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The Paralympic Games began in Paris on Wednesday, Aug. 28, when the opening ceremony was held, and will continue through Sunday, Sept. 8. Around 4,400 athletes will compete in 23 disciplines ...
The last day of competition and the closing ceremony was held on 8 September. [ 1 ] The games included 549 events in 22 different sports, with no changes to the sports programme from the 2020 Summer Paralympics , however there were expansions for sports such as Badminton and Taekwondo .
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, have been held shortly after the corresponding Olympic Games.
Future hosts, Australia for the 2032 Paralympics, and the United States for 2028, appeared in reverse chronological order at the end, while the current host country, France, entered last. Athletes from Russia and Belarus who are taking part in the Games as Neutral Paralympic Athletes were not allowed participate in the parade of nations.
The 2024 Paris Paralympics are set to begin Wednesday and will mark the first time that a Summer Paralympic Games is being held in France.
Norway has been the top-ranking (medals) nation for four Paralympic Winter Games: 1980, 1988, 1994, and 1998. Germany has been the top-ranking (medals) for three Paralympic Winter Games: 1976, 2002, and 2010. Russia (2006 and 2014) and United States (1992 and 2018) have been the top-ranking nation two time each.