More than 4,000 athletes with physical, visual and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports over the next 11 days.
Police officers gather in a street near the Eiffel Tower on the eve of the Paralympic Games opening ceremony, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in Paris. PARIS — Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, the summer of sports in Paris begins its final chapter Wednesday with the
Artistic director Thomas Jolly, who led the opening ceremony for the Olympics, said the event will “showcase the Paralympic athletes and the values that they embody”, and promised “performances that have never been seen before.” The July 26 opening ceremony International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said that the big crowds expected in Paris will mean a lot to the athletes, many of whom competed in front of empty stands at the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Accessibility in the parade area has been facilitated with strips of asphalt laid along the Champs-Elysées, with it also being placed over the entire Concorde square.
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