USA star Hunter Woodhall best described it in the run-up to Para athletics in Paris: get ready to be astounded.
Targeting gold medals and world records in the famous Stade de France, athletes from all around the world have come here.
From javelin throwing at Stoke Mandeville, Para athletics has been a major component of the Games; the schedule was added to and enlarged for the very first Paralympic Games, Rome 1960.
Now with up to 1,069 athletes competing over 164 medal categories, from the 100m to the marathon, with all the throwing and jumping events, this is the biggest sport at Paris 2024.
The USA has always dominated Para sports. With an incredible 1,142 medals—385 of which are gold—they rank highest on the all-time medal count Second with 572 medals, 213 gold, Great Britain; third with 534 medals, 200 of which are gold, Canada.
China has been the most successful country at the last five Paralympics, since Athens 2004, nevertheless. With 51 medals—including 27 gold—they dominated the medal table at Tokyo 2020.
The activities, which take place between August 30 and September 8, offer some of the most fascinating scenes in the French city.
Running the T13 100m, 200m and 400m, Cuba's Omara Durand made her Paralympic debut in Beijing 2008 and missed the podium in all three.