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Everything You Need to Know About the Paralympic Classifications
You’re all geared up to watch the 2024 Paralympic Games. But as you flick on an event, you can’t help…
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The Number of Women Playing Wheelchair Rugby at the Paralympics Has Doubled Since Tokyo
On the first day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, Sarah Adam etched her name in the history books:…
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6 Things to Know About Valentina Petrillo, the First Trans Athlete to Compete at the Paralympics
For Valentina Petrillo, competing in the 2024 Paris Paralympics is monumental on multiple counts. First, there’s the fact that the…
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Zakia Khudadadi Just Became the First Athlete From the Refugee Paralympic Team to Win a Medal
Three years ago, Zakia Khudadadi was hiding from the Taliban, training in secret in her back garden at home in…
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It Shouldn’t Be This Expensive to Be a Paralympic Athlete
Just weeks before the Paralympic trials in early July—the only qualifying event for para-cyclists to earn their spot on Team…
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8 Things to Know About Paralympic Guides, Pilots, and Tappers
The devices they use, also called tappers, are typically homemade; there’s no standard kind. American Anastasia Pagonis, for example, cuts…
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How Madison Keys Is Getting Her Head Back in the Game After That Wimbledon-Ending Injury
After 15 years of pro tennis, world number 14 Madison Keys knows a thing or two about rolling with the…
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Yes, We Have to Wait 2 Whole Weeks for the Paralympics to Start—Here’s Why
I don’t know about you, but watching the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony felt like waking up from a two-week-long trance…
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What to Know About the LA 2028 Olympics If You’re Going Through Games Withdrawal
We’ll admit to nursing a little bit of an Olympic hangover these past couple of days. This post on X,…
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Women Won Big at the Paris Olympics
There were tons of moments to remember from Paris 2024, but one thing that stuck out to us? Women athletes…
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