(FOX40.COM) — With the Olympic Games ending earlier this month, all sights are set for the Paralympic Games in Paris.
The 2024 Paralympics begin on Aug. 28 with the opening ceremony and will conclude on Sept. 8. The Paralympic Games are an international competition for athletes with disabilities and usually takes place in the same host city as the Olympics.
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Team USA is sending 225 athletes from 39 states to compete in the Paralympic Games. In California, there are multiple Paralympians with ties to the Sacramento region.
Jamie Whitmore (Para-cycling)
Jamie Whitmore is making her third appearance in the Paralympic Games, previously competing in 2016 and 2020. She’ll compete in the Women’s C1-3 Individual Time Trial and Women’s C1-3 Road Race events.
Whitmore, a graduate of Valley High, is a two-time Paralympic medalist in para-cycling, winning gold and silver in two separate classes at the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil…