FILE - Oksana Masters, of the United States, celebrates after winning at Women's H5 Road Race at the Fuji International Speedway at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Sept. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Paralympians are not participating. They are competing. A number of athletes preparing for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games proclaimed that message on their social feeds over the past few days, reminding the world that Olympians are not the only athletes coming to Paris looking for gold. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)