Just when you thought Paris 2024 was over,
it’s time to get the Stars and Stripes out again to cheer on
. The
run Wednesday, Aug. 28 to Sunday, Sept. 8, featuring 549 events across 22 sports.
Let’s meet the two athletes representing the Tampa Bay area:
| Para Table Tennis
The Belleair Beach local is competing at his second Paralympic Games. The Seminole High School grad won a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020, and took home the silver at the 2022 World Championships.
| Para Archery
It’s the first Paralympics experience for the Plant City native and University of Tampa alum — who won gold at the 2024 Para Pan American Championships. Otto’s Instagram bio reads, “blessed to be given a second chance at life.”
is worth a read.
Editor’s note
: This story covers sensitive topics relating to domestic violence.