The 2024 Paris Paralympics are over and – for the sixth consecutive time – China finished top of the gold medal table, a sporting feat which began in 2004 in Athens. The team broke 29 world records, succeeding in several disciplines including swimming, athletics and table tennis. Great Britain ranked second with 49 gold medals – 45 short of the leaders. The star of the final day, however, was Morocco’s female runner Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi, who broke the women’s marathon world record by finishing in 2 hours, 48 minutes and 36 seconds. The Paris Paralympics set the record for the highest numb…