The 2024 Paris Paralympics: A Guide to the Games
Paris to Host First-Ever Paralympic Summer Games in 2024
Paris will make history in 2024 by hosting the first Paralympic Summer Games ever held in France. The Games will take place from August 28 to September 8, 2024.
The Opening Ceremony will be held on July 26, 2024, and will be a unique event held outside of a stadium for the first time in Paralympic Games history.
22 Sports to Be Featured
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will feature 22 sports, including both individual and team sports. Some of the sports that will be featured include:
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boccia
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Football 5-a-side
- Goalball
- Judo
- Paracanoe
- Powerlifting
- Rowing
- Shooting
- Sitting volleyball
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair fencing
- Wheelchair rugby
Follow the World's Top Athletes
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will bring together the world's top athletes with disabilities. These athletes will compete for gold medals in their respective sports.
Some of the most famous Paralympians who are expected to compete in Paris include:
- Beatrice Vio (Italy) - Wheelchair fencing
- Daniel Dias (Brazil) - Swimming
- Henry Frederiksen (Australia) - Wheelchair rugby
- Jessica Long (USA) - Swimming
- Jonnie Peacock (Great Britain) - Athletics
- Marcel Hug (Switzerland) - Wheelchair racing
- Oksana Masters (USA) - Rowing and cross-country skiing
- Sophie Christiansen (Great Britain) - Equestrian
- Tatyana McFadden (USA) - Wheelchair racing
- Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan) - Figure skating
Be Part of History
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will be a historic event. It will be the first time that the Games have been held in France, and it will be the first time that the Opening Ceremony has been held outside of a stadium.
If you are interested in attending the Paris 2024 Paralympics, you can purchase tickets through the official website.
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