PARIS, France — The torch has been lit and the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are ready to commence on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
The games will feature many competitions throughout its 11-day stint, which will last through Sept. 8.
According to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, the state of Texas is bringing the third-most athletes to games behind California and Illinois. So, it's safe to say the Lone Star State will be well represented in the Paralympics, as it was in the Olympics earlier this summer.
Below is a list of each Texas athlete, and a tracker of their Paris 2024 Paralympics performance.
Who are the Texans representing Team USA at the 2024 Paralympics?
- Ariana Aguila-Ramos - Para Taekwondo
- From Houston, Aguila-Ramos competed in Para Taekwondo under the K44 classification, which are athletes with impairments in either or both of their upper limbs, according to the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
- Results: Did not medal, lost in Round of 16
- Jazmin Almlie-Ryan - Para Shooting
- Almlie-Ryan, from Katy, is a two-time Paralympian who competed in Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 and Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2.
- Results: Did not medal
- Korban Best - Para Track and Field
- Best is a 21-year-old from Southlake who competed in the 100-meter T47 classification.
- Results: Earned silver medal
- Jeremy Campbell - Para Track and Field
- The four-time Paralympic Gold medalist from Perryton, Texas, competed in the Discus throw under the F64 classification.
- Results: Earned gold medal
- Kaitlyn Eaton - Wheelchair Basketball
- Eaton is from Houston, and she competed on the women's wheelchair basketball team in the 1.5 classification, which she earned a bronze medal for in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
- Results: Earned silver medal
- John Joss - Para Shooting
- Joss, a veteran and two-time Paralympian from Corsicana, competed in Para Shooting under the SH1 classification.
- Results: Did not medal
- Chelsea Stein - Para Track and Field
- Stein, from Spring, competed in Para Track and Field in the Women's 400-meter, 100-meter and 800-meter in the T53 classification.
- Results: Did not medal
- Jason Tabansky - Para Archery
- Tabansky, from Brownsville, recently won Gold at the 2024 Parapan American Championships for MW1 - individual and team. He competed in Para Archery under the W1 classification.
- Results: Earned gold medal in individual
- Jordan White - Para Archery
- From Cedar Park, White is the youngest U.S. archer to qualify for the Paralympics at just 15 years old, and the youngest member of Team USA. He competed in the Recurve Open classification.
- Results: Did not medal
- Fabian Romo - Wheelchair Basketball
- Romo, from Houston, led his UT-Arlington Movin' Mavs to a national championship in 2017. More recently, he won gold at the 2023 World Championships.
- Results: Earned gold medal
- Kelly Elmlinger - Paratriathlon
- Elmlinger, from San Antonio, Texas, is a veteran who competed in the Paratriathlon.
- Results: Did not medal
- Marco De La Rosa - Para Shooting
- From San Antonio, Texas, veteran De La Rosa competed in Para Shooting, specifically in the P1- 10m Air Pistol SH1 classification.
- Results: Did not medal
- Lizzi Smith - Para Swimming
- Smith, a three-time Paralympic medalist who trains in Austin, Texas, is set to compete for another medal in Paris under the S9 classification.
- Results: Did not medal
To view all Paralympic athletes for Team USA, visit here.
