With the Summer Olympics having drawn to a close on August 11, the next major multi-discipline international sporting event is due to get started this week - the Paris 2024 Paralympics. This edition will welcome some 4,400 athletes from around the world who have a range of disabilities to compete across 22 sports.
As data from the International Paralympic Committee shows, similar to the Olympic Games, the United States has been the dominant force in the Paralympics since they first started back in 1960. With a total of 2,283 medals, the country has the highest number of overall victories. Team GB is currently in second place with 1,913 medals. When combining Germany’s gold, silver and bronze medals for the former East Germany and West Germany with today’s Germany (i.e. post-reunification), then the country rounds off the podium with 1,550 awards.
The opening ceremony will take place on 28 August while the first competitions will start the following day, including medals being awarded in swimming, taekwondo and cycling.
