JULIANNA RUSS

Pierre Bigot, a local sous chef, dries spinach in the kitchen of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's High Performance Center's kitchen on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The USOPC brought in staff from Colorado and also hired local chefs to work in the kitchen. (AP Photo/Nathalee Simoneau)

Paralympians face nuanced nutrition challenges. Dietitians seek solutions

While the basics of nutrition remain consistent, many para athletes and their dietary teams face nuanced challenges when it comes to nutrition strategy.

A group of fans shush the crowd as the "Shh Cam" scans the audience during the mens' United States versus France goalball game during the Paralympic Games in Paris on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Football fans are known for being loud and rowdy. But the Paralympic sports most closely related to football, blind football and goalball, require spectators to be silent during game action so that players can receive audible cues from the ball and the environment. (AP Photo/Felix Scheyer)

Paralympics fans learn when to be silent and when to make noise at sports for the visually impaired

Soccer fans are known for being loud and rowdy. But the Paralympic sports most closely related to soccer, blind football and goalball require spectators to be silent during game action so that players can receive audible cues from the ball and the environment.

An Ottobock employee works in the Ottobock repair center at the Paralympic Village in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Tom Nouvian)

Pit stops at Ottobock provide just-in-time repairs to Paralympians’ equipment

For many Paralympic athletes, equipment isn’t simply a tool for mobility, but also an extension of the self.

France's Audrey Cayol, foreground right, and Christophe Carlier attempt to block Canada's Patrick Anderson's shot, left, during the men's wheelchair basketball preliminary match between France and Canada during the Paralympic Games in Paris, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Canada won the game 83-68. (AP Photo/Avni Trivedi)

Canada and its star Patrick Anderson begin comeback in wheelchair basketball at Paralympics

Patrick Anderson has been described as the Michael Jordan of wheelchair basketball. The Canadian star is on the brink of retirement, having publicly discussed his exit from the sport following the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

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