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The 2024 Paralympic Games are set to get going in Paris shortly after the conclusion of the Summer Olympics.. Competition will commence after the opening ceremony on August 28, with many of the ...
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are nearly here. We've rounded up everything you need to know, from the featured sports, to how to stream, and more. The 2024 Paralympics Kick Off Today!
The opening ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics took place on Aug. 28 at 8 p.m., local time. Viewers in the EDT and PDT areas tuned in at 2 p.m., and 11 a.m., respectively.
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]
Below is an all-time medal table for all Paralympic Games from 1960 to 2024. The International Paralympic Committee does not publish all-time tables, and publishes unofficial tables only per single Games.
The 2024 Paralympics was the seventeenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities. The games were held in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September 2024. There were 549 medal events. Mauritius, Nepal and the Refugee Paralympic Team won their first Paralympic medals.
More than 4,000 athletes from 184 nations will gather in Paris on Wednesday for the Paralympic Games.
The International Paralympic Committee approved the final schedule, and dates for the Summer Paralympic Games were released on 2 February 2023. [ 3 ] All times and dates use Central European Summer Time ( UTC+2 )