Paralympic Games

HELLENiQ ENERGY renews and upgrades its cooperation with the Hellenic Paralympic Committee, with a view to an inclusive and non-discriminatory tomorrow. From now on, for the next four years, it will be the GOLDEN SPONSOR of the Committee, aiming at the further development of the Paralympic movement in our country and the formation of a more just and equal society for all.

Turkish para-athletes have shone brightly on the international stage in 2024, particularly at the Paris Paralympics, inspiring countless others with remarkable triumphs during the global championships.

In 2024, Türkiye's national athletes left an indelible mark with an outstanding performance, amassing a remarkable 561 medals to date.

The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey before the cauldron is lit.

With 13 medals to show for their efforts, Greece's Paralympians have returned home to a jubilant welcome at Athens International Airport.

Türkiye proudly concluded the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games by setting a new national record with 28 medals.

The closing ceremony, attended by nearly 80,000 enthusiastic fans despite heavy rain at the Stade de France, celebrated the achievements of athletes from around the world.

Grigoris Polychronidis has become a true Paralympics legend after earning his seventh medal in the BC3 category of boccia on Sunday in Paris.

The bronze medal that the category's icon has earned is Greece's fourth, and sixth medal overall (alongside two silver ones) so far in the first four days of the Paris Paralympics.

Athletes of Greece take part in the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France, on August 28. [Kacper Pempel/Reuters]

The Paralympic Games in Paris are set to open today with a ceremony at Place de la Concorde, beginning at 21:00 Bulgarian time. Over 4,400 athletes with disabilities will compete in 22 sports for 549 medals during the 11-day event, which runs until September 8.

The Paralympics begin in Paris next week, putting on display the talents of remarkable athletes in a city still riding the wave of the highly successful Olympics.

A new generation of Paralympians will be joined by seasoned veterans competing in many of the same sensational venues in the centre of the French capital that hosted Olympic sports.

The nightmare of COVID-19 might not have vanished from our lives, but four years after the pandemic’s onset that changed almost everything, things are significantly better (and different).