Learn more about some of the global stars hoping to impress at the Paris Paralympic Games.
Paris will welcome about 4,500 athletes to the city to compete in the first summer Paralympics to be hosted by France.
The 24-year-old from Milan, who was born with one leg shorter than the other because of a hip issue, spent time in Paris as a child as he had a number of surgeries. Born with her right leg shorter than the other, she started playing wheelchair tennis aged seven and has dominated the sport since her breakthrough in 2017.
As well as the track, Hug also stars on the road and has multiple wins in the big city marathons of London, New York, Boston, Chicago and Berlin.Masters has overcome much trauma to become a star of both summer and winter Paralympics.Aged seven, she was adopted by American woman Gay Masters and eventually had both of her legs amputated above the knee and had surgery on her hands.
His current world record stands at 8.72m - the ninth-longest jump of all time and his 2024 best is 8.44m - a distance which would have won Olympic silver in Paris and gold at the previous four Games. Hanquinquant is the defending Paralympic champion in the PTS4 category and has been the dominant figure in the division since his international debut in June 2016. He is unbeaten since his Tokyo win.
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