Paris gives Paralympics Games a send-off for the ages

Stade de France transformed into huge electronica dance party with worldโ€™s elite para athletes doing farewell congaWith an explosion of fireworks, laser beams, breakdance and a thumping set by the giants of French electronica, France bid goodbye to the…

โ€˜Incredible energyโ€™: how Paris crowds lifted French paralympians to medal glory

Healthy ticket sales, record TV ratings โ€“ a nation once indifferent to parasport is now cheering its athletes on to new levels of successWhen French athlete Aurรฉlie Aubertโ€™s sharp strategy and ice-cool precision won her a boccia gold at the Paris Paral…

Ryadh Sallem: โ€˜When you put sport and disability together, there is a spark, an electricityโ€™

Franceโ€™s best-loved Paralympian on his extraordinary journey, how sport saved his life and a โ€˜rendezvous with destinyโ€™ in ParisWhen the French wheelchair rugby team play their first match on Thursday, all eyes will be on Ryadh Sallem, whose extraordina…

โ€˜Max is my eyesโ€™: Paralympian says post-Brexit rules stop him flying with his guide dog

Mar Gunnarsson, swimmer and Manchester student who is due to compete at the Paris Games, says his career is at riskA Paralympic swimmer due to compete in this summerโ€™s Games has said his career is at risk after a post-Brexit policy change barred him fr…