The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced the full team for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, which includes an even split of 110 men and 110 women, plus…
including the Grand Palais , the Champ de Mars Arena , the Esplanade des Invalides , a stadium next to the Eiffel Tower , the Château de Versailles and Roland Garros .
Three Americans are set to compete in their seventh Games: Oksana Masters, Tatyana McFadden and Tahl Leibovitz. McFadden, 35, is a record 24-time World Marathon Major winner and a 20-time Paralympic medalist. Her 19 medals in track and field alone are one shy of the U.S. record in that sport held by Bart Dodson.
The U.S. is also the two-time defending Paralympic champion in the team sports of men's wheelchair basketball and women's sitting volleyball.
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