Summer Olympics 2024
Paralympian Oksana Masters says she represents both the US and Ukraine as she competes in Paris
Oksana Masters has 18 Paralympic medals to her name. She’s one of the rare athletes who competes in both the Summer and Winter Games. Now battling for gold in Paris, she’s fueled by more than just a spot on top of the podium.
Brazilian table tennis star headed to Olympics and Paralympics
Bruna Alexandre is a table tennis player from Brazil. She will compete in the Olympics and, one month later, the Paralympics. She is one of only a handful of people in the world who will have been in both competitions in the history of the Games.
France sets its sights on the gold medal in blind football at the Paris Paralympics
Blind football is one of the most-popular sports of the Paralympic games, which kick off in Paris in late August. Brazil has won gold at all previous Paralympic tournaments but host country France is hoping to be in with a chance to take home a medal this year.
Russian athletes deemed ‘neutral’ for Paris Summer Olympic Games
Leading up to the Paris Summer Olympic games, an International Olympic Committee review panel will decide which Russian and Belarusian athletes are eligible to compete. Russian and Belarusian athletes have been sanctioned due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Some countries have called for a complete ban on the two countries from the Olympics. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports on how one Russian athlete feels about competing in the Olympics as a neutral.
