Paralympics begin in Paris

Following the Olympic Games, the Paralympic competition begins in Paris on August 30 with three New England track & field competitors on Team USA's 228 athlete squad (54 in track & field).  The meet regularly follows the Olympic Games in the host city.  Paralympians are classified by their impairment and compete within that classification.
The local team members are
Femita Ayanbeku  - Brockton MA - 2016 and 2020 Paralympian
    T64 - sprints
     Ayanbeku made the 2024 team just 6 months after giving birth to a son.
Liza Corso - Newmarket NH
     T13 - middle distance - 2020 Paralympian silver medalist
Noelle Lambert - Manchester NH - 2020 Paralympian
     T63 -  long jump, sprints  

Long time college and club coach Sherman Hart, who coaches Ayambeku, is on the Team USA staff.

See the USOPC website for the Team USA information center covering all sports..
For more information on NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Paralympics, including programming and commentators, click here.