more than 4,000 athletes from around the world will compete in 22 sports at the paralympic games in Paris from August 28th of September 8 both wheelchair racer mcfaden and swimmer long have competed in the Paralympics mcfaden celebrated her Victory with six medals including four Golds at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro she was also featured in Rising Phoenix a Netflix film about the paralympic movement Tatiana mcfaden and Jessica long are among the paralympians to watch in Paris Tatiana mcfaden and Jessica long are veterans on the paralympic stage meanwhile long has won 29 medals including eight golds in swimming events since the age of 12 and is the youngest American on the US team in Athens in 2004 and she too has made an impact on pop culture as the subject of Toyota's 2021 Super Bowl ad however China got the silver medal after losing to the Netherlands 5031 in the gold medal game in Tokyo however this was China's first medal in the sport Lynn is one of the few players returning from the team that is trying for gold in Paris the Netherlands still remain a strong threat to China at the 2022 World Championships the Dutch once again defeated Lynn and his team although this was China's best performance ever at that tournament m