PARIS 2024 NEWS
Big moments on Day 1
Celebrity fans including Jurgen Klopp and Jackie Chan spotted at venues across Paris 2024
Para athletics set to wow fans at Stade de France
China aim to lead the way in the biggest ever carnival of Para athletics at the Paralympic Games
World champ de La Forest aims for first medal in sixth Games
The Frenchman hopes for success on home soil in an intriguing shooting Para sport competition
First medals and a chance of history on Day 1
Para athletes get down to business as team sports and taekwondo open the day followed by the first medals in cycling and swimming
First Paralympics in France open with stunning ceremony
The Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games took place in the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysees, kicking off 11 days of Para sport excitement
The world is watching - in record numbers!
All 22 sports will be available live for the first time in history
Flagbearers announced for Opening Ceremony
The flagbearers will lead their nations into the Place de la Concorde
IPC and UNESCO call for more inclusive society
The two organisations have staged an inclusion conference to discuss how Para sport can advance the rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities
Liberte, égalité, fraternite!
International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons calls for freedom, inclusion and equality in his speech at the Paris 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony. Read his speech in full below.