Paralympics 2024: Eight global athletes to watch in Paris

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Paralympics 2024: Eight global athletes to watch in Paris

Hug’s silver helmet has seen him dubbed the Silver Bullet but he is no stranger to gold and, as one of the stars of his sport, the 38-year-old will be hoping to add to his six Paralympic titles at the Stade de France.

Hug was second best to Britain’s David Weir at London 2012 but made his breakthrough four years later in Rio.

The Swiss won his first gold in Rio in the T54 800m before adding another in the marathon.

In Tokyo, he completed a clean sweep of wins in the 800m, 1500m, 5,000m and marathon before adding another three golds on the track in Paris at last year’s Worlds.

As well as the track, Hug also stars on the road and has multiple wins in the big city marathons of London, New York, Boston, Chicago and Berlin.

T54 5,000m: Saturday, 31 August; T54 1500m: Tuesday, 3 September; T54 800m: Thursday, 5 September; T54 Marathon: Sunday, 8 September.

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