Paralympics

When Australian BMX rider Saya Sakakibara claimed gold in Paris, she did so wearing her brother's number on her bike and on her heart. Now, he is set to create his own redemption story

Organisers have confirmed between 500,000 and 600,000 tickets are still to be sold, including for the men's and women's 100m finals, even though they're cheaper than at London 2012.

Many of the 3000 dancers, acrobats and actors who will contribute to the show are working for exceptionally low wages, or even for free. Unions say they were hired under 'shameful' conditions

Aussies will be able to get their hands on a limited-edition range of $2 coins to celebrate the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris and show support for the country's athletes.

As things stand, two Olympic events this summer - the triathlon and open water swimming - are set to take place in the Seine. The river will also feature during the opening ceremony.

Katie Price and boyfriend JJ Slater looked happier than ever as they cosied up at Channel 4's Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Launch in London on Thursday. 

The 29-year-old former EastEnders star will present coverage with Clare Balding from the games in Paris.

Australia's reputation as a sports-mad nation that produces champions across a wide range of codes is under serious threat, according to a new survey.

Australian swimmer Alexa Leary has defied the odds after being told she may never walk or talk again to book her ticket to the Paralympics, leaving her parents in tears.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Better Off Dead? had no pretensions to being nuanced, balanced or open-minded.

Prince Harry , 39, and his wife channelled the same regal energy with which they carried themselves before deciding to leave for the United States.

Speaking to FEMAIL, communications pro Judi James explained that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex seem to have 'fallen back into the non-verbal habits and status signals'.

The flame was brought to the southern French port of Marseille from Greece on the three-masted Belem, 79 days before the Olympics begin.

The flame was brought to the southern French port of Marseille from Greece on the three-masted Belem, 79 days before the Olympics begin.

128 years of tradition will be broken in Paris this summer when athletes will receive prize money for winning gold. Here, Mail Sport gives four Olympians their say about the divisive issue

Johanna Griggs has called out misogynistic behaviour she allegedly experienced during the early days of her career at Channel Seven. 

For the first time, fans will be able to access Team USA House, which normally acts as a meeting point for athletes, their families and team members, with single day tickets.

Australians voiced their frustration and disappointment following Paralympian Ellie Cole's candid revelations about the treatment of disabled athletes by sporting bodies.

With tickets for the Olympics opening ceremony currently on sale for a cool £2,300,you may think it's too late to grab a bargain and go. But we've got some tips and tricks to help you save some cash.

The 54-year-old wheelchair racing champion said many disabled people are treated as if they are 'brave and marvellous' - just for getting out of bed in the morning.

Karni Liddell (pictured) won medals at two Paralympics. Now she has joined other big names in blasting the Queensland premier over Brisbane's low-cost stadium for the 2032 event.

Wasserman, who survived the 2018 accident which killed 16 of his Broncos teammates and staff, is heading to Paris later this year after qualifying in the PR1 men's single category of rowing.

DAVID COVERDALE: The Channel 4 programme will follow athletes' 'gruelling training sessions, championship battles and the challenge of trying to qualify, and will also highlight their support staff.

Steve Brown has been a familiar face on Escape To The Country ever since presenting the show for the first time in 2017, which came after he had been a regular on Countryfile,

Around 200,000 condoms for men and 20,000 for women will be made available at the athletes' village during the Paris Games from July 26 to August 11

Nelson Thomas had his right foot amputated earlier this week one year after his near-fatal car crash but is now recovering at home following a 'hard three days' in the hospital.

Aussie long jumper Sarah Walsh had every right to be asking 'why me' after her right foot was amputated as a child. Instead, the 25-year-old believes the surgery made her life better.

Two art-deco posters of Paris were revealed to promote the event, displayed on billboards across the capital. But Right-wing critics in France have spoken out against the 'woke' designs.

Anthony Griffin, 64, who has cerebral palsy, has been stripped of his BEM after being convicted of supplying class A drugs including heroin and crack cocaine.

Scott Moore appears to have playfully ribbed the Duke of Sussex about his ginger hair while watching a 'lookalike' on stage at a Country Music Association Awards show.

Scott Moore is replacing the Duke of Sussex 's friend and former aide Nick Booth, who took over on a temporary basis last year amid chaos at the top when two bosses were abruptly sacked.

She retired from competition after the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and received a Member of the Order of the Australia award in the Australia Day honours last month.

Swimmer Alexa Leary has opened up about her journey to the Paris Paralympics after her life took a drastic turn following a shocking bike accident left her with a brain injury.

The comedian received a wave of support from her co-stars after being hit by 'horrendous' trolling for her appearance on the Channel 4 show in December.

EXCLUSIVE: The lack of daily running while imprisoned means the disgraced athlete's legs have shrunk and are no longer compatible with the trademark blades he wore in the Paralympics.

COMMENT BY IAN HERBERT: You really do wonder what more England's Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum must do in their drive to reinvigorate and revive Test cricket.

The five-match tour will kick-start on January 25th however, as it stands, there are currently no agreements for the marquee event to be broadcast in the UK.

Before killing Steenkamp, Pistorius was a decorated athlete with an astounding six gold Paralympics medals to his name.

In light of the mouthwatering line up of tournaments and landmark contests, Mail Sport provides the ultimate guide for another bumper year of sport in 2024.

Model Reeva Steenkamp was just 29 when her boyfriend, known the world over as The Blade Runner, shot her three times with 'black talon' rounds in 2013.

Before killing Steenkamp, Pistorius was a decorated athlete with six gold Paralympics medals to his name - as well as being the tenth athlete to compete in Olympic and Paralympic Games.

EXCLUSIVE: British-born June Steenkamp, despite declaring that she hated Pistorius, has decided not to ask the court in Johannesburg to keep the Paralympian in jail if they decide he is fit for release.

Australian Paralympic swimmer Ellie Cole visited Ronald McDonald House in Sydney on Friday to meet a 10-year-old girl being treated for sarcoma.

Eurostar says that it's 'proud to be the official travel partner for Team GB and ParalympicsGB, providing nearly 600 athletes their travel to Paris for the Games next year'.

A Team GB Paralympic medal hope has recalled how she became blind after eating a late-night takeaway that also nearly killed her.

There is a feeling that Paris bears a greater weight on its shoulders than any other host city in recent years, as the world gears up for the return of the Olympics next summer.

After waiting 100 years, Paris 2024 has partnered up with an exclusive hospitality provider, On Location, who have devised packages to accompany seven sports next summer

DAVID COVERDALE: Maguire was abruptly axed by UK Athletics on Tuesday, just two months after guiding the team to a record-equalling 10 medals at the World Championships.

The cast of the latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins reunited on Tuesday at the press launch in London.

The cast of the latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins reunited on Tuesday at the press launch in London.

The still heartbroken father of the slain South African model Reeva Steenkamp, murdered by world-famous Paralympian Oscar Pistorius in 2013, has died.

The Paralympics get under way one year from today - and Mail Sport will be tracking two of Britain's brightest prospects on the path to Paris.

And Jenas, alongside rugby players from Saracens and Harlequins, took part in a training session with some of Britain's biggest stars, just a year out from the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.

EXCLUSIVE BY HEATHER DEWAR: The 34-year-old, who won a silver medal in the 3km pursuit at the World Championships in Glasgow, gave birth to her baby, Fraser, last October.

The Seine in Paris is supposed to be hosting marathon swimming, triathlon and Para-triathlon events at the Olympics and Paralympics.

EXCLUSIVE: Wheelchair racer Cockcroft spoke to MailOnline after returning from the World Championships, where she added another two gold medals to her haul.

THE INSIDE TRACK BY HENRY CLARK: The last time Wayde van Niekerk graced the London Stadium track he looked to have the world at his lightning feet.

DAVID COVERDALE: Jonnie Peacock was 19 when he won gold at London 2012. 'That night, I knew that it would probably never be topped and I don't think it ever will be,' admits the sprinter.

Ellie Simmonds is in a relationship with her childhood sweetheart Matt Dean. Find out all there is to know about Ellie's boyfriend Matt, including if they have any children, by reading on.

The Strictly star, 28, said that last year, she decided to search for her blood family after finding out she had been put up for adoption at just 10 days old.

ESPN presenter Victoria Arlen has survived a second bout of the rare neurological disorder transverse myelitis - which left her paralyzed for some time. Arlen hosted First Take earlier this week.

The official Paralympic Games TikTok account is causing controversy, with people slamming it for 'mocking' disabled athletes - but some of the competitors featured don't see the big deal.

A Paralympian turned physiotherapist has avoided a conviction after filming a half-naked patient who was a teenager.

Teenager Kaylea Titford, 16, was allegedly neglected by her parents and lived in a filthy room. Mold Crown Court heard her weight shot up during lockdown but previously she was very active.

Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey, 45, says pushy mums don't help kids succeed. She says most sportswomen go into their career expecting to retire before they become mothers

South Australian Gabriel McKenna-Lieschke is determined to win gold for Australia in track cycling at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, and a new fundraiser aims to help him achieve that goal.

George Peasgood, 27, is in a critical condition after suffering severe injuries to his head when he fell from his bike last Saturday, according to his partner Frankie Hall.

The Russian Kremlev was backed to continue by 106 votes to 36, in a verdict widely assumed to shatter hopes of the sport securing a place on the programme for Los Angeles 2028.

Swimmer Ellie Simmonds, who won five gold medals in three Paralympics, said she received abuse online from people who thought her dwarfism meant she could not dance.

The 4ft Paralympian swimmer has been talking to Terra Jole, who is 2in taller, to learn how she reached the semi-final of Dancing With The Stars in 2016.

Among those seen exiting their hotel on Tuesday to head to the studio in London were last-minute addition Helen Skelton and Paralympics star Ellie Simmonds.

Para-athlete Tristan Orchard, 23, talks about how his life changed when he smoked synthetic marijuana at a party - causing him to go into psychosis and jump off a fifth-floor balcony.

TIM HOLLINGSWORTH: The Olympics and Paralympics Games were fuelled by a sense of optimism, and I'm not sure Britain has seen a time of celebration through sport quite like it since.

Veteran blind Paralympian Gerrard Gosens has confirmed the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will be his sporting swansong after representing Australia in three sports.

It's been almost one year since promising triathlete Alexa Leary was left fighting for life after a horror crash, but she has one big goal in mind: gold at the Paralympics.

Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt has edited footage of convicted murder Oscar Pistorius out of her campaign video, as well as Paralympian Johnnie Peacock after he asked to be removed.

Australians with disabilities are demanding answers from Jetstar and Qantas over poor treatment they received, especially being stopped from taking their wheelchairs on flights.

Enya van Egmond, 24, from the Netherlands recently received a bionic arm, and has worn a prosthetic leg since she was two after being born without a foot and a hand.

Prince Harry quoted a 13th Century poet during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in The Hague in the Netherlands today.