After a spectacular opening ceremony, the first medals of the Paralympics are set to be awarded as the action gets underway at Paris 2024.
There are 22 medal events on the first day of competition as a busy programme gets going both at the swimming pool and the velodrome. There are plenty of medal chances for ParalympicsGB, with multisport star Kadeena Cox on the hunt for a third consecutive C4-5 500m time trial triumph. Daphne Schrager and the tandem pair of Steve Bate and Chris Latham will also chase success on the track.
Elsewhere, British swimmer Olivia Newman-Baronius will hope to back up equalling the S14 100m butterfly world record earlier this year by winning her first Paralympic medal, and the GB wheelchair rugby team get the defence of their title underway against the top-ranked Australians.
Follow all the action, latest results and medals from Paris 2024 in our live blog below.
Paralympics opening day
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Paralympics get underway with Kadeena Cox among the British medal hopes in action
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Games kicked off with spectacular opening ceremony in the heart of the city
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Paris 2024 Paralympics schedule and day-by-day events
Two British swimmers into S14 100m butterfly final
10:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A solid swim from Olivia Newman-Baronius, fading a touch down the final 25 metres but safely into the final of the women’s S14 100m butterfly after finishing second in her heat. Newman-Baronius equalled the world record earlier this year, but faces tough opposition in the form of teammate Poppy Maskill – it’s a rapid two lengths of the pool from 19-year-old, who wins her heat and joins Newman-Baronius in the final.
Boccia champion David Smith ‘raring to go’ as he bids to complete Paralympic three-peat
09:50 , Harry Latham-Coyle
One of those medal contenders is in action this morning – double Olympic boccia champion David Smith begins his quest for a third consecutive crown in the men’s BC1, the Brit again sporting his trademark red and blue mohawk. He’s in a tough Pool A with two fellow Olympic medallists, with Smith warning ahead of the games that the competition should be particularly strong in Paris.
Boccia champion David Smith ‘raring to go’ as he bids to secure Paralympic three-peat
Sarah Storey, Hannah Cockcroft and 10 of Britain’s big medal hopes at the Paris Paralympics
09:40 , Harry Latham-Coyle
ParalympicsGB travel to the Paris Games seeking to emulate the fine form which saw the team finish second in the medal table at Tokyo 2020.
Here are10 of Britain’s best hopes for gold:
Sarah Storey, Hannah Cockcroft and Britain’s big medal hopes at the Paris Paralympics
The Paralympics opening ceremony was a perfect stage to celebrate the sporting drama still to come
09:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle
The weather played ball for the opening ceremony in the heart of Paris last night, showing off the city’s spectacular sights. James Toney was there:
The Paralympics opening ceremony set the stage for the sports drama to come
Paris 2024 Paralympics schedule and day-by-day events
09:25 , Harry Latham-Coyle
It’s going to be a hectic 10 days across the 22 sports at Paris 2024 – here’s the full schedule:
Paris 2024 Paralympics schedule and day-by-day events
Paralympics 2024: Day one
09:19 , Harry Latham-Coyle
A very good morning and welcome along to LIVE coverage of the opening day of the 2024 Paris Paralympics. After a captivating opening ceremony, the medal action gets underway with a doozy of a day that will see 22 Paralympic champions crowned.
