Check out the latest medal count for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

 

Current medal count of the 2024 Paralympic Games

With over 4,400 athletes competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, which began on August 28 and will continue until September 8, the first medals have been awarded.

The Games saw its first medal awarded to Netherlands' para cyclist Caroline Groot, who set both a world and Paralympic record in the 500m time trial C4-5. Italy's Francesco Bocciardo also set a Paralympic record, claiming a medal in the men's 200m freestyle S5, marking his fourth appearance at the Games. Host nation France secured its first gold medal through para swimmer Ugo Didier in the men's 400m freestyle S9.

For the United States, the first medal of the Paralympics was a silver earned by para swimmer Elizabeth Marks in the women's 50m freestyle S6. She also won silver medals in the women's 50m butterfly S6 and the 200m individual medley SM6.

Last updated at 08/31/2024 10:06 AM EST

The 2024 Paralympic Games will feature medals awarded in 549 events across 22 sports at 20 venues. Among these, the aquatics center at La Defense has recently hosted medal-winning performances from Olympians like U.S. star Katie Ledecky and France's Leon Marchand. Additionally, the athletics events at Stade de France saw U.S. long jumper Tara Woodhall-Davis win gold, cheered on by her husband, sprinter Hunter Woodhall, who will compete for his own gold starting September 1. One of the Games' most memorable moments occurred when Tara leaped into Hunter's arms after her final jump.