Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony: Preview, how to watch, plus highlights of first two days of competition
On Wednesday 30 Paralympic Games, and will.
August, Paris will host begin with a spectacular.
its first-ever Paralympic Games, Opening Ceremony in the.
and will begin with heart of Frances capital..
a spectacular Opening Ceremony At 20:00 local time,.
in the heart of Place de la Concorde.
Frances capital. At 20:00 and the Champs-Elysées will.
local time, Place de play host to 4,400.
la Concorde and the Paralympic athletes from 184.
Champs-Elysées will play host delegations as they celebrate.
to 4,400 Paralympic athletes the commencement of 11.
from 184 delegations as days of competition, starting.
they celebrate the commencement 29 August. Lead by.
of 11 days of Thomas Jolly, the spectacle.
competition, starting 29 August. will "showcase the Paralympic.
Describing the concept source of inspiration" Jolly. as "first and foremost promises "performances that have. a magnificent source of never been seen before". inspiration" Jolly promises "performances in a "spectacle that. that have never been will unite spectators and. seen before" in a television audiences worldwide around. "spectacle that will unite the unique spirit of. spectators and television audiences the Paralympic Games”. The. worldwide around the unique ceremony will again take. spirit of the Paralympic place outside the confines. Games”.
The ceremony will of a stadium, with. again take place outside athletes parading down the. the confines of a famous avenue, culminating in. stadium, with athletes parading a celebration and official. down the famous avenue, opening of the Paralympic. culminating in a celebration Games at the iconic. and official opening of square in front of. the Paralympic Games at thousands of spectators "What. the iconic square in an incredible moment for. front of thousands of our athletes, who will. spectators
"What an incredible be part of a. moment for our athletes, historic Opening Ceremony, on. who will be part the worlds most famous. of a historic Opening avenue, surrounded by all. Ceremony, on the worlds the charm of Paris,". most famous avenue, surrounded enthused Jitske Visser, Paralympic. by all the charm wheelchair basketball medallist, IPC. of Paris," enthused Jitske Athletes Commission President and. Visser, Paralympic wheelchair basketball competitior at Paris 2024.. medallist, IPC Athletes Commission "This ceremony at the. President and competitior at heart of the city. Paris 2024.
"This ceremony is a strong symbol. at the heart of illustrating our ambition to. the city is a capitalise on our country. strong symbol illustrating our hosting its first-ever Paralympic. ambition to capitalise on Games to position the. our country hosting its issue of inclusion for. first-ever Paralympic Games to people with disabilities at. position the issue of the heart of our. inclusion for people with society," said Tony Estanguet,. disabilities at the heart Paris 2024 President. Quick. of our society," said facts about the Paris. Tony Estanguet, Paris 2024 2024 Paralympic Games Opening. President.
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29 medal events in Para. August: Preview and athletes Cycling Track, Para Swimming,. to watch
The first Para Table Tennis, and. day of competition starts Para Taekwondo. Star names. with medal events in include ParalympicsGBs most decorated. Para Cycling Track, Para athlete, Sarah Storey, who. Swimming, Para Table Tennis, will start a ninth. and Para Taekwondo.
Star consecutive Games looking to. names include ParalympicsGBs most add to her 17. decorated athlete, Sarah Storey, gold medals, from day. who will start a one. Storey secured three. ninth consecutive Games looking titles at Tokyo 2020,. to add to her and the defence of. 17 gold medals, from the first starts today. day one. Storey secured in the Para Cycling. three titles at Tokyo Track Time Trial C5. 2020, and the defence (from 11:00 local time).. of the first starts Fan-favourite wheelchair rugby starts. today in the Para with the preliminary rounds. Cycling Track Time Trial of the mixed gender. C5 (from 11:00 local event starting at 10:30. time).
Fan-favourite wheelchair rugby with a mouth-watering clash. starts with the preliminary between Australia and Great. rounds of the mixed Britain. Ryley Batt returns. gender event starting at to the fray looking. 10:30 with a mouth-watering to return to the. clash between Australia and top of the podium. Great Britain.
Ryley Batt with his Aussie team. returns to the fray after a fourth-place finish. looking to return to at Tokyo 2020, following. the top of the top spots at London. podium with his Aussie 2012 and Rio 2016.. team after a fourth-place Meanwhile, USA take on. finish at Tokyo 2020, Canada in a North. following top spots at America showdown (12:30) with. London 2012 and Rio Chuck Aoki eyeing a. 2016.
Meanwhile, USA take longed-for top spot after. on Canada in a two silvers and a. North America showdown (12:30) bronze. Hosts France face. with Chuck Aoki eyeing Denmark, with the crowd. a longed-for top spot no doubt ready to. after two silvers and rattle the Champ de. a bronze. Hosts France Mars Arena to its. face Denmark, with the foundations once again. 30. crowd no doubt ready August: Preview and athletes. to rattle the Champ to watch Day two. de Mars Arena to and Para Athletics and. its foundations once again.
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Day events of Para Cycling. two and Para Athletics Track, Para Swimming, Para. and Shooting Para Sport Table Tennis, and Para. join the first days Taekwondo in distributing shiny. medal events of Para hardware to athletes. Tanguy. Cycling Track, Para Swimming, de la Forest looks. Para Table Tennis, and set to continue his. Para Taekwondo in distributing supreme form from 2023. shiny hardware to athletes.
in which the Frenchman. dir="ltr">Tanguy de la Forest blew away the opposition. looks set to continue at the Lima 2023. his supreme form from World Shooting Para Sport. 2023 in which the Championships, winning four gold. Frenchman blew away the medals and a bronze,. opposition at the Lima including a world record. 2023 World Shooting Para in the R4 mixed. Sport Championships, winning four 10m air rifle standing. gold medals and a SH2, which just so. bronze, including a world happens to be one. record in the R4 of the events today,. mixed 10m air rifle starting at 12:30. Law. standing SH2, which just student Avani Lekhara from. so happens to be India will also begin. one of the events the defence of her. today, starting at 12:30.
10m air rifle SH1. dir="ltr">Law student Avani Lekhara with qualifications at 09:00,. from India will also with the final at. begin the defence of 11:45. Paris 2024 Paralympics. her 10m air rifle | They will give. SH1 with qualifications at us chills: Avani Lekhara. 09:00, with the final How to watch the. at 11:45.
Paris Paralympic Games Paris 2024. 2024 Paralympics | They You can follow the. will give us chills: action via the Paralympic. Avani Lekhara
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