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Paris 2024

New Zealand had 24 of our most powerful Para athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games across 8 different sports for all 11 days of competition. We gave New Zealand and the world Something To Talk About.
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  • Dame Sophie Pascoe stands beside Scotty Stevenson to promote the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games broadcasting coverage by TVNZ

    Sophie Pascoe reflects on broadcasting debut

    Paralympian #166 Dame Sophie Pascoe experienced a very different Paralympics presenting the live TVNZ coverage of Paris 2024 alongside co-host Scotty Stevenson. We chat to the 19-time Paralympic medallist about her memories in the TVNZ studio…

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  • Gabrilla Smith smiles at the end of the Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM10 Heat. Her head emerges from the water and she wears a "NZL" black swimming cap.

    Gaby Smith – What I Learned 

    Paralympian #237 Gabriella Smith enjoyed a memorable Paralympic debut at Paris 2024, placing seventh in the final of both the Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 and Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM10 – setting a huge PB in…

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  • Eltje Malzbender cycles her tricycle at the Zurich 2024 UCI Para cycling Road World Championships.

    Malzbender claims second bronze medal in Zurich

    Paralympian #220 Eltje Malzbender crowned an outstanding overall performance at the Zurich 2024 Para cycling Road World Championships by taking her second bronze medal of the week with a podium finish in the Women’s T1 Road Race.…

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Getting started in Para sport

Whatever your experience and aspirations, there are a number of opportunities for you to get involved in Para sport in New Zealand.

The ultimate goal for some Para athletes may be to represent their country at a Paralympic Games whilst for others it may be to just compete against other Para athletes in their chosen sport. Here you will find all the information you need as you progress through your journey to the Paralympic Games from grassroots to gold!

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Through Para sport,
lives will be transformed

Paralympics New Zealand is the National Paralympic Committee for New Zealand. We are a registered charity and our overall vision is ‘Through Para sport, lives will be transformed’. We are part of a worldwide social change movement, which uses the power of sport to positively influence perceptions of disabled people and to promote a more inclusive society.
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