10 Para Pan Am players are officially qualified to the Paralympic Games 2024, including 5 countries representation.
Para Pan Am Players Qualified to Paris 2024:
MILES KRAJEWSKI – USA | JAYCI SIMON – USA | GIULIANA POVEDA – PER | RUBI FERNANDEZ – PER | VITOR TAVARES – BRA |
PILAR JAUREGUI – PER | JAIME ARANGUIZ – CHI | YUKA CHOKYU – CAN | DANIELE SOUZA – BRA | ROGERIO OLIVEIRA – BRA |
Text by BWF:
A total of 120 Para badminton athletes (60 men and 60 women) representing 31 National Paralympic Committees have qualified for Paris 2024.
They will compete in 16 events (12 singles and four doubles).
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualifiers
There are three new events on the programme for Paris 2024 – Women’s Singles Standing Lower 3 (WS SL3), Women’s Singles Short Stature 6 (WS SH6), and Mixed Doubles Short Stature 6 (XD SH6).
France is represented by a strong home contingent of eight athletes led by defending Tokyo 2020 men’s singles SL4 gold medallist Lucas Mazur.
Athletes from Austria, Belgium, Chile, Italy, New Zealand, Nigeria and USA will compete in Paralympic Para badminton for the first time.
The Para badminton competition takes place from 29 August – 2 September 2024 at Porte de La Chapelle Arena.