Athletes from all around the world have shown their amazing talent and perseverance at the Paris Paralympics 2024, which have been nothing short of spectacular.
Nearly forty world records have been broken in a variety of sports in the first four days of this renowned competition. This figure will probably increase as the tournament goes on, making the Paris Paralympics in 2024 even more significant in the annals of adapted sports.
Para track cycling has produced some of the most impressive performances, setting 15 new world marks and showcasing the competitors’ amazing speed and stamina. There is a strong sense of expectation for more record-breaking performances with one week remaining until the 17th Paralympic Games come to an end.
Here’s a detailed list of the world records (WR) broken so far at the 2024 Paris Paralympics:
Para Archery
- Women’s Individual – W1 – 72 Arrow Ranking Round
- New WR: Sarka Pultar Musilova (CZE) – 659 points
- Old WR: Jessica Stretton (GBR) – 657 points (Beijing, 2017)
- Women’s Individual Compound – Open – 72 Arrow Ranking Round
- New WR: Oznur Cure Girdi (TUR) – 704 points
- Old WR: Phoebe Paterson Pine (GBR) – 698 points (Oxfordshire, 2024)
- Mixed Team Compound – Open – 144 Arrow Ranking Round
- New WR: Sheetal Devi & Rakesh Kumar (IND) – 1399 points
- Old WR: Sarita & Rakesh Kumar (IND) – 1398 points (Pilsen, 2023)
Men – Para Athletics
- Men’s 100m T38
- New WR: Jaydin Blackwell (USA) – 10.64s
- Old WR: Jaydin Blackwell (USA) – 10.72s (Miramar, 2024)
- Men’s 400m T36
- New WR: James Turner (AUS) – 51.54s
- Old WR: James Turner (AUS) – 51.71s (Dubai, 2019)
- Men’s 400m T38
- Equalled WR: Jaydin Blackwell (USA) – 48.49s
- Old WR: Jaydin Blackwell (USA) – 48.49s (Paris, 2023)
- Men’s 1500m T11
- New WR: Yeltsin Jacques (BRA) – 3:55.82s
- Old WR: Yeltsin Jacques (BRA) – 3:57.60s (Tokyo, 2021)
- Men’s 1500m T13
- New WR: Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby (ESP) – 3:46.20s
- Old WR: Abdellatif Baka (Algeria) – 3:48.29s (Rio de Janeiro, 2016)
- Men’s Shot Put F20
- New WR: Oleksandr Yarovyi (UKR) – 17.61m
- Old WR: Maksym Koval (UKR) – 17.57m (Paris, 2023)
- Women’s 100m T13
- New WR: Lamiya Valiyeva (AZE) – 11.76s
- Old WR: Leilia Adzhametova (UKR) – 11.79s (Rio de Janeiro, 2016)
- Men’s 5000m T11
- New WR: Julio Cesar Agripino Dos Santos (BRA) – 14:48.85s
- Old WR: Yeltsin Jacques (BRA) – 14:53.97s (Kobe, 2024)
- Men’s Long Jump T11
- New WR: Di Dongdong (CHN) – 6.85m
- Old WR: Lex Gillette (USA) – 6.73m (Mesa, 2014)
- Men’s Long Jump T63
- New WR: Joel de Jong (NED) – 7.68m
- Old WR: Joel de Jong (NED) – 7.67m (Leverkusen, 2024)
- Men’s Shot Put F53
- New WR: Giga Ochkhikidze (GEO) – 9.66m
- Old WR: Abdelillah Gani (MAR) – 8.84m (Marrakech, 2024)
- Men’s Discus Throw F52
- New WR: Rigivan Ganeshamoorthy (ITA) – 27.06m
- Old WR: Andre Rocha (BRA) – 23.80m (London, 2017)
- Men’s Javelin Throw F38
- New WR: Jose Gregorio Lemos Rivas (COL) – 63.81m
- Old WR: Jose Gregorio Lemos Rivas (COL) – 61.76m (Santiago, 2023)
- Men’s Javelin Throw F44
- New WR: Dulan Kodithuwakku (SRI) – 67.03m
- Old WR: Dulan Kodithuwakku (SRI) – 66.49m (Kobe, 2024)
Women – Para Athletics
- Women’s 100m T11
- New WR: Jerusa Geber dos Santos (BRA) – 11.80s
- Old WR: Jerusa Geber dos Santos (BRA) – 11.83s (Sao Paulo, 2023)
- Women’s 100m T38
- New WR: Karen Tatiana Palomeque Moreno (COL) – 12.26s
- Old WR: Sophie Hahn (GBR) – 12.38s (Tokyo, 2021)
- Women’s 400m T20
- New WR: Aysel Onder (TUR) – 54.96s
- Old WR: Deepthi Jeevanji (IND) – 55.07s (Kobe, 2024)
- Women’s 1500m – T11
- New WR: Yayesh Gate Tesfaw (ETH) – 4:27.68s
- Old WR: Yayesh Gate Tesfaw (ETH) – 4:31.77s (Kobe, 2024)
- Women’s Shot Put – F53
- New WR: Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes (BRA) – 7.82m
- Old WR: Elizabeth Rodrigues Gomes (BRA) – 7.75m (Paris, 2023)
- Women’s Javelin Throw F12
- New WR: Zhao Yuping (CHN) – 47.06m
- Old WR: Zhao Yuping (CHN) – 46.00m (Dubai, 2019)
- Women’s Javelin Throw – F34
- New WR: Zou Lijuan (CHN) – 22.55m
- Old WR: Zou Lijuan (CHN) – 22.28m (Tokyo, 2021)
- Women’s Club Throw F32
- New WR: Maroua Ibrahmi (TUN) – 29.00m
- Old WR: Roza Kozakowska (POL) – 28.77m
- Women’s Shot Put F20
- New WR: Sabrina Fortune (GBR) – 15.12m
- Old WR: Sabrina Fortune (GBR) – 14.83m
Para Rowing
- Mixed Double Sculls – PR2Mix2x
- New WR: Lauren Rowles & Gregg Stevenson (GBR) – 7:56.92s
- Old WR: Lauren Rowles & Gregg Stevenson (GBR) – 8:00.57s (Belgrade, 2023)
- Mixed Coxed Four – PR3Mix4+
- New WR: Great Britain (Francesca Allen, Giedre Rakauskaite, Josh O’Brien, Ed Fuller, Erin Kennedy) – 6:43.68s
- Old WR: Great Britain (Francesca Allen, Giedre Rakauskaite, Morgan Fice-Noyes, Ed Fuller, Erin Kennedy) – 6:47.29s (Varese, 2023)
Para Cycling Track
- Men’s C1 3000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Li Zhangyu (CHN) – 3:31.338s
- Old WR: Mikhail Astashov (RPC) – 3:35.954s (Tokyo, 2021)
- Men’s B 4000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Tristan Bangma (NED) – 3:55.396s
- Old WR: Tristan Bangma (NED) – 3:58.397s (Rio de Janeiro, 2024)
- Men’s C2 3000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Alexandre Leaute (FRA) – 3:29.419s
- Old WR: Alexandre Leaute (FRA) – 3:31.478s (Tokyo, 2021)
- Men’s C3 3000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Michael Teuber (GER) – 3:23.423s
- Old WR: Eduardo Santas Asensio (ESP) – 3:26.414s (Kobe, 2024)
- Men’s C4 4000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Jozef Metelka (SVK) – 4:23.685s
- Old WR: Jozef Metelka (SVK) – 4:24.928s (Glasgow, 2024)
- Men’s C5 4000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Yehor Dementyev (UKR) – 4:15.197s
- Old WR: Yehor Dementyev (UKR) – 4:16.905s (Belgrade, 2023)
- Women’s C1 3000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Sarah Storey (GBR) – 3:25.221s
- Old WR: Sarah Storey (GBR) – 3:28.365s (Tokyo, 2021)
- Women’s C2 3000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Keiko Sugiura (JPN) – 3:35.912s
- Old WR: Keiko Sugiura (JPN) – 3:37.708s (Tokyo, 2021)
- Women’s C3 3000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Keiko Sugiura (JPN) – 3:35.912s
- Old WR: Amanda Reid (AUS) – 3:37.110s (Tokyo, 2021)
- Women’s C4 4000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Emily Petricola (AUS) – 4:34.866s
- Old WR: Meg Lemon (AUS) – 4:36.327s (Tokyo, 2021)
- Women’s C5 4000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Sarah Storey (GBR) – 4:22.497s
- Old WR: Sarah Storey (GBR) – 4:24.537s (Tokyo, 2021)
- Women’s B 4000m Individual Pursuit
- New WR: Katie-George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal (IRL) – 4:33.090s
- Old WR: Sophie Unwin & Jenny Holl (GBR) – 4:36.639s (Paris, 2023)
The records continue to tumble as the Paralympic athletes push the boundaries of what is possible in adaptive sports. Stay tuned for more updates on the awe-inspiring performances at the Paris Paralympics 2024!
