Paris 2024 Paralympics: Day 6

Keep the Flame Alive

Can you spend an entire day in Paris Arena Sud at the Paris 2024 Paralympics? Alison lives to tell the tale of one location, three sports: boccia, goalball and para table tennis. Jill gets a taste of blind football before dashing over to the Team USA House to interview TKFLASTANIs and then head to watch Brian Bell and the US Men’s wheelchair basketball team try to advance to the bracket stage.

Sports on today’s program:

• Blind Football
• Boccia
• Goalball
• Para Archery
• Para Athletics
• Para Equestrian
• Para Swimming
• Para Table Tennis
• Shooting Para Sport
• Sitting Volleyball
• Wheelchair Basketball
• Wheelchair Fencing
• Wheelchair Tennis

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Our researcher for the Paralympics is Elizabeth Emery.

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