See the current Paralympic medal count for the 2024 Paris Games
As Paralympians take center stage at the Paris Games, here's the medal count for the 2024 Paralympics.
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As Paralympians take center stage at the Paris Games, here's the medal count for the 2024 Paralympics.
The first medals of the Paralympic Games are being handed out in Paris with nearly two dozen medals up for grabs Thursday. Amanda Morris, disability reporter for the Washington Post, joined CBS News to talk about the games.
While Paralympian Daniel Romanchuck has his eyes set on gold at the Paris Games, he also hopes to give others the same opportunities.
Athletes from around the world are once again flocking to Paris because the Paralympic Games are set to open Wednesday. Around 4,400 athletes with disabilities, permanent injuries or impairments will compete across 22 sports in 11 days. Guardian reporter Paul Macinnes joined CBS News to discuss the games.
The village reopened on Aug. 21, transformed to meet the specific needs of the 4,400 para-athletes.
The Paralympic Games are set to begin in Paris this week. While the newly built Olympic Village was created with accessibility in mind, it was more challenging to make the 2,000-year-old city more manageable for people with disabilities. Elaine Cobbe takes a look at those preparations.
Two former gold medalists, Steve Serio and Nicky Nieves, will carry the United States flag at the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris next week.
A Philadelphia doctor has come full circle, turning obstacles into triumphs. After being treated at a rehabilitation hospital in the city after a freak accident, she now works there.
The IOC also voted on Wednesday to name the French Alps as the host of the 2030 Winter Games.
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medalists will bring home not only gold, silver or bronze, but a small piece of the iconic Eiffel Tower itself.
Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was granted parole after serving more than half the sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Arriving for the parole hearing, Reeva Steenkamp's mother said she was against any early release for their daughter's killer, whom she said had "never" shown real remorse.
Rome Leykin is on a mission to "conquer the hand cycling world" — and one day, maybe even the Paralympics.
"I didn't think I would be able to race this season," Tai told BBC Sport.
The International Paralympic Committee changed its mind in less than a day after fierce pushback in light of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.