Overview
- African nations aim to build on past Paralympic successes with increased investment in adaptive sports.
- LGBTQ+ representation reaches new heights with at least 32 out athletes competing in Paris.
- American veterans Tatyana McFadden and Jessica Long return for their sixth Paralympics.
- Italy's Valentina Petrillo to make history as the first transgender Paralympian.
- France's Alexis Hanquinquant defends his triathlon gold on home soil.