LA28 will be the most gender-balanced Paralympic Games to date with a record number of medal events and competition slots for female athletes, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Wednesday (3 June). With regards to the 22 sports that were included by the IPC Governing Board in the initial sport programme for LA 2028 in January 2023, there will be 552 medal events and a total of 4,400 athlete quota places. Across the 22 sports, there will be 243 medal events for female athletes (44 per cent), eight more than for Paris 2024, while the number of medal events for male athletes has been reduced by eight to 263 (48 per cent). The number of open or mixed gender medal events has increased by three to 46 (eight per cent). Of the 4,400 athlete quota places available across the 22 sports initially included, 1,967 are for female Para athletes (45 per cent), 107 more than for Paris 2024. This represents the highest increase in the number of quota spots for women since the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. There will be 2,228 quota slots for male Para athletes (51 per cent), 27 more than Paris 2024, and 205 gender-free slots (five per cent), a reduction of 134 places. Learn more: https://www.paralympic.org/news/la28-... The International Paralympic Committee's vision is to make for an inclusive world through Para sport. Our mission is to lead the Paralympic Movement, oversee the delivery of the Paralympic Games and support members to enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence. Stay connected to the Paralympic Movement: Website ▶ www.paralympic.org Facebook ▶ Facebook.com/Paralympics X ▶ X.com/Paralympics Instagram ▶ Instagram.com/Paralympics TikTok ▶ TikTok.com/@Paralympics #Paralympics #LA2028 #LA28 License Paralympic footage via IMG Video Archive ▶ http://bit.ly/49m22Bt

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