Explore the inspiring stories of five Parity athletes set to excel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Get to know these exceptional athletes as they prepare to shine on the global stage.

At the beginning of a contract, everyone is excited at the prospect of what you bring to the team: at how you are going to contribute to the return. Management is naturally going to be excited when you contribute, and disappointed when you don’t. ...

But as January began the world shut down for COVID-19. I was in critical parts of my recovery when UCLA was forced to close and the stay at home order was put in place for California. I went from doing my ACL rehab every single day in our athletic ...

Just because our gender is female does not indicate we are any less capable or less deserving of sponsorships. Every woman I know out there competing in and Olympic, Paralympic or non-Olympic sport works their hardest and recent Parity research ...

Discover the inspiring stories of five Parity athletes poised to shine at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Get to know these standout women athletes before anyone else does.

That’s perhaps why she was so shocked when captain Lauren Doyle asked Naya to help her turn the captaincy into a shared position. Naya said she would agree to the co-captain role on one condition: that Lauren would have difficult conversations with ...

On the day of the Paralympic Team announcement, I was on the Zoom call waiting for my name to be announced; and just like that, I made my first Paralympic team at the age of 18 and was the youngest wheelchair racer on the U.S Tokyo Paralympic Games ...

“I’m done” I said through sobs as tears soaked my shirt. “I don’t want to do this anymore. I’m not good enough to do this.” Andrew, my rock of a husband, and I were sitting in the sunroom of the house we were staying at in Silver City, New Mexico. ...

A year before my first pro race, I anxiously approached Lyn St. James with a copy of her autobiography. I annotated the pages, dreaming of obtaining corporate sponsorships and surviving terrifying crashes. Ten years later, I had the privilege of ...

Erin told her parents she wanted to be an Olympian when she was just six years old. Trusting their daughter’s intuition, Erin’s parents put her in ballet and gymnastics, which gave her an early taste for discipline and body awareness, both of which ...

I felt out of place or put on a pedestal as an Olympic hopeful athlete. If I didn’t have a type of food or drink at a gathering I was asked, “Oh can you not have that as an Olympic athlete, is it against your ‘diet’?” and if I had a drink or a food ...

Sexual assault thrives in silence and secrecy, but by sharing my story, raising awareness, and demanding accountability, I hope to create a safer and more inclusive environment for athletes of all genders. Together, we can dismantle the culture of ...