Paris 2024 Paralympics, LGBTQIA paraathletes

The Paris 2024 Paralympics kicked off on August 28 and end on September 8

In this edition, there are 42 openly LGBTQIA paraathletes, a sharp increase compared to the Tokyo 2021 editions in which there were 36 paraathletes and Rio 2016, only 16 paraathletes.

The Outsports website has created a list with all the LGBTQIA paraathletes present at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

Australia: Nikki Ayers, Al Viney, Maria “Maz” Strong, Anu Francis e Ben Weekes;

Belgium: Kevin van Ham;

Brazil: Alana Maldonado, Mateus Assis, Edenia Garcia, Mari Gesteira, Patricia Pereira dos Santos, Debora Menezes, Jardênia Felix e Suzana Nahirnei;

Canada: Kate O’Brien, Tara Llanes, Cindy Ouellet;

Chile: Francisca Mardones;

France: Marie Patouillet, Pauline Deroulede;

Germany: Mareike Miller;

Great Britain: Emma Wiggs, Lauren Rowles, Louis Lawlor, Robyn Love, Lucy Robinson, Laurie Williams, Lucy Shuker;

Iceland: Mar Gunnarsson;

Ireland: Katie-George Dunlevy, Richael Timothy;

Israel: Moran Samuel;

Italy: Valentina Petrillo;

Mexico: Brenda Osnaya;

Netherlands: Bo Kramer, Diede de Groot;

United States of America: Jaleen Roberts, Hailey Danz, Monique Matthews, Josie Aslakson, Kaitlyn Eaton e Courtney Ryan.