Donald James William Elgin is an Australian Paralympic amputee track and field athlete who won four medals at three Paralympics.
John McFall is a British Paralympic sprinter, surgeon, and ESA Project astronaut. In November 2022, he was selected by the European Space Agency to become the first "parastronaut". ESA will do a feasibility study on him flying to space and what needs to be adapted for disabled people.
India first participated in the 1968 Summer Paralympics. The nation has appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984. The Paris 2024 Games marked India's 13th appearance at the Paralympics. The country has never participated in the Winter Paralympic Games.
John Desmond Eden is a leg-amputee athlete and Australian and New Zealand Paralympian.
Atsushi Yamamoto is a leg amputee athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T42 sprint and long jump events. He won silver medals in the long jump at the 2008 and 2016 Paralympics.
T42 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics, applying to athletes with single above the knee amputations or a disability that is comparable. This class includes ISOD classified A2 and A9 competitors.
Aled Siôn Davies is a British Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F42 throwing events. In 2012 he became the world record holder of the F42 shot put and in the 2012 Summer Paralympics he took the bronze medal in shot put and gold in the discus. In 2013 Davies took the World Championship gold in both the shot put and discus in Lyon. He won double gold in his home country at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in the shot put and discus. This followed his silver medal in the F42-44 discus from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where he represented Wales. Davies also took part in the Channel 4 TV series Celebrity SAS: Who dares wins
Men's 100m races for amputee athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium from 21 to 25 September. Events were held in three disability classes.
Men's 200m races for amputee athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in three disability classes.
Men's long jump events for amputee athletes were held at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in three disability classes.
Vanessa Low is a German-born Australian Paralympic athlete competing in T42 sprint and long jump events. Born in East Germany, she gained Australian nationality in June 2017.
Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Federation (PBWF) until a unanimous decision to join BWF during a meeting in Dortmund in June 2011.
Sukant Kadam is an Indian professional para-badminton player from Maharashtra. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. He completes in men's singles SL4 category.
Lucas Mazur is a French para-badminton player who competes in international level events. He was the gold medalists in the men's singles SL4 at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. He was three-time gold medalists in the World Championships winning the title in 2017, 2019, and 2022.
Tarun Dhillon is an Indian para-badminton player from Haryana. He competes in the SL4 category. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, his second Olympics.
Hary Susanto is an Indonesian para-badminton player who has played each of the three variations of the sport at the highest world level. He has won a gold medal at the Summer Paralympics, four medals at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships, five medals at the Asian Para Games and eleven medals at the ASEAN Para Games.
Fredy Setiawan is an Indonesian para-badminton player. He won the bronze medal in the men singles SL4 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics was played at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France, from 29 August to 2 September. There were 16 events, two more than the previous Games; seven events each for men and women and two mixed doubles events.
Shin Kyung-hwan is a South Korean para-badminton player. He participated in the men's singles SL4 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but was eliminated in the group stage.
