The Paris 2024 Paralympics Games is set to begin where athletes with physical disabilities will wow the world in a range of sports including wheelchair rugby and blind soccer. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports in this week’s Sunday Focus with an introduction to the inspiring stars representing Team USA.
The summer of games is not over. After what might be considered the first true post-Covid Olympics, the Paralympic Games are set to take place in Paris beginning Wednesday, running for 11 days through Sept. 8. Here’s what to keep an eye on during the opening ceremony, including the biggest American stars competing over the first few days of the Games. Many paralympic events are classified based on an athlete’s impairment such as T/S11 and T/S37 . For a full list of classifications, click here.
The sitting volleyball team, however, is looking for its third-straight gold. Goalball has a chance to become your new favorite sport. It’s a competition for the visually impaired, who wear blindfolds and try to score a ball into their opponent’s net while using their whole bodies to defend. The ball has a bell in it for the athletes to hear, and it’s a spirited game combining elements of dodgeball, bowling and soccer. It doesn’t have an Olympic equivalent. The U.S.
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