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  1. Australian world record-breaking para cyclist Korey Boddington classified out of Commonwealth Games

    As the track cycling competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games gets underway, Australians expecting to see Paralympic champion…
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  2. Fans have been showing up in droves to support the more-than 4,000 Paralympians competing in Paris. The organizers say that over 2.3 million tickets had been sold up to yesterday. Along the banks of the Seine, the para-triathlon course was lined by spectators and when French competitor Alexis Hanquinquant earned gold, fans attempted to scale the fence to get close to the 38-year-old, who has not lost a race since Tokyo 2020. Participants are now hoping for an even bigger reception in Los Angeles in 2028. "We are athletes. We put the work in. We put in the hours. We sacrifice time with our families. We sacrifice time leaving the country for work. We deserve to be represented just as much because we’re out there representing our country,” says Ryan Medrano, a long jump silver medalist in the T38 category for people with cerebral palsy. Here's more from the AP.

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    #OlympicGames #Sports #Paralympics #France #France2024 #Disability #DisabilitySport

  3. Fans have been showing up in droves to support the more-than 4,000 Paralympians competing in Paris. The organizers say that over 2.3 million tickets had been sold up to yesterday. Along the banks of the Seine, the para-triathlon course was lined by spectators and when French competitor Alexis Hanquinquant earned gold, fans attempted to scale the fence to get close to the 38-year-old, who has not lost a race since Tokyo 2020. Participants are now hoping for an even bigger reception in Los Angeles in 2028. "We are athletes. We put the work in. We put in the hours. We sacrifice time with our families. We sacrifice time leaving the country for work. We deserve to be represented just as much because we’re out there representing our country,” says Ryan Medrano, a long jump silver medalist in the T38 category for people with cerebral palsy. Here's more from the AP.

    flip.it/Q.MR9A

    #OlympicGames #Sports #Paralympics #France #France2024 #Disability #DisabilitySport

  4. Fans have been showing up in droves to support the more-than 4,000 Paralympians competing in Paris. The organizers say that over 2.3 million tickets had been sold up to yesterday. Along the banks of the Seine, the para-triathlon course was lined by spectators and when French competitor Alexis Hanquinquant earned gold, fans attempted to scale the fence to get close to the 38-year-old, who has not lost a race since Tokyo 2020. Participants are now hoping for an even bigger reception in Los Angeles in 2028. "We are athletes. We put the work in. We put in the hours. We sacrifice time with our families. We sacrifice time leaving the country for work. We deserve to be represented just as much because we’re out there representing our country,” says Ryan Medrano, a long jump silver medalist in the T38 category for people with cerebral palsy. Here's more from the AP.

    flip.it/Q.MR9A

    #OlympicGames #Sports #Paralympics #France #France2024 #Disability #DisabilitySport

  5. Fans have been showing up in droves to support the more-than 4,000 Paralympians competing in Paris. The organizers say that over 2.3 million tickets had been sold up to yesterday. Along the banks of the Seine, the para-triathlon course was lined by spectators and when French competitor Alexis Hanquinquant earned gold, fans attempted to scale the fence to get close to the 38-year-old, who has not lost a race since Tokyo 2020. Participants are now hoping for an even bigger reception in Los Angeles in 2028. "We are athletes. We put the work in. We put in the hours. We sacrifice time with our families. We sacrifice time leaving the country for work. We deserve to be represented just as much because we’re out there representing our country,” says Ryan Medrano, a long jump silver medalist in the T38 category for people with cerebral palsy. Here's more from the AP.

    flip.it/Q.MR9A

    #OlympicGames #Sports #Paralympics #France #France2024 #Disability #DisabilitySport