The Paris 2024Paralympicsare here!
They met at a track meet in Idaho in 2017.
3.Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo is the first out trans runner tocompetein the Paralympics.
She’s also the second trans athlete to compete in the games.
There’sreportedlya documentary about her in the works.
4.American archer Matt Stutzman prepared for Paris by creating an adrenaline-inducing target practice scenario at home.
He made the shot without damaging any of his prized possessions.
5.At 8'1, Iranian volleyball player Morteza Mehrzadselakjani is thesecond-tallest manin the world.
7.American archer Tracy Ottoacceptedher partner Ricky Riessle’s proposal under the Eiffel Tower after her competition.
Making their time in Paris even more special, the couple alsoannouncedthat they’re expecting their first child together!
Within three years, she reached the Paralympic level.
12.15-year-old French sprinter Marie Ngoussou is the youngest Paralympian on TeamFrance.
After the Games, she’s going tostudythe care of the elderly and children in a professional baccalaureate class.
15.Colombian sprinter and jumper Karen Tatiana Palomeque’s pre-competition ritual ispaintinga little Colombian flag on her face.
16.American swimmer Anastasia Pagonis has a popularTikTokaccount with 2.5 million followers.
She creates beauty and lifestyle content alongside educating her viewers on what life’s like as a blind person.
