Revealed: What the Paralympic village looks like in Paris – and the key role AI is playing for global athletes
- The sports facilities in the Olympic Village are world class
- Paralympic stars have access to the most modern equipment
- AI is being integrated into sports programs via a phone app
During the Paralympic Games, nothing is left to chance as athletes from all over the world compete for the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris.
And thanks to official supplier Technogym, international sports stars are ideally placed to find the best fitness equipment and professional expertise to improve their preparation.
As with the Olympic Games, the facilities for athletes in the village are second to none.
From approximately 1,200 pieces of equipment to a team of certified athletic trainers, the pursuit of physical excellence awaits you.
And in a sign of the times, artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a major role as modern stars look to deliver the performances of a lifetime.
Smart equipment in the gym is connected to the Technogym Ecosystem, allowing athletes to access their personal sports training program via the Technogym smartphone app.
βWe are proud to be the official and exclusive supplier of the Olympic and Paralympic Games,β said Nerio Alessandri, president and founder of Technogym.
At Technogym, we work every day to create the most innovative products and digital technologies to help athletes around the world improve their performance and achieve their goals.
Paralympic athletes have access to elite fitness facilities as they chase gold in Paris (pictured, in the Olympic Village)
From approximately 1,200 devices to a team of professional sports trainers: the pursuit of physical excellence is just a workout away
Olympic athletes (pictured) were enthusiastic about the facilities that are also available to Paralympic stars from around the world
Paralympic athletes can use AI to access athletic training programs both on equipment and via their smartphones in the Olympic Village
Swimmer Tom Gallagher secured Australia’s first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games when he won the S10 50m freestyle final
‘Above all, the Games provide a unique platform to share our commitment to spreading the culture of wellness, sport and health with the whole world.’
It came after swimmer Tom Gallagher secured Australia’s first gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, capping a remarkable comeback from a near-fatal bout of pancreatitis.
Gallagher, 25, sprinted to first place in the men’s 50m freestyle S10 final with a time of 23.40 seconds at a packed La Defense Arena.
He held off a chasing group, including his Australian teammate Rowan Crothers, who finished the race with bronze.
Gallagher’s gold and Crothers’ third place take Australia’s pool medal tally to fourth on day one in Paris, after Lakeisha Patterson had already won silver and Brenden Hall bronze.
The success was especially pleasing for Gallagher, who won bronze in the 400m freestyle in S10 in Tokyo. However, he was in so much pain from pancreatitis that he was unable to stand on the podium.
βThe first gold medal of the competition means a lot to me,β Gallagher said.
“In Tokyo I was a different athlete. I had a lot of medical problems with my pancreas and after the 400 meters I ended up in the hospital for about a month. I almost died.
‘Luckily I had an operation a few years ago which fixed everything and I am now a sprinter.
‘Pancreatitis is extremely painful, my heart rate went up to 240 beats per minute and all my organs started to stop working.
‘I couldn’t stand on the podium that night, but winning gold makes up for everything.’