The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympic Video games has been held within the centre of the French capital, kicking off 11 days of intense competitors.
Just like the Olympic opening ceremony on the Seine in July, this one befell outdoors the primary stadium for the primary time throughout a Paralympic Video games.
In gentle climate, in distinction to the heavy rain that marred the opening of the Olympic Video games on July 26, the video games opened on Wednesday night on the Place de la Concorde within the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron.
When the sporting motion will get underway on Thursday, a brand new era of Paralympic athletes will be a part of seasoned veterans competing in lots of the identical venues that hosted Olympic sports activities.
A complete of 18 of the 35 Olympic venues will probably be used for the Paralympics, which run till September 8, together with the Grand Palais, which obtained rave critiques for internet hosting the fencing and taekwondo occasions beneath an ornate roof.
The Area La DĂ©fense will as soon as once more host the swimming occasions, whereas athletics will happen on the purple observe on the Stade de France.
Ticket gross sales, which had been gradual for the reason that Olympics, have picked up, with greater than 2 million of the two.5 million obtainable tickets offered, and several other venues are offered out.
Organisers stated wheelchair customers can take Paris buses they usually have additionally made 1,000 specifically tailored taxis obtainable.
The Paralympics all the time have a broader message than simply sport, and Worldwide Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons stated he hoped the Paris version would return points dealing with individuals with disabilities to the highest of the worldwide precedence record.
Parsons believes the video games “could have a big impact on how disabled persons are perceived all over the world.”
“This is among the key expectations we’ve got for Paris 2024; we consider that we have to put individuals with disabilities again on the worldwide agenda,” stated the Brazilian.
“We consider that individuals with disabilities have been left behind. There may be little or no debate about individuals with disabilities.”
