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Tom Young: The defending Paralympic champion now has all eyes on Paris (VIDEO)

After winning a stunning gold medal in Japan three years ago, T38 sprinter Tom Young is ready to defend his title at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
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Jonathan Broom-Edwards: “'Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins' changed my mental resilience” (VIDEO)

In preparation for the 2024 Paralympics athlete Jonathan Broom-Edwards has shared his training regime and mindset as he embarks on a third consecutive Games.
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Olivia Breen: “Any kind of medal in Paris would be amazing” (VIDEO)

Going into her fourth Paralympic Games, Loughborough University-based athlete Olivia Breen has eyes on another podium place.
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Loughborough University researchers collaborate with World Wheelchair Rugby

Over the last several months, Loughborough University research has been taking place to support World Wheelchair Rugby’s (WWR) commitment and strategy to increasing female participation in the sport.
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Loughborough University research paves the way for wheelchair tennis success in Paris (VIDEO)

With the Paralympic Games just a few days away, Professor Vicky Tolfrey has discussed how Loughborough University research has positively impacted wheelchair tennis performance.
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Loughborough closes out the first stage of the games with 16 medals

As the curtain comes down on two weeks of thrilling sporting action in Paris, Loughborough-linked athletes will return home with an incredible 16 medals – three more than Tokyo 2020 with the Paralympic Games still to come.

The full GB team celebrate with their 4x400m bronze medals

Brilliant bronze for Loughborough in Men’s 4x400m Relay

Loughborough athletes were instrumental in the Men’s 4x400m Relay, helping Great Britain to win a stirring bronze medal on the penultimate night of sporting action in Paris.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson poses with the British flag

Three more medals secured for Loughborough on a historic night in Paris

Loughborough-linked athletes won three more medals on a historic night for athletics in Paris.
Connor Andrews at Loughborough University Swimming Pool

Connor Andrews: Marathon swimming coach's Paris preparations

“In the UK, [at Loughborough], I’m in the best place to be for swimming.”
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Alumni spotlight: The innovative design of The Hope HBT Paris bicycle

Alumnus Sam Pendred has played a key role in the design and development of The Hope HBT Paris bicycle which is being used on the global stage in France’s capital by British cyclists. 
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Experts in Sport podcast: In conversation with alumna Paula Radcliffe MBE

With athletes set to compete in the marathon events in Paris this weekend, who better to speak to than one of Britain’s greatest long-distance runners, Paula Radcliffe MBE?
Great Britain's Katy Marchant, Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell celebrate with their gold medals won in the Women's Team Sprint finals

Sophie Capewell smashes world record to win gold

An incredible ride from cyclist Sophie Capewell helped Great Britain's Women’s Team Sprint break the world record to win a glorious gold in Paris.
Beth Potter and Alex Yee pose with their bronze medals

Potter and Yee bring home bronze in Triathlon Mixed Team Relay

Triathletes Beth Potter and Alex Yee won a battling bronze for Great Britain after a thrilling Mixed Team Relay Final in Paris.
Daniel Wiffen poses with his bronze medal

Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen wins 1500m Freestyle bronze

Daniel Wiffen’s incredible Paris campaign continued after securing his second medal of the games in the Men’s 1500m Freestyle.
Great Britain's Samuel Reardon, Laviai Nielsen, Alex Haydock-Wilson and Amber Anning celebrate after winning a bronze medal

Loughborough take stunning double bronze on exhilarating night in Paris

Loughborough athletes added another two bronze medals to the tally after an electrifying night in Paris.
Alumna Annie Campbell-Orde with her silver medal

Alumna Annie Campbell-Orde wins superb rowing bronze

Loughborough University alumna Annie Campbell-Orde struck a brilliant bronze in Paris as part of Great Britain women’s eight rowing side.
swimmer Daniel Wiffen lifting weights

“In Loughborough, becoming an Olympian is the normal…everybody has that same goal” - Powerbase Sessions with Swimmer Daniel Wiffen

Current Loughborough University student, Daniel Wiffen, credits his strength and conditioning coach, Chris Thorpe, for his intensive training programmes that contributed to his gold win in Paris on 30 July.
The US women's team pose with their swimming silver medals

Madden helps USA to team silver in thrilling Women’s 4x200m event

Current Loughborough University student Paige Madden helped the United States to silver in an absorbing Women’s 4x200m Relay Final in Paris.
Ben Ryan

Alumni spotlight: Coaching to gold – Ben Ryan

Rewind eight years and the games were in full swing in Brazil. Rugby 7s was on the schedule for the first time and the men’s Fiji Rugby 7s side were set to take home the inaugural gold for the event. Not only that, but they were about to make history by winning Fiji’s first-ever medal at a games.

Cassandre Beaugrand hold a gold medal

Triple medal delight for Loughborough’s triathletes in Paris

Loughborough-linked triathletes lit up the streets of Paris to claim two golds and a bronze as Cassandre Beaugrand, Alex Yee, and Beth Potter all made the podium in their respective races.
A photo of the Paris skyline, featuring the Eiffel Tower

Fewer cities can afford to host the Olympics, but Paris 2024 may be clever enough to turn a profit

Many of the world’s best athletes are currently competing in the first Olympic Games to be held in Paris since 1924. The French capital is buoyant with excitement and its local businesses filled with paying tourists from all over the world. Indeed, it’s difficult not to be tempted into booking a weekend getaway to see the spectacle up close.
swimmer Daniel Wiffen celebrates winning a race

Daniel Wiffen wins remarkable gold in Paris

Daniel Wiffen became the first athlete from Northern Ireland to win Olympic gold in 36 years after a phenomenal performance in Paris.
LU and Team France athlete Cassandre Beaugrand in heat training

“My worst, favourite place.” – In the heat lab with Loughborough University’s Cassandre Beaugrand

An athlete, performing at this summer’s games in Paris, has said the Loughborough University heat lab is her “worst, favourite place.”
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Stop saying lactic acid causes fatigue! – says physiology expert in response to Games in Paris

As the world tunes into the Games in Paris, a common message during intense athletic competitions like swimming, cycling, rowing, and track events is that ‘lactic acid causes fatigue’.
An aerial shot of the River Seine in Paris. The Eiffel Tower can be seen to the left.

Paris 2024 Olympics: is open-water swimming in the Seine safe?

Open-water swimming events at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris could be scuppered by the Seine river, where bathing has been prohibited since 1923.