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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 ...
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 agreement was set to take effect at the 2008 Paralympic Summer Games in Beijing and the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. However, the Salt Lake 2002 Organizing Committee (SLOC) chose to follow the practice of "one bid, one city", with one Organizing Committee for both Games, which was followed up by the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
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. [2]
The Paralympics originally began as the Stoke Mandeville Games in London in 1948, but became what it is today in 1960, as 400 athletes gathered in Rome to compete against one another.
The 2024 Paralympic Games run from August 28 to September 8. One thing that can seem confusing though to new viewers of the Paralympics is its unique classification system.
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.
The torch has arrived in Paris, the last preparations for the opening ceremony are being finalized and the 2024 Paris Paralympics are about set to begin.. The games will take place in Paris, just ...