Paris is set to kick off the Paralympic Games with a 'never seen before' opening ceremony. Here's what to expect.
Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, the summer of sports in Paris begins its final chapter Wednesday with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.More than 4,000 athletes with physical, visual and intellectual impairments will compete in 22 sports over the next 11 days.Organizers are promising a spectacular show to open the Games.
Here's what to expect as 4,400 athletes compete in ParisArtistic director Thomas Jolly, who also led the opening ceremony for the Olympics, said the event will “showcase the Paralympic athletes and the values that they embody', and promised “performances that have never been seen before.'Organizers say more than 2 million tickets have been sold for the Paris Paralympics. Competition begins Thursday with the first medals handed out in taekwondo, table tennis and track cycling.
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