchair rugby, Ruby Storm and Alexa Leary in Para-swimming, and Taymon Kenton-Smith in Para-archery. The excitement is building for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to be held from 28 August to 8 September. A total of 4400 athletes from around the world will compete in 549 medal events in 22 team and individual Para-sports. Australian team members will be competing in a huge range of events including swimming, badminton, boccia, equestrian and athletics. Six-time Paralympic athletics representative Angie Ballard and triple Paralympic canoeing gold medallist Curtis McGrath are the Australian Paralympic Team co-captains for the Paris games. International Paralympic Committee President, Andrew Parsons, said: “these Games are going to be the most spectacular Paralympic Games ever.” Here are five of our incredible athletes representing Australia in the green and gold. Paige Greco – Para-cycling. A lot has happened since Paige’s exhilarating gold medal win