As Paralympians take center stage at the Paris Games, here's the medal count for the 2024 Paralympics.
As more than 4,400 athletes gather in Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games, the first medals are starting to be awarded. The Games kicked off on Aug. 28, and will run through Sept. 8.The first medal of the Games went to Netherlands para cyclist Caroline Groot, who set both a world record and a Paralympic record in the 500m time trial C4-5.
medal of the Paralympics was a silver earned by para swimmer Elizabeth Marks in the women's 50m freestyle S6; she also collected silver medals in the women's 50m butterfly S6 and 200m individual medley SM6.At the Games, there will be medals awarded in 549 events across 22 sports in 20 venues — including the aquatics center at La Defense, which just saw medal-winning performances from Olympians such as U.S.
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