ParalympicsGB and Team GB athletes mark six months to go until Paris 2024

Path To Paris forms part of ParalympicsGB and Team GB’s Get Set programme. Originally created as the official education programme for London 2012, Get Set now offers a broad range of free, cross-curricular resources and activities for schools and community groups across the nation.

To mark six months to go until the Opening Ceremony of Paris 2024, ParalympicsGB and Team GB hosted a Path To Paris showcase at Graystone Action Sport, a community sports facility in Manchester. Pupils from local schools were treated to a special demonstration from GB skateboarders Joe Hinson and Charlie Bach before getting the chance to take part in Path to Paris activities alongside programme ambassadors Ashley Facey (ParalympicsGB table tennis), Beth Munro (ParalympicsGB taekwondo) and Javier Bello (Team GB volleyball).

David Clarke, Chief Executive at ParalympicsGB, said: “Path To Paris is a great opportunity to reach and engage more young people and their families in physical activity by building the excitement around this year’s Paralympic Games. We know that participation levels among young disabled people are disproportionately low compared to non-disabled people and Path To Paris will provide teachers and parents with lots of inclusive and accessible resources and activities to encourage more young people to get active. Hopefully this initiative will be the catalyst for many future Paralympic careers.”

Andy Anson, Chief Executive at Team GB, said: “We’re incredibly proud of the Get Set programme: for over a decade now it has been helping young people to develop important life skills and maintain healthy, active lifestyles. With Paris 2024 just around the corner, we have a really important role to play in using the power of the Olympic Games to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation, and our aim for Path To Paris is that as many young people as possible are inspired to get moving thanks to the stories of our extraordinary athletes.”