As the Paralympic Games get underway in Paris, all eyes will be back on the pool at Paris La Défense Arena. But sometimes people have questions, like how do swimmers with no arms finish a race? Fortunately, Paralympic medallist Elizabeth Wright explains.

The French colours are everywhere you look for the opening ceremony, a local DJ gets his playlist spot on, and the Australians are worth the wait when they hit the Champs-Élysées. Here are your quick hits from Paris. 

Australia’s co-captain and Para-canoe king Curtis McGrath looks to bolster his legacy, while Para-triathlete Lauren Parker adds cycling to her program, as they lead a host of Australian medal contenders in Paris.

Latrell Mitchell has learnt his fate as both the NRL and the South Sydney Rabbitohs handed down their respective punishments for the controversial white powder photo which circulated on social media earlier this year.

It is a sport that looks easy to the everyday sports fan watching at home, but as this Australian star duo explains, sometimes the difference between a medal and missing out can come down to millimetres.