Paralympics

The town of Darien welcomed home its Paralympic medalist Ali Truwit on Monday, celebrating her triumph in the face of adversity. Truwit was bitten by a shark last year while on vacation celebrating her graduation from Yale University. A year later, she represented the United States in Paris, France. The 24-year-old earned a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, and…

Paralympic organizers for LA28 will look to raise the bar again following a stellar Games in Paris this summer.

China dominated the medal count for the 2024 Paralympics with 95 golds, while the United States was third with 36 golds and 105 total medals.

Team USA’s Kate Brim opened up about her health scare six weeks prior to the Paralympic Games and how important her team was in reaching a full recovery.

Check out some of the top moments from the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, including powerlifting and track and field.

The Paris Paralympics will come to a close on Sunday. Here is how you can watch the Closing Ceremony on CNBC and Peacock.

For Matt Stutzman, otherwise known as the “Armless Archer,” the Paris Paralympics provided a storybook ending to an incredible career.

After winning a silver and gold medal, para swimmer Morgan Stickney talks about the special bond she has with her doctors and Katie Ledecky.

Ali Truwit won a silver medal in the Paralympics in Paris, a little more than a year after losing part of her leg to a shark attack.

Slowly but surely, the fashion world at large is beginning to respond to the needs of disabled people. It’s beginning to happen at the Paralympics, too.

American Paralympic sprinter Jaydin Blackwell explains why he has the “best style out of everyone” at the Games and reveals how he plans to celebrate after setting a world record and earning two golds in Paris.

Smith, who in August 2022 was hospitalized for a partially collapsed lung, said Tuesday: “I can’t believe that I was able to bounce back from everything and this time come home with a gold as well.”

The lineup of artists was revealed Wednesday for performances during the historic LA28 Paralympic Handover celebration during Sunday’s Closing Ceremony in Paris.

Omega has been an official partner of the Olympics since 1932, and with the Paralympics since Barcelona 1992.

Representing his country on the international stage is not something that Ansonia native Matthew Torres takes lightly. “It’s really hard to put into words I would say, being able to represent the United States,” Torres said. Torres has overcome a lot to get to this point. “I was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome and the primary implications of that...

Representing his country on the international stage is not something that Ansonia native Matthew Torres takes lightly.

Alain Zobrist, the CEO of OMEGA Timing, shares details about how the Paralympics add technology to ensure fairness and accurate timekeeping.

Here’s how you can watch wheelchair tennis at the Paralympics during New York’s 2024 U.S. Open.

An Italian and Mexican athlete asked their respective partners to marry them after competing in Paris.

Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham became the first pregnant Paralympic athlete to win a medal, earning a bronze in the women’s individual compound in archery.