At the Paris Paralympics opening ceremony on Wednesday, August 28, the Indian contingent was led by shot-put champion Bhagyashree Jadhav and javelin thrower Sumit Antil in the Parade of Nations.
One of Paris’s main public squares, Place de la Concorde, hosted the Parade of Nations, in which more than thirty representatives from India took part.
The athletes from India wore white clothing. The male athletes were dressed in kurta-pajamas and a tricolor-printed jacket. The tricolor was also patterned on the sarees worn by the female athletes.
One of the two flag carriers, Sumit Antil, won gold in the javelin throw (F64 category) at the Tokyo Paralympics and broke the world record three times. He is a major medal contender for India in Paris.
The 1.4 billion people of India are excitedly anticipating their triumph at the Paralympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, wishing the Indian team luck.
Wednesday’s nearly four-hour opening ceremony in the city’s center marked the formal start of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, a mere few weeks after the city hosted the Olympics.
On August 28, 2024, athletes from different delegations paraded down Champs-Élysées Avenue with the Arc de Triomphe in the backdrop during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Thousands of athletes marched from the renowned Champs-Élysées Avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris, where French President Emmanuel Macron formally opened the Paralympic Games, against the backdrop of the setting sun.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France, German athlete Markus Rehm carried the torch.
From Thursday through September 8, over 4,000 athletes with intellectual, visual, and physical disabilities will participate in 22 sports. More than two million of the 2.8 million tickets available for various Paralympic events, according to organizers, have
The Paralympic torch will be carried by Jackie Chan in Paris on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.
Before the games in Paris, the Paralympic torch was held by the renowned actor Jackie Chan. He snapped photos and selfies with the sizable contingent of spectators who had come to watch the relay.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, athletes from the United States (foreground, left) and France (middle, right) parading during the 2024 Paralympic opening ceremony in Paris, France.
From the stands erected around the famous square—the largest in Paris and visible from a distance thanks to its ancient Egyptian obelisk—roughly fifty thousand people witnessed the ceremony. To help athletes in wheelchairs get around, asphalt strips were placed across the plaza and down the side of the road.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, India’s flag bearers, Bhagyashree Mahavir Rao Jadhav and Sumit, led their delegation during the Paralympic opening ceremony in Paris, France.
At the Paralympic Games’ opening ceremony, shot putter Bhagyashree Jadhav and javelin star Sumit Antil led the Indian delegation in the Parade of Nations. participants from India compete in 12 different sports as part of the largest-ever contingent of 179 participants in the history of the Paralympic Games. Alongside Jadhav, who took home the silver medal in shot put at the Asian Para Games in China, Antil, the gold medallist in javelin at the Tokyo Paralympics, was privileged to carry the flag.
Similar to the beginning of the Olympic Games in the city on July 26, the opening ceremony took place outside the stadium. Fighter planes soared overhead, leaving trails of red, white, and blue smoke, the colors of the French flag, before the delegations arrived in alphabetical order in the square.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Brazilian competitors participated in the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris, France.
There were almost 250 competitors from Brazil in one of the largest delegations, whereas there were only three athletes from Myanmar and less than a handful from Barbados.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, during the Parade of Nations at the Paris 2024 Paralympic opening ceremony in Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, the Ukrainian delegation was greeted with hearty applause by several audience members.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024, saw the performance of South African dancer Musa Motha during the Paralympic opening ceremony in Paris, France.
Under the direction of Thomas Jolly, who oversaw the Olympic opening ceremony, performers, dancers, and singers with and without impairments collaborated on stage throughout the performance, highlighting themes of acceptance and overcoming physical disparities.
Wheelchair-bound artists were joined by Lucky Love, a French singer who lost his left hand at birth. There were dancers on crutches in other performances.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France, the Paralympic flag was raised.
Roaring high into the night sky, the Paralympic flag was flown, and its symbol was visible almost two miles away, above the Arc de Triomphe.
On August 28, 2024, in Paris, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the Paralympic mascot Freize performed in front of the Obelisk de Luxor (Luxor Obelisk) in Place de la Concorde.
Wednesday night’s event started at 8 PM local time, but fans had waited hours earlier in the scorching sun to claim the best seats. Volunteers waved their national flags, danced with Paralympians, and painted the sky an orange glow reminiscent of a postcard while the entertainers on stage dazzled the audience.
