Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, the summer of sports in Paris begins its final chapter Wednesday, Aug. 28, with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
Aug 28, 2024 09:52 AM
Police officers gather in a street near the Eiffel Tower on the eve of the Paralympic Games opening ceremony, Tuesday, Aug. 27, in Paris. Organizers are promising a spectacular show to open the Games. Once again it’s being held outside the confines of a stadium, but unlike the Olympic opening ceremony, which featured a boat parade on the Seine River, the Paralympic ceremony is happening exclusively on land, with athletes parading down the famous Champs-Elysées to the ceremony at the Place de la Concorde.
Organizers say more than 2 million tickets have been sold for the Paris Paralympics. Competition begins Thursday with the first medals handed out in taekwondo, table tennis and track cycling. Athletes are grouped by impairment levels to ensure as level a playing field as possible. Only two sports on the program, goalball and boccia, don’t have an Olympic equivalent.
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