PARIS, France — On the fifth day of the Paris Paralympics, medals will be handed out in eight sports on Monday.
One of those is Boccia, where players throw or roll leather balls as close as they can to a small ball called a jack.
Archery, athletics, badminton, swimming, triathlon, shooting, and rugby athletes are also vying for medals.
Here’s a closer look at what to watch out for.
Valentina Petrillo will be 1st transgender woman to compete
One of the athletes competing on a packed day of track and field at Stade de France will be 50-year-old Italian Valentina Petrillo, a transgender woman who was raised as a boy.
She is set to become the first transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics when she runs the 400 meters in the T12 classification for visually impaired athletes.
First up for Petrillo is the 400 heats, where she looks to improve on her personal best of 58.01 seconds. The semifinals are scheduled for the evening at the national stadium.
Feeling sensational?
When the Paris Olympics finished on Aug. 11, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, said at the closing ceremony that they had been Seine-sational.
After being postponed on Sunday, following rainstorms in the French capital leading to a rise in bacteria levels, organizers rescheduled the 11 para triathlon events for Monday.
Gold on their minds
Miles Krajewski and Jayci Simon are hoping to clinch the first-ever para badminton medal for the United States in the SH6 mixed doubles event for players of short stature.
Will the Samba beat go on?
Brazil opened its quest for No. 6 by beating Turkey 3-0 on Sunday and faces host France on Monday night at Eiffel Tower stadium.
Women eye medals in wheelchair rugby
Three Australian women could leave the Paralympics with a medal as wheelchair rugby concludes at Champ de Mars Arena, next to the Eiffel Tower.
