Introduction: When do the 2024

The torch has arrived in Paris,
the final preparations for the opening
ceremony have been completed

and the Paris 2024 Paralympics
are just around the corner.
These competitions will be

held in Paris just two weeks after
the end of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
This is the first time that the Summer

Paralympic Games will be held in France.
The Games will take place at many
Olympic venues, while others will

be converted for the Paralympics.
For example, the Eiffel Tower Stadium,
where beach volleyball was played

at the Olympics, became the
venue for blind football at the Paralympics.
Here’s what you need to
know about the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

When do the Paris 2024 Paralympics start?

The Paris 2024 Paralympic
Games begin on Wednesday,
August 28 and run until Sunday,

September 8.
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The opening ceremony takes place on
the Champs-Élysées in Paris and ends
at the Place de la Concorde.

Paralympic athletes follow the route.
For the first time in the history of the

Paralympic Games, the opening ceremony
will take place outside the stadium.

About 4,400 athletes from
all over the world participate
in these games. They compete

for 549 medals in 22 different sports.
Many of the events will take place
in the same stadiums where athletes

competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
For example, wheelchair basketball
is played at the Percy Arena,

which is the venue for men’s
and women’s basketball
tournaments during the Paris Olympics.

This medal will be similar to
the medal awarded at the 2024
Paris Olympics with an original iron

piece from the Eiffel Tower.
They are also designed to be tactile
and recognizable and feature

engravings and Braille symbols.
This is the first Summer
Paralympics in France and

the event has already led to
positive changes in accessibility;
The city of Paris has made

changes to make metro
transportation more accessible.

How to watch the Paris 2024 Paralympics

The 2024 Paris Paralympic
Games will be broadcast on
NBC and many events will be

broadcast in the USA and CNBC.
The Paralympics will also be
available to stream on Peacock,

NBCOlympics.com, the official
Paralympic YouTube channel
and the International Paralympic Committee website.