PARIS — Before 2012, Matt Stutzman couldn’t get a job. Then, he became a Paralympian. It changed his life for the better, as it has for other veterans of the Games. But he, like other athletes who have experienced the growth of the Paralympics, still think it will take years more of promotion and hard … Read more
PARIS — Team USA runner Liza Corso is leaving Paris with her second Paralympic medal, but is hopeful other rewards are in her near future. Corso won bronze in the women’s 1,500 meters T13 classification (visual impairment) on Saturday after winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 games. Corso will also continue to chase … Read more
PARIS — After six Paralympic appearances, three gold medals and 27 years of wheelchair basketball, Patrick Anderson is almost ready to move on. But as he made clear in Canada’s first match at the Paralympics, he plans to go out on his own terms. Anderson, 45, helped lead Canada to an 83-68 victory over France … Read more
PARIS — Nacer Zorgani has had a busy summer. In July at the Paris Games, his captivating baritone voice gained him fans as the announcer at the Olympic boxing. Now, the 38-year-old is preparing to make his mark as a fiercely dedicated Para-judo competitor, training tirelessly for the Paralympic Games that start Wednesday. Zorgani will … Read more
PARIS — With the Olympics behind it, Paris is getting ready for the next big sporting event on the calendar this summer: the Paralympics. Organizers are taking advantage of the post-Olympics lull in the French capital to get ready for events ranging from wheelchair rugby to para athletics during the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 games. The … Read more
NEW YORK — Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri will look to defend their New York City Marathon titles this November. The pair headline strong fields in the annual race around New York’s five boroughs. Tola is coming off a win at the Paris Games where he set an Olympic record in the race. The Ethiopian … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Despite being a three-time world champion in her sport, Liv Stone realized earlier this year that she may never get a chance to compete at the Olympic level. The 21-year old para-surfer was one of many in the sport’s international community who was distressed to find out that despite years of advocacy, … Read more
PARIS — As Paris shines under the global spotlight of the Olympic Games, technological innovations are enabling people with visual impairments to take it in. Each Olympic venue is a mosaic of singular stories, from the athletes to the spectators. Even before the Paralympic Games begin later this month, Paris 2024 organizers strove to make … Read more
PARIS — From the Louvre Museum to the Eiffel Tower, from Paris’ posh districts to working-class neighborhoods, hundreds of people have carried the Olympic torch through the French capital for two days of celebrations before the Summer Games kick off at the end of the month. Joyful crowds lined up along the route Sunday and … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Skye Blakely’s bid to make the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team is over. The 19-year-old will miss the U.S. Olympic trials after suffering a right Achilles injury during training on Wednesday. USA Gymnastics confirmed the injury Thursday, just over 24 hours before the women’s trials begin. Blakely arrived at trials as a heavy … Read more
