Country: Great Britain

Sport: Wheelchair Tennis

The British women’s No. 2 wheelchair tennis player is known for her success in both singles and doubles events. She turned pro in 2019 and made her debut on the national senior women’s team in 2021 at the World Team Cup in Italy.

Country: Australia

Sport: Para Swimming

The Australian swimmer made her national debut in 2023 at the World Para Swimming Championships. She won gold in the 100m freestyle S9 and silver in the 50m freestyle S9 — her specialty events.

Country: The Philippines

Sport: Para Archery

Agustina Bantiloc is a 55-year-old mother of three, who took up archery in 2011. She is one of six Filipino Paralympians to qualify for the Paris Games and holds the distinction as the first-ever Filipina Paralympic archer. Bantiloc was also chosen as the flag bearer for Team Philippines in the opening ceremony of the Paris Games.

Country: USA

Sport: Paratriathlon

At 18 years old, Emma Meyers is the youngest member of the U.S. Paralympic Triathlon team. She holds titles in the 2022 Paratriathlon National Championship and the 2023 World Triathlon Para Series. In the Fall, Meyers will become the first woman paratriathlete to compete at the NCAA Varsity level while studying at Colorado Mesa University.

Country: USA

Sport: Para Rowing

Gemma Wollenschlaeger joined the national team just one year ago and has already worked her way into competing in the Paralympics. Her silver medal at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Serbia secured her place in the Paris Games.

Country: Ireland

Sport: Para Rowing

Katie O’Brien felt inspired to pursue Paralympic rowing after watching the 2012 Games, and now the Irish athlete is living her dream 12 years later. After a brief hiatus following her World Cup debut in 2013, she returned with a bronze in PR2 Women’s Single Sculls at the 2019 World Championships and won gold in 2022. In 2023, she secured 5th in PR2 Mixed Double Sculls, qualifying her for the 2024 Games. 

Country: Great Britain

Sport: Para-Cycling

Only 18 months after battling a rare reaction to food poisoning that caused her to lose her sight, Lizzi Jordan competed in the 2019 London Marathon. She quickly caught the attention of the British Cycling team and joined them soon after. Jordan went on to win her first silver medal at the 2022 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships, and then won gold in the mixed tandem sprint at the World Cycling Championships.

Country: New Zealand

Sport: Para Equestrian

Despite catching a rare strain of meningitis and being told she would never ride again, Louise Duncan continued to pursue her equestrian passion. In 2019, she won the New Zealand Dressage Championship Para Grade 4 and was named NZ Horse of the Year.

Country: Great Britain

Sport: Para Badminton

When working as a commentator for Para badminton’s Paralympic debut at the 2020 Games, multiple-time World Champion Rachel Choong noted that SH6 class events were not included. Now, she’s gearing up to represent Great Britain at the Paris Games in both women’s singles SH6 and mixed doubles SH6.

Country: USA

Sport: Sitting Volleyball

Sydney Satchell, a Howard University alum, attended her inaugural sitting volleyball camp in 2016 before joining the national team in 2019. She has since won gold at the 2019 ParaPan American Games, silver at the 2023 ParaVolley Pan American Zonal Championships, and gold at the 2024 World ParaVolley Super 6.

Country: Australia

Sport: Para Track & Field

Telaya Blacksmith, a 17-year-old Australian runner is set to make history, becoming the first Warlpiri athlete to compete in the Paralympics. She currently holds the Australian U15, U17, and U20 T20 records in the 100m, 200m, 400m, and long jump events. Talk about versatile.

Country: Italy

Sport: Para Track & Field

Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo has already made history as the first openly transgender Paralympian. After transitioning in 2019, she won bronze medals in the 200m and 400m T12 events at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships and will compete in those same events in Paris.