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Chuck Aoki from the U.S. carries the ball during the U.S. vs Japan wheelchair rugby preliminary match during the Paralympic Games in Paris on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has launched a new project titled “Team USA Creators” to capture behind-the-scenes content at the Paralympics. Ten total athletes and influencers were selected to attend the event, have fun and raise disability visibility. Wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki is the only athlete competing and creating at these games. (AP Photo/Avni Trivedi)

Team USA content creators raise visibility of Paralympic sport

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has launched a new project titled “Team USA Creators” to capture behind-the-scenes content at the Paralympics.

Twice is Nice: U.S. swimmer Gia Pergolini carves name into Paralympic history

Gia Pergolini defended her Tokyo gold medal in the S13 women’s 100m backstroke, becoming the first United States athlete to win gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

Justin Phongsavanh of the U.S. throws his javelin at the U.S. High Performance Center during the Paralympic Games in Paris on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Avni Trivedi)

Team USA keeps Olympic training center, other facilities open for Paralympians for the first time

Britain's Jodie Grinham releases an arrow during the Paralympic Games in Paris on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. The British archer is competing while pregnant. (AP Photo/Felix Scheyer)

Great Britain para archer Jodie Grinham balances competition, motherhood and pregnancy

Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham returned to the Paralympic stage Thursday for the first time since Rio 2016, this time seven months pregnant.

FILE - Archer Matt Stutzman of the United States talks to a pupil during a visit in a Paris school, in Paris, Oct. 4, 2023. Paralympians are not participating. They are competing. A number of athletes preparing for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games proclaimed that message on their social feeds over the past few days, reminding the world that Olympians are not the only athletes coming to Paris looking for gold. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Paralympic social media accounts bypass traditional media with edgy take

Paralympic athletes and even the International Paralympic Committee are raising their visibility on social media with content focusing on and even making fun of their physical disabilities.