Ones to watch at the Paris Paralympics

The Paralympics start this week, and Newsround will be in Paris to update you on all the action.

More than 4,000 para-athletes are preparing for what is looking to be one of the biggest Paralympic Games in history.

They're competing across 22 different sports, and there are hundreds of medals up for grabs across different categories.

Here are the ones to watch from all over the world.

William Martin

William Martin had a sensational Tokyo 2020 games, bringing home three gold medals, one silver medal, and breaking two world records in the process.

There will be high expectations for him at the Games in Paris. He competes for Australia in the classification S10.

What do the classifications mean? Learn more here.

Timothee Adolphe

Timothee Adolphe is a big name for French fans - not only is he a silver medal winner, but he's also a rapper!

He competes in the men's T11 100 metres.

Timothee will be hoping to win gold this year, cheered on by his home crowd in France.

Hannah Cockroft

Hannah has already got a whopping 16 world titles, including two gold medals that she won at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020.

She's hoping to bring home more medals for ParalympicsGB at the Games this year in para-athletics.

Omara Durand Elias

Omara Durand has broken records and won eight medals across several different Paralympic Games. She is a sprinter, competing in T12 and T13.

This will be her last Paralympic Games, as she will be retiring from the track, so take this chance to watch her compete!

Omara will be competing for Cuba.

Avani Lekhara

Avani is currently ranked world number one for her category of 10 metre air rifle shooting.

She is hoping to win another medal after bringing home gold for India at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Avani was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Paralympics.