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Paralympics 2024: What does it take to be a Paralympian?

Team GB's 220 athletes have arrived in Paris ready for the Paralympic Games. Our senior editor and feature writer Katie Strick discusses what she learned from interviews with some of this year’s athletes, including Zak Skinner and Stef Reid, such as the need for resilience, humour and a change in mentality to succeed in the games. Find <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/grit-humour-resilience-what-it-takes-to-become-a-paralympian-b1176485.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Katie's full article here</a>, and more on <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/paralympics-paris-2024-great-britain-athletes-opening-ceremony-b1178740.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Paralympic games here</a>. Follow us<a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on X</a> or<a href="https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Threads</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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