The 25-year-old heads to Paris with the chance of winning two gold medals – in the 100m T64 and 400m T62 – having watched his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall become the Olympic long-jump champion just two weeks ago.

The furthest he'd ever hurled the discus was a world record 48.34m. All he needed for gold was 46.87m.

Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, the summer of sports in Paris begins its final chapter with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

Japan won gold by defeating Team USA 48-41 in the wheelchair rugby final at the 2024 Paralympics on Monday. The victory sealed Japan’s first-ever gold in the popular event. The Japanese players and fans celebrated the country’s historic first gold in this competition as time expired at the Champ-de-Mars Arena.

This year's gold medalists numbered among one of the better crops in recent memory. And they still barely beat Team France.

The first gold medal of the 2024 Paralympic Games was won by Caroline Groot (Netherlands) in the women’s C4-5 500m time trial Para Cycling event. Marie Patouillet (France) won silver, and Kate O’Brien (Canada) took bronze.

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The Paris Paralympics are underway and Great Britain are again expected to produce strong performances across the board.Three years ago in Tokyo, ParalympicsGB finished second behind only China in the final medal table after a highly successful few weeks in Japan,

The 29-year-old goes into Paris as the Épée world champion and European champion in two events after clinching double gold in the Sabre and Épée in Paris earlier this year and will hope to continue his successes.

The Paris Paralympic Games have officially begun! With a total of 22 sports played between 28th August and 8th September, there are a lot of chances for Team Australia to take home gold, silver and bronze medals!