2024 Paralympic Games: Concorde and the Champs-Élysées to get the party started!

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Updated on 28/05/2024
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The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony will take place on the Place de la Concorde, preceded by a parade down the Champs-Élysées. On August 28th, 65,000 spectators and 4,400 athletes are expected to attend.
This year, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games is aiming to host an outdoor opening ceremony. After the launch of the Olympic Games on the Seine, a second innovative experience awaits sports fans.
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On August 28th, 2024, 65,000 spectators are expected to attend the ceremony in the heart of the French capital. After watching 4,400 athletes from 184 countries parade down the Champs-Élysées, spectators will be able to enjoy the opening ceremony on the Place de la Concorde. This historic landmark, inaugurated in the 18th century, will host several Olympic events.
As with the Olympic Games, the artistic direction of the Paralympic Games opening ceremony has been entrusted to French director Thomas Jolly. A spectacular event awaits!
The opening ceremony will enable the public to enjoy the event in the fullest possible way. Paris 2024 will ensure that universal accessibility is integrated into every aspect of the ceremony. The aim is to provide athletes and spectators with a barrier-free experience.

Paralympic competitions at prestigious venues

para judo at the Champ de Mars Arena
Para judo will be held at the Arena Champ-de-Mars (non-contractual visual)
Crédit photo : © Paris 2024
Once the ceremony is over, it will be Paralympic competition time, running from August 28th to September 8th, 2024! Champions from all over the world will attempt to win gold at emblematic French heritage sites:
  • The Grand Palais for wheelchair fencing and para taekwondo
  • Arena Champ de Mars for para judo and wheelchair rugby
  • Esplanade des Invalides for para-archery
  • The Eiffel Tower stadium for blind soccer
  • The Château de Versailles for para-equestrian events
  • The Stade de France for para-athletics
  • Roland-Garros stadium for wheelchair tennis
  • The Accor Arena for wheelchair basketball
  • Arena Paris La Défense for para-swimming
Opening ceremony numbers
4,400 athletes
2,500 support staff
184 delegations
65,000 spectators

Placing inclusion and accessibility at the center

This ceremony in the heart of the city is a powerful symbol of Paris's ambition. The aim is to take advantage of France's first Paralympic Games to reinforce disability inclusion at the heart of society. Recent commitments include the organization, last October, of the first Paralympic Day on the Place de la Bastille, attended by tens of thousands of people.

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