Paralympics

The Dunedin athlete has won NZ's first gold medal of this year's Paralympics - and not in her specialist event.

Anna Grimaldi unleashed an electrifying performance to earn the first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games for New Zealand.

Cameron Leslie's dream of winning another Paralympic medal fell agonisingly short as he finished fourth in the final of the men's 50m backstroke S4.

So much of the conversation in sport these days seems to be overtaken by a single debate, asking whether we should be focused on inclusion or focused on...

Anna Grimaldi's bagged New Zealand's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 27-year-old sprinted to an unexpected victory - and an Oceania ...

Anna Grimaldi has won New Zealand's first gold medal at the Paris Paralympic Games on day 10. The 27-year-old ran strongly to win the women's T47 200m final ...

On the final day of Paralympic competition in Paris New Zealand won a first gold medal but others missed the podium.

There was a high level of suspense when Peter Cowan crossed the finish line in the final of the men's single va'a VL3 200m canoe sprint race in Paris . In..

The final medals in Para athletics, powerlifting, canoe and wheelchair basketball will be awarded on Day 11 before Paris 2024 comes to an end with the ...

It's the final day of sporting action in Paris after an unforgettable summer, with 14 gold medals still to be won before the closing ceremony.

Paris Paralympics 2024 closing ceremony: On September 8, the Paris Paralympics will wrap up with a grand ceremony at Stade de France, honouring 4400 ...

Paris Paralympics 2024: Here is all you need to know about the Closing Ceremony of the 17th edition of the Paralympic Games.

Jean-Michel Jarre headlines the closing ceremony. Plus: the puzzle starts to make sense in James Graham's visceral drama Sherwood. Here's what to watch this ...

The podium place sees the NZ team finish the Paris Games with nine medals.

The 29-year-old from Hawke's Bay finishes a close third in a frantic VL3 200m final, boosting New Zealand's final medal tally to nine.

Dunedin's Anna Grimaldi has won New Zealand's first gold medal at the Paralympics in Paris. She blitzed the field on the track in the T47 200m final this ...

Great Britain are celebrating another stellar performance at the Paralympic Games with the same medal total as in Tokyo three years ago but more golds.

The initial target of 20 gold medals has almost been reached This Sunday, as the final events of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games came to a close, the medal ...

The haul includes 94 golds, 76 silvers, and 50 bronzes. On top of that, Chinese athletes have broken multiple world records. “Once again, many athletes from ...

China won almost twice as many medals as second placed Great Britain. Check out the full medal table here. ADVERTISEMENT. The 2024 Paris Paralympics are ...

This article was first published by RNZ. Para canoeist Peter Cowan has closed out the New Zealand Paralympic team's efforts at the Paris Games with a bronze ...

Mainly packed stadia, iconic venues and the feelgood factor derived from the Olympics that came before them turned the Paralympics into a festival of sport, ...

The Paris Paralympics were lauded as the "greatest ever" by a former IOC marketing executive, while another noted that they "delivered in spades" the most ...

Broadcaster says its streaming figures for the Paris Games more than double those delivered by Tokyo event.

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson assesses how Paris did as hosts of the Paralympics, the GB performance and what we can expect at Los Angeles in 2028.

All the latest from the Stade de France as the curtain comes down on Paris 2024 with the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony.

A summer sporting bonanza, which started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable opening ceremony on the Seine River, was ending Sunday with the ...

Artistic director Thomas Jolly has promised a huge dance party at the Stade de France on Sunday as the Paralympics draw to a close, putting an end to the ...

The International Paralympic Committee president, Andrew Parsons, said France excelled as a host in both Games. "Paris 2024 has set a benchmark for all future ...

On the evening of Sunday 8 September, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games were officially opened at a magnificent and sumptuous ceremony held on the Stade de ...

With an explosion of fireworks, laser beams, breakdance and a thumping set by the giants of French electronica music, France bid goodbye to the Paralympic Games ...

A summer bonanza which started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River ended Sunday with the ...

The system of classification Paralympic sport uses is outdated and puts some athletes at a disadvantage.

While the Paralympics enhance visibility for athletes, its use of inclusivity can mislead the public and overshadow other important disability sports and ...

Yet a wide range of para-athletes, and particular disabilities, remained absent. There was no room, for example, for blind golfers or amputee footballers, deaf ...

France's summer of sport came to an end with the Paralympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday, with the UK's athletes bringing home 124 medals.

Addressing the closing ceremony at a packed Stade de France, chief Paris 2024 organiser and former gold medal-winning canoeist Tony Estanguet said the six weeks ...

Around 4400 athletes from 184 nations participated in the 17th edition of the Paralympics, with several records broken and many memorable moments.