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Paris Games chief hails 12 million tickets sold for Olympics and Paralympics
PARIS (AP) — More than 12 million tickets were sold for the Olympics and Paralympics and Paris organizers hailed it as “unprecedented success” on Friday. The 12,132,647 tickets across both Games represented 95% of crowd capacity at the venues, said Tony Estanguet, the head of...
France wins gold in blind football at Paralympics under Eiffel Tower lights
PARIS (AP) — France defeated Argentina 3-2 on penalties under the lights of the Eiffel Tower for the gold medal in blind football on the penultimate day of the Paralympic Games. Frederic Villeroux scored the decisive spot kick to get the partisan home fans’ party underway after...
In cycling at the Paralympics, high-level technology helps teams win
PARIS (AP) — Elouan Gardon was elated when he took bronze for the United States in the men’s 4000-meter individual pursuit at the Paris Paralympics. The 18-year-old cyclist rode in the C5 classification for athletes with limited to moderate movement in one arm or leg. “We...
Canadian para surfer Victoria Feige fights to get her sport included in 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics
Surfing is California’s official state sport and Canadian para surfer Victoria Feige wants Los Angeles to prove it in 2028. The five-time women’s world champion is at the forefront of a lobby to get her sport included in the 2028 Paralympics. LA’s organizing...
The director of the Paralympic closing ceremony wants to turn the Stade de France into a dance floor
PARIS (AP) — The final act of the Paralympics in Paris will be a giant dance party. That’s a promise from Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies for this year's Olympics and Paralympics. Jolly says 24 DJs will perform thumping...
2024 Paralympics schedule Sept. 7: wheelchair basketball and blind football top final weekend
PARIS (AP) — It’s almost time to say goodbye. After years of planning and months of hype, the Olympic and Paralympic journey of the city of Paris is almost over as the 2024 Paralympic Games enter their final weekend. But there is still plenty to see, with team...
Venezuelan mother pushes her way to Paralympics record in powerlifting
PARIS (AP) — Venezuela’s powerlifting champion didn’t know when her hands would stop trembling after setting a Games record at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday. “I’m out of words, I’m emotional,” Clara Sarahy Fuentes Monasterio said after bench-pressing 124 kilograms...
Highlights of week 2 at the Paralympics
A gallery of highlights from the second week of the Paralympics, captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games.
War at home is taking its toll on the only Palestinian athlete at the Paralympic Games
PARIS (AP) — Fadi Aldeeb got the competing out of the way early at the Paralympic Games. He’s been using the rest of the time to talk. The only Paralympian in the Palestinian delegation in Paris, Aldeeb feels he bears special responsibility to represent all Palestinians living in...
Olympic timekeeper Omega makes tweaks for the Paralympics
PARIS (AP) — About 260 Omega employees are working at this year’s Paralympics. Each worker is guided by one principle, according to chief executive officer Alain Zobrist. “Once you hit the enter key,” he said, “you can’t go back.” Omega has been an...
