China finish top of Paralympic table for sixth consecutive time as Games wrap up in Paris

The 2024 Paris Paralympics are over and - for the sixth consecutive time - China finished top of the gold medal table, a sporting feat which began in 2004 in Athens.

The team broke 29 world records, succeeding in several disciplines including swimming, athletics and table tennis.

Great Britain ranked second with 49 gold medals - 45 short of the leaders.

The star of the final day, however, was Morocco’s female runner Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi, who broke the women's marathon world record by finishing in 2 hours, 48 minutes and 36 seconds.

The Paris Paralympics set the record for the highest number of delegations (169) and sold 2.4 million tickets out of an available 2.5. Around 4,400 athletes participated.

The event also saw the first historical medal won by the Paralympic Refugee Team, thanks to Afghanistan-born Zakia Khudaddu, who finished third in the women's taekwondo 47kg category.

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