(WAND) — We are 15 days away from the 2024 Paris Paralympics starting.
Below is a list of all the athletes from Illinois or have ties to Illinois and what sport they will be competing in.
Noelle Malkamaki: Decatur, IL Para Track & Field
Brian Siemann: Champaign, IL Para Track & Field
Jenna Fesemyer: Ravenna, OH went to University of Illinois Para Track & Field
Kaitlyn Eaton: Houston. TX went to the University of Illinois Wheelchair Basketball
Eva Houston: Omaha, NE went to the University of Illinois Para Track & Field
Ali Ibanez: Murray, UT went to the University of Illinois Wheelchair Basketball
Aaron Pike: Park Rapids, MN went to the University of Illinois Para Nordic Skiing, Para Track & Field
Susannah Scaroni: Tekoa, WA went to the University of Illinois Para Track & Field
Sarah Adams: Naperville, IL Wheelchair Rugby
Marco Delarosa: Chicago, IL Para Shooting
Ixhelt Gonalez: Chicago, IL Wheelchair Basketball
Isaac Jean-Paul: Evanston, IL Para Track & Field
Ahalya Lettenberger: Glen Ellyn, IL Para Swimming
Chuck Melton: Richview, IL Wheelchair Rugby
Eric Newby: Nashville, IL Wheelchair Rugby
The Paris Paralympics begin on August 28 and run until September 8.
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