By Matt Hardy British Paralympic athletes and sporting chiefs have urged the nation to “take the excitement around Paris 2024 forward” and continue on an “upward trajectory” of backing disability sport. The curtain fell on 12 days of para-sport yesterday with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Stade de France in Paris. Paralympics GB finished second in the medal table, behind runaway leaders China, with 124 medals – 49 gold, 44 silver and 31 bronze. It means Great Britain have matched their medal haul from Tokyo – with a larger share of golds – while posting their second largest gold medal …