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Olympic champion Axelsen cruises to first Hong Kong Open title 15 Sep 2024 - 04:57 pm
Denmark's Viktor Axelsen hits a return against China’s Lei Lanxi during the men's singles final at the Hong Kong Open badminton tournament on September 15, 2024. Photo by Holmes CHAN / AFP.
France bid final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade 14 Sep 2024 - 07:06 pm
French athletes who participated in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics walk on a catwalk at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees, in Paris, France September 14, 2024. Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP.
Algerian federation joins World Boxing group trying to save Olympic status 11 Sep 2024 - 09:46 am
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Paralympics close after ‘historic summer’ 09 Sep 2024 - 09:54 am
Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass (third left), President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Andrew Parsons, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidlago with other officials after the exchange of the Paralympics flag during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony.
Paralympics 2024: Qatar-France advanced surveillance systems ensure safety of athletes, spectators 09 Sep 2024 - 12:17 am
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France waves farewell to its sporting summer as Paralympics 2024 closes 08 Sep 2024 - 10:58 pm
France's Aurelie Aubert (2nd L) and France's Tanguy De La Forest (2nd R) parade on stage during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris, on September 8, 2024. (Photo by Thibaud Moritz / AFP)
Meet the Woodhalls: Track and field couple light up Paralympics and Olympics 07 Sep 2024 - 01:43 pm
Gold medallist US' Hunter Woodhall (L) celebrates with his wife Olympic women's long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall after the victory ceremony for the Men's 400m T62 final event at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Qatar’s Ali marks personal best to reach 100m final, eyes first Paralympic medal 01 Sep 2024 - 08:39 pm
Qatar’s Ali Arshad (L) during the final of men’s 100m T34 racing event at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Paralympic triathlon events are postponed because of poor water quality in the Seine River 01 Sep 2024 - 07:29 pm
This photograph taken on September 1, 2024, shows the Seine river from the Alexandre III bridge, after the cancellation of the para-triathlon competition during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP.
USA take first Paralympic track and field golds but China win big 31 Aug 2024 - 11:12 pm
An overview shows US Jayden Blackwell reacting after winning the men's 100 T38 final event at the Stade de France, Saint Denis, north of Paris on August 31, 2024, during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)
Canada and its star Patrick Anderson begin comeback in wheelchair basketball at Paralympics 31 Aug 2024 - 11:39 am
Canada's flagbearers and Paralympic athletes Patrick Anderson (C-L) and Katarina Roxon (C-R) parade during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony in Paris on August 28, 2024. Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP.
China extend lead in Paralympic medals table after track success 31 Aug 2024 - 12:30 am
Chinese gold medallist Zhou Xia (centre) during the women's T35 100m final athletics event at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris on August 30, 2024, during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. (Photo by Julien De Rosa / AFP)
Fifth successive gold for Tunisian shot-putter at Paralympics 30 Aug 2024 - 07:18 pm
Silver medalist Uzbekistan's Kubaro Khakimova (L), gold medalist Tunisia's Raoua Tlili and bronze medalist Argentine's Antonella Ruiz Diaz celebrate on the podium during the victory ceremony for the women's F41 shot put final athletics event at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris on August 30, 2024. Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
First Paralympic champions crowned as French fans roar on swimmer 30 Aug 2024 - 12:18 am
(From left) Silver medalist Italy's Simone Barlaam, gold medalist France's Ugo Didier and bronze medalist Australian Brenden Hall celebrate on the podium of the men's S9 400m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at The Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris on August 29, 2024. (Photo by Franck Fife / AFP)
Paris Paralympics organisers announce 2 million tickets sold 27 Aug 2024 - 04:14 pm
French President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee (COJO) Tony Estanguet (L) poses with torchbearers of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games during a ceremony for the arrival of the Paralympics flame at the entrance of the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles, northern France, on August 25, 2024. Photo by Lou Benoist / AFP.
Opening ceremony for Paralympics in Paris aims to reshape views of disabilities 26 Aug 2024 - 11:46 pm
French President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee (COJO) Tony Estanguet (right) takes a selfie with former French wheelchair fencer Emmanuelle Assmann holding the torch of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after arrival of the Paralympics flame at the entrance of the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles, northern France on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Lou Benoist / AFP)
Jackie Chan to carry torch ahead of Paralympic opening ceremony 25 Aug 2024 - 07:11 pm
Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan sings on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) in Beijing, on April 21, 2023. Photo by Jade GAO / AFP.
Preparing for the Paralympics, Paris reminds residents and visitors that 'game is not over' 24 Aug 2024 - 11:51 am
Pedestrians walk by the Place de la Concorde Paralympic site covered in