Paris 2024 Paralympics Legacy Plays Out in 2025

The Paris 2024 Paralympics, which concluded in September 2024, had a transformative legacy effect on global disability sport participation that played out throughout 2025. France reported a 40% increase in Paralympic sport participation, and broadcaster viewership records for Paralympics were broken in 22 countries. The International Paralympic Committee reported record national federation memberships and cited Paris as the most impactful Paralympics for disability awareness since London 2012.