
Rising Phoenix
@risingphxglobal
Using the power of the Paralympics to change the way we think about disability equality.
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Someone grab a wetsuit and a handcycle, let's make this happen 🤝 Michael Johnson and Lauren Steadman MBE have everything planned out for Matt Stutzman to get into Paratriathlon. 🎧 Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take?

Today!! Paralympic Games start!! And Rising Phoenix dropped!! So, to get your juices going .. cue the theme music 👇🏿👇🏿

12 years of swimming and Danielle Kisser still hadn’t achieved her ambition of going to the Paralympics. Could she make it to Tokyo 2020? Find out in Rising Phoenix: Road to Tokyo – all 3 episodes are now on the Paralympic Games YouTube channel.

With 12 Paralympic medals to her name, MUNOS Ludivine is a legend of the Games. As she welcomes the Paralympic Games to her home nation of France, Ludivine looks back on her journey - and the journey ahead - with Michael Johnson and Matt Stutzman. 🎧 Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take

From hitting a ball against a wall to competing at the Paralympic Games, Najla Imad Lafta has overcome every challenge to reach the top of her sport. Follow the stories of Najla and 11 other remarkable athletes in Rising Phoenix: Road to Tokyo ▶️ Watch on the Paralympics YouTube.

The Paralympic Games changes the lives of the athletes who compete. Throughout history, the Games have been a powerful force for change in society, too. As Paris 2024 gets underway, MUNOS Ludivine, Michael Johnson & Matt Stutzman discuss the power of the Paralympic movement.

After breaking the 100m T64 US record in the Minneapolis trials, Femita Ayanbeku had high hopes ahead of Tokyo 2020. When the Games were delayed, her preparations took an unexpected turn. Watch all 3 episodes of Rising Phoenix: Road to Tokyo on the Paralympic Games YouTube channel.

Meet the Paralympic and Olympic Phryges, the official mascots of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games & The Olympic Games. MUNOS Ludivine, Michael Johnson and Matt Stutzman unpack what the Phryges represent on Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take?

Not only a Paralympian in winter AND summer sports, but a dancing queen too 💃👑 Birgit Skarstein writes her own scripts. ▶️ Follow her story in Rising Phoenix: Road to Tokyo on the Paralympic Games YouTube channel.

Boccia is one of two sports that feature in the Paralympics and not in the Olympics. This week, Greg Polychronidis added another boccia medal to his collection at Paris 2024 🙌 See him in action in Rising Phoenix: Road to Tokyo ▶️ Find all 3 episodes on the Paralympic Games YouTube channel.

“Look, stare. This is us living very proudly who we are.” 🔥 ▶️ Watch all 3 episodes of Rising Phoenix: Road to Tokyo on the Paralympic Games YouTube channel – follow 12 incredible athletes, each attempting to write their own stories into the long history of the Paralympic Games.

“We should be able to see everyone for who they are and not for who we think they are.” – Birgit Skarstein sums it up perfectly as the Paralympic Games come to an end. 🔥 What were your favourite moments from Paris 2024? Let us know ⬇️


"I've been dreaming about that purple track" – this was hunterwoodhall just a few weeks before powering his way to gold at the Paralympic Games, turning the dream into reality. 🎧 Get to know one of the stars of #Paris2024 on Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take?

From 5K runs with his family to winning gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Hear how hunterwoodhall made it to the top of his sport in Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take? 🎧 Listen on all podcast platforms or watch on YouTube

Ezra Frech has made it his mission to normalize disability 💪 After winning double gold at Paris 2024, he spoke to Michael Johnson and Matt Stutzman about the impact of the Paralympic Games coming to his home nation in 4 years' time for LA28. 🎧 Rising Phoenix: What Does It Take?

Meet the finalists of the Best Olympics and Paralympics Podcast 🏆 @blindlandingpod Keep the Flame Alive JRN NBC Olympics & Paralympics Off The Podium Podcast Rising Phoenix @TrackCastic Unsung USA Volleyball World Athletics @ykirpodcast You Know I'm Right Podcast




We were delighted to Premiere our new documentary, Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution, at ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York last week! The film’s director, Sheridan O’Donnell, joined Exec producer Lauren Ridloff and some of the cast for a post-screening Q+A. More screenings will follow through 2025
