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One of Chelsea’s summer signings has confirmed he has suffered a major injury blow and is set to be sidelined for the next two months. Omari Kellyman moved from Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge for £19million in June, becoming Enzo Maresca’s third signing for the club. The 18-year-old is yet to appear in a matchday squad for the first-team but he has made three appearances for Chelsea’s U21 side and is viewed as a very important player for the future. However, it will be a while before he makes his senior debut for the Blues after the attacking midfielder announced…

With three curved swishes in red, blue and green, the Paralympic symbol certainly looks slick. But there is more to the Agitos logo, which will be on display at the Paris 2024 games, than three colourful lines, with the design signifying the four core values of the Paralympics: courage, determination, inspiration and equality. Red, blue and green were chosen, as they are the colours most used in flags around the world, and the curve in the line shows ‘spirit in movement’. ‘Agitos’ itself means ‘I move’ in Latin. The name symbolises the motion of the Paralympic athletes – but also the Paralympic movement…

With the Paralympic Games underway, fans will be hoping that Paris 2024 can pick up right where the Olympics left off. The likes of archery, athletics, judo and powerlifting will all feature in the French capital as Team GB’s array of athletes hope to recreate their hugely impressive performance from three years ago. Determining whether an athlete is eligible to compete in certain events, each sport has its own set of classifications, usually focusing on at least one of the following 10 eligible impairments: impaired muscle power, impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, muscle…

Channel 4 has been accused of ‘disrespecting’ Paralympians during their coverage of the Paris 2024 opening ceremony. A colourful and vibrant opening ceremony kick-started the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday night, with around 4,400 athletes making their way along the Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde. Like the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, which saw teams taken along the River Seine in boats, the evening’s event also took place outside of a stadium for the first time. Approximately 65,000 people attended the opening ceremony and watched on as planes from the Patrouille de France released blue, white and red smoke into the…

The Paralympic Games are set to continue a summer of sporting excellence. Thousand of athletes from all over the world have arrived in Paris to compete in the 2024 Games, which take place just over two weeks since the Olympics drew to a close. Though it celebrates multiple disciplines of sport like the Olympics, the event has some significantly different traditions and practices, particularly when it comes to the medals the athletes receive. For blind athletes taking part in the Games, how are they able to tell which medal they have won? How do blind Paralympians know which medal they’ve…

The 2024 Paris Paralympics are taking place over the next week-and-a-half. The Games are taking centre stage just over two weeks since the Olympic games wrapped-up in the French capital, with thousands of paralympians eyeing glory in their respective events. The first Olympic Games were held in 1896, while the Paralympics began in 1960. And over the years, several athletes have competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics – let’s take a look at some of those in the exclusive club. Who has competed in both the Olympics and Paralympics? There have been 15 people who have competed in both…

When it comes to Olympic season, some things are inevitable.  World records, memes, new sporting heroes, heartwarming moments, and finding out more about the host nation are now par for the course. But sadly, something else has become as much a part of the Olympics and Paralympics as the 100m – talking about trans people taking part. As a trans person, I’ve watched with alarm as the topic of our inclusion in sport has become a heated conversation in recent years. In every major sporting event, I read comments from critics claiming trans participation is ‘ruining women’s sport’ – while…

Around 4,440 Paralympic athletes from 184 nations have gathered in Paris for the 2024 edition of the games. But for a group of athletes, they are competing in the French capital under the NPA banner, which stands for Neutral Paralympic Athletes. These are Russian and Belarusian athletes, who have been permitted to take part despite their respective nations having been banned from the Olympics and Paralympics due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The rules NPA athletes are subject to at the Paris 2024 Paralympics NPA athletes are competing in the Paralympics in neutral uniforms, which do not feature…

Who is the greatest goalscorer of all-time? Well, if it purely boils down to the number of times the ball has hit the net it has to be Cristiano Ronaldo, with Lionel Messi not far behind. Pele must come into the equation along with Gerd Muller, Jimmy Greaves, Robert Lewandowski and Ferenc Puskas if we’re really digging into the past and there are numerous others who receive an honourable mention in dispatches. But standards have never been higher than they are now in the Premier League and, if we are putting the English elite above all else which is a…

The Paris 2024 Paralympics are firmly underway with the finest Paralympians from across the globe eyeing glory in the French capital. Team GB will be looking for a repeat of their showing three years ago in Tokyo, where they finished second in the table with 124 medals – with a huge 41 of those being gold. But exactly how many sports and events are there in the Paralympics and how many medals are being handed out to athletes? Here is everything you need to know. How many sports are there in the Paralympics? There are 22 sports involved at the…