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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 2024 Paralympics in Paris officially begins with the opening ceremony on Wednesday 28 August, kicking off 11 days of competition which comes to an end on 8 September. ... “Today, the number ...
The 2024 Paralympic Games will also take place in Paris and are set to kick off Aug. 28 with the opening ceremony. The Paralympics will feature 22 sports and Team USA's 225 members, including five ...
In 2016, the Paralympics were held in South America for the first time. No Paralympic Games have been hosted in the continents of Africa and Antarctica. Host cities are selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Currently, they are selected seven years in advance. [1]
This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris and other venues around the host city. The opening ceremony was held on 28 August with competition beginning the following day.
These games marked the first time Paris hosted the Summer Paralympics and the second time France hosted the Paralympic Games, following the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes and Albertville. France also hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics. China topped the medal table for the sixth consecutive Paralympics, winning 94 golds and 221 total medals.
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.
The Summer Games of 1988 held in Seoul was the first time the term Paralympic came into official use. "Spirit in Motion" is the current motto for the Paralympic movement. The current Paralympic flag is used since 2020 and contains three colours, red, blue, and green, which are the colours most widely represented in the flags of nations.