2024 Summer Paralympics
{{Short description|Multi-parasport event in Paris, France}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox Olympic games|2024|Summer|Paralympics|
| image = 2024 Summer Paralympics logo.svg
| host_city = Paris, France
| nations = 170 (including the NPA and RPT teams){{Cite web |title=Paris 2024: Record number of delegations and females to compete |url=https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/paris-2024-record-number-delegations-and-females-compete |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173216/https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/paris-2024-record-number-delegations-and-females-compete |url-status=live}}
| athletes = 4,463
|motto =Games Wide Open {{nowrap|({{langx|fr|Ouvrons Grand les Jeux}})}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/new-paris-2024-slogan-games-wide-open-welcomed-by-ioc-president |title=New Paris 2024 slogan "Games wide open" welcomed by IOC President |date=25 July 2022 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726043101/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/new-paris-2024-slogan-games-wide-open-welcomed-by-ioc-president |archive-date=26 July 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=25 July 2022 |title=Le nouveau slogan de Paris 2024 "Ouvrons grand les Jeux" accueilli favorablement par le président du CIO |trans-title=Paris 2024's new slogan "Let's open up the Games" welcomed by the IOC President |url=https://olympics.com/cio/news/le-nouveau-slogan-de-paris-2024-ouvrons-grand-les-jeux-accueilli-favorablement-par-le-president-du-cio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726042800/https://olympics.com/cio/news/le-nouveau-slogan-de-paris-2024-ouvrons-grand-les-jeux-accueilli-favorablement-par-le-president-du-cio |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=25 July 2022 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |language=fr}}
| events = 549 in 22 sports
| opening = 28 August 2024{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024|title=Paris 2024 Paralympic Games|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=2021-12-31|archive-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426092304/https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024|url-status=live}}
| opened_by = Emmanuel Macron
{{small|President of France}}
| closed_by = Andrew Parsons
{{small|President of the International Paralympic Committee}}
| cauldron = Alexis Hanquinquant
Nantenin Keïta
Charles-Antoine Kouakou
Fabien Lamirault
Élodie Lorandi
| stadium = Place de la Concorde
(Opening ceremony)
Stade de France
(Closing ceremony){{cite web|url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/venue/stade-de-france/|title=Stade de France|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218131659/https://www.paris2024.org/en/site/stade-de-france/|url-status=live}}
| winter_prev = Beijing 2022
| winter_next = Milano Cortina 2026
| summer_prev = Tokyo 2020
| summer_next = Los Angeles 2028
}}
{{2024 Summer Paralympics}}
The 2024 Summer Paralympics ({{langx|fr|Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2024}}), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games ({{langx|fr|Jeux paralympiques d'été de Paris 2024}}), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee. The Games were held in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024, and featured 549 medal events across 22 sports. These games marked the first time Paris hosted the Summer Paralympics and the second time France hosted the Paralympic Games, following the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Tignes and Albertville. France also hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics.
China topped the medal table for the sixth consecutive Paralympics, winning 94 golds and 221 total medals. Great Britain finished second for the tenth time, with 49 golds and 124 total medals. The United States finished third, with 36 golds, and 105 total medals. Additionally, Mauritius, Nepal, and the Refugee Paralympic Team won their first-ever Paralympic medals. The host nation, France, finished eighth with 19 gold and 75 total medals.
Bidding process
{{Main|Bids for the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics}}
As part of a formal agreement between the International Paralympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee first established in 2001, the winner of the bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics must also host the 2024 Summer Paralympics.{{cite news|title=Paralympics 2012: London to host 'first truly global Games'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/18143145|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=1 August 2012|archive-date=18 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818202303/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/18143145|url-status=live}}
Due to concerns over a number of cities withdrawing in the bid process of the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, a process to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously to the final two cities in the running to host the 2024 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles and Paris – was approved at an Extraordinary IOC Session on 11 July 2017 in Lausanne.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1051329/ioc-executive-board-approve-joint-awarding-plans-for-2024-and-2028-olympics|title=IOC Executive Board approve joint awarding plans for 2024 and 2028 Olympics|date=9 June 2017|publisher=Inside the Games|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801004320/http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1051329/ioc-executive-board-approve-joint-awarding-plans-for-2024-and-2028-olympics|url-status=live}} Paris was understood to be the preferred host for the 2024 Games. On 31 July 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for the 2028 Games, opening Paris up to be confirmed as host for the 2024 Games. Both decisions were ratified at the 131st IOC Session on 13 September 2017.{{cite news|title=Paris set to host 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles to be awarded 2028 Games by IOC|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/paris-set-to-host-2024-olympics-los-angeles-to-be-awarded-2028/8762478|work=ABC News|date=31 July 2017|access-date=1 August 2017|archive-date=15 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815083155/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/paris-set-to-host-2024-olympics-los-angeles-to-be-awarded-2028/8762478|url-status=live}}
Development and preparations
=Venues=
File:Paralympic logo at the top of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris 2024 (4).jpg with the Agitos]]
All the Paralympic events were held in and around Paris, including the suburbs of Saint-Denis and Versailles, and Vaires-sur-Marne which is just outside the city environs.{{Cite web |title=Paris 2024 Competition Venue Concept Map |url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-venue-concept/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=Paris 2024 |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318015927/https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-venue-concept/ |url-status=live}}
==Grand Paris zone==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" width="35%"| Venue ! scope="col" width="35%"| Events ! scope="col" width="10%"| Capacity ! scope="col" width="15%"| Status |
| rowspan="2" |Stade de France
| Closing Ceremony | rowspan="2" |77,083 | rowspan="3" |Existing |
| Athletics (Track and Field) |
| Paris La Défense Arena
| Swimming | 15,220 |
| rowspan="2" | Porte de La Chapelle Arena
| Badminton | 6,700 | rowspan="2" |Additional |
| Powerlifting
|7,000 |
| Clichy-sous-Bois
|Cycling (Road) | style="text-align:center;" |– |Temporary |
| North Paris Arena
|Sitting volleyball |6,000 |Existing |
| Parc Georges Valbon – La Courneuve
|Para-marathon (start) | style="text-align:center;" |– |Temporary |
==Paris Centre zone==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" width="35%"| Venue ! scope="col" width="35%"| Events ! scope="col" width="10%"| Capacity ! scope="col" width="15%"| Status |
| Bercy Arena
| Wheelchair Basketball | 15,000 | rowspan="3" | Existing |
| rowspan="2" | Grand Palais Éphémère
| Judo | rowspan="2" | 8,356 |
| Wheelchair Rugby |
| Eiffel Tower Stadium (Champ de Mars)
| Football 5-a-side | 12,860 | rowspan="2" | Temporary |
| Les Invalides
| Archery, Para marathon (finish) | 8,000 |
| rowspan="2" | Grand Palais
| Taekwondo | rowspan="2" | 6,500 | rowspan="2" | Existing |
| Wheelchair Fencing |
| Pont Alexandre III
| Triathlon | 1,000 | Temporary |
| Stade Roland Garros
| Wheelchair Tennis |12,000 | rowspan="4" |Existing |
| rowspan="3" | South Paris Arena
| Boccia | 9,000 |
| Table tennis
|6,650 |
| Goalball
| 7,300 |
==Versailles zone==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" width="35%"| Venue ! scope="col" width="35%"| Events ! scope="col" width="10%"| Capacity ! scope="col" width="15%"| Status |
| Gardens of the Palace of Versailles
| Para equestrian (Dressage) | 80,000 | Temporary |
==Outlying venues==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" width="35%"| Venue ! scope="col" width="35%"| Events ! scope="col" width="10%"| Capacity ! scope="col" width="15%"| Status |
| rowspan="2" | Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium ({{ill|Île de loisirs de Vaires-Torcy|fr}})
| Para canoe | 12,000 | rowspan="4" | Existing |
| Para rowing
|14,000 |
| Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
| Cycling (Track) | 5,000 |
| National Shooting Centre (Châteauroux)
|Shooting |3,000 |
==Non-competitive venues==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" width="35%"| Venue ! scope="col" width="35%"| Use ! scope="col" width="10%"| Capacity ! scope="col" width="15%"| Status |
| Place de la Concorde
|Opening Ceremony |65,000 |Temporary |
| Olympic Village, L'Île-Saint-Denis
|Paralympic Village |17,000 |Additional |
| Parc de l'Aire des Vents, Dugny
|Media Village | style="text-align:center;" |– |Temporary |
| {{ill|Parc des expositions de Paris-Le Bourget|fr|lt=Le Bourget Exhibition Centre and Media Village}}, Le Bourget
|International Broadcast Centre | style="text-align:center;" |– | rowspan="2" |Existing |
| Paris Congress Centre
|Main Press Centre | style="text-align:center;" |– |
=Medals=
File:Medailles-paralympiques-Paris2024.jpg
The designs of medals for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on 8 February 2024;{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympic-paralympic-medals-reveal-eiffel-tower|work=Olympics|title=Paris 2024: the Olympic and Paralympic medals have been revealed|date=8 February 2024|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208104336/https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympic-paralympic-medals-reveal-eiffel-tower|url-status=live}} as with the Olympic medals, the front of the Paralympic medals features an embedded original piece of scrap iron from the Eiffel Tower in the shape of a hexagon, engraved with the Paris 2024 emblem. The obverse contains a design of the Eiffel Tower viewed from below, inscriptions in braille (a writing system whose development has been credited to French educator and inventor Louis Braille), and line patterns that can be used to identify the medals by touch.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/68239167|work=BBC Sport|title=Paris 2024: Eiffel Tower metal in Olympics and Paralympics medals|date=8 February 2024|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208115449/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/68239167|url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=8 February 2024 |title=Paris 2024 unveils Paralympic and Olympic Games medals |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/paris-2024-unveils-paralympic-and-olympic-games-medals |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=Paralympic |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208110601/https://www.paralympic.org/news/paris-2024-unveils-paralympic-and-olympic-games-medals |url-status=live}}
= Volunteers =
In March 2023, applications to be volunteers at the Olympic and Paralympic Games were released.{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-volunteer-programme-application-timeline|work=Olympics|title=Paris 2024 Volunteer Programme: Timeline and application process revealed|date=18 October 2022|access-date=10 February 2024|archive-date=4 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104120318/https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-volunteer-programme-application-timeline|url-status=live}} By May 2023, 300,000 applications had been received.{{cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136665/paris-2024-volunteering-applications|work=Inside The Games|title=Over 300,000 applications for 45,000 volunteer places at Paris 2024|date=5 May 2023|access-date=10 February 2024|archive-date=3 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003044349/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136665/paris-2024-volunteering-applications|url-status=live}} Applicants were made aware of the status of their application in late 2023, of which 45,000 were expected to be assigned a volunteering position.{{cite news|url=https://www.afar.com/magazine/how-to-apply-to-volunteer-at-the-paris-2024-olympics|work=AFAR|title=How to Apply to Volunteer at the Paris 2024 Olympics|date=14 April 2023|access-date=10 February 2024|archive-date=8 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608181027/https://www.afar.com/magazine/how-to-apply-to-volunteer-at-the-paris-2024-olympics|url-status=live}}
= Transportation =
{{Main|Transportation during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics}}
Accessibility in the transportation network for people with disabilities was a concern during the lead-up to the Games; accessibility of the Paris Métro system is limited, with only one of its 16 lines being fully wheelchair-accessible—a shortcoming that faced criticism from disability advocates and IPC president Andrew Parsons. Ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics, Paris invested €1.5 billion towards improving the accessibility of local businesses and other forms of transport, including €125 million to upgrade its bus fleet to accommodate passengers with wheelchairs, and subsidizing the purchase of wheelchair-accessible taxicabs.{{Cite news |title=The Paralympics are coming to Paris. Will Paralympians be able to get around? |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Olympics/2024/0604/paris-olympics-paralympics-accessibility-disability |access-date=2024-08-24 |work=Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729 |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824033925/https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Olympics/2024/0604/paris-olympics-paralympics-accessibility-disability |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Paris 2024: Paralympics 'shame' in lack of Metro disabled access |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyrlr5m4rj0o |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173215/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyrlr5m4rj0o |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2018-10-26 |title=As 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Approach, Paris's Metro Is Mostly Off-Limits to the Disabled |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-26/paris-s-metro-says-more-disability-access-is-too-costly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011081308/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-26/paris-s-metro-says-more-disability-access-is-too-costly |archive-date=11 October 2021 |access-date=2022-06-26 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}
=Tickets=
On the day of the closing ceremony, 2.5 million of the 2.8 million tickets available for the games were sold. Suprassing London 2012 as the most tickets ever sold for a Paralympic games. Several sports reported record attendance.{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/paris-2024-games-break-record-ticket-sales-2024-09-08/#:~:text=PARIS%2C%20Sept%208%20(Reuters),Paralympics%2C%20which%20end%20on%20Sunday. | title=Paris 2024 Games break record ticket sales | website=Reuters | date=8 September 2024 | access-date=16 September 2024 | archive-date=16 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916232249/https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/paris-2024-games-break-record-ticket-sales-2024-09-08/#:~:text=PARIS%2C%20Sept%208%20(Reuters),Paralympics%2C%20which%20end%20on%20Sunday. | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/paralympicgames-tickets-1-million-sold-69c94066b4f2cbd1c1e26c06a27ba0f2 | title=1 million tickets sold for the Paris Paralympics, 2 months left to reach 2.8 million target | website=Associated Press News | date=26 August 2024 | access-date=27 August 2024 | archive-date=27 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827033741/https://apnews.com/article/paralympicgames-tickets-1-million-sold-69c94066b4f2cbd1c1e26c06a27ba0f2 | url-status=live }}
=Torch relay=
{{Main|2024 Summer Paralympics torch relay}}
The torch relay began with the lighting of the Paralympic Heritage flame in Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom, on 24 August. The next day, the torch arrived in France via the Channel Tunnel, thus beginning the torch relay. The torch was split into 12 parts and visited 12 different cities across France. The relay ended with the lighting of the Paralympic cauldron on 28 August.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k3wr1rdz9o.amp | title=Paralympic Games torch relay goes via Channel Tunnel at Folkestone | date=25 August 2024 | access-date=29 August 2024 | archive-date=29 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173214/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k3wr1rdz9o.amp | url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/paralympic-games/paralympic-torch-relay/route |title=Paris 2024 - Paralympic Torch Relay route |access-date=29 August 2024 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817020946/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/paralympic-games/paralympic-torch-relay/route |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/paris-2024-paralympic-flame-created-stoke-mandeville | title=Paris 2024: Paralympic Flame created at Stoke Mandeville | access-date=29 August 2024 | archive-date=29 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173352/https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/paris-2024-paralympic-flame-created-stoke-mandeville | url-status=live }}
File:2024 Paralympic Games media conference.jpg, Tony Estanguet, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Valérie Pécresse, Patrick Ollier and Pierre Rabadan ]]
The Games
= Opening ceremony =
{{Main|2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony}}
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The opening ceremony was held on 28 August 2024 at the Place de la Concorde, the first Paralympic opening ceremony to take place outside of a stadium. Directed by Thomas Jolly and with choreography by Alexander Ekman, the ceremony was themed around the "human body and its paradoxes".{{Cite web |date=2024-08-22 |title=Paris 2024 Paralympics set to dazzle the world |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1147987/paris-2024-paralympics-dazzle-the-world |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=www.insidethegames.biz |archive-date=24 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824032440/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1147987/paris-2024-paralympics-dazzle-the-world |url-status=live }} The Parade of Nations took place on the Champs-Élysées starting at the Arc de Triomphe (where the Paralympic Agitos were erected), and ending at provisory arena.{{Cite news |last=Yamak |first=Djaid |date=22 August 2024 |title=Paralympic Games: What we know about the opening ceremony |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/paris-2024-paralympics/article/2024/08/22/paralympic-games-what-we-know-about-the-opening-ceremony_6719628_360.html#:~:text=The%20Champs%2DElys%C3%A9es%20will%20be,part%2C%20including%20240%20from%20France. |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=Le Monde |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173214/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/paris-2024-paralympics/article/2024/08/22/paralympic-games-what-we-know-about-the-opening-ceremony_6719628_360.html#:~:text=The%20Champs%2DElys%C3%A9es%20will%20be,part%2C%20including%20240%20from%20France. |url-status=live}}
The final leg culminated with multiple torchbearers coming together, who then lit the Paralympic cauldron, a ring of 40 computerised LEDs and 200 high-pressure water aerosol spray dispensers which was topped by a 30-metre-tall helium sphere resembling a hot air balloon, rising in the air, reminiscent of the Montgolfier brothers' experiments leading to the first hot air balloon flight in 1783.{{Cite news |last=Vasavda |first=Mihir |date=2024-07-28 |title=40 LED lights, a cloud of water-vapour for illumination, 200 high-pressure misting nozzles: How flying cauldron of Paris Olympics is lit up |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/paris-2024-olympics-cauldron-opening-ceremony-9479655/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728015312/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/paris-2024-olympics-cauldron-opening-ceremony-9479655/ |archive-date=28 July 2024 |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=The Indian Express}} Performers included French singer Christine and the Queens. Dignitaries who attended the ceremony included British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, IOC President Thomas Bach, IPC President Andrew Parsons, and French President Emmanuel Macron, who opened the games.
= Closing ceremony =
File:2024 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony 16.jpg]]
{{Main|2024 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony}}
The closing ceremony took place at the Stade de France on 8 September 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-22 |title=Cérémonie de clôture {{!}} Jeux Paralympiques de Paris 2024 |url=https://www.stadefrance.com/fr/billetterie/jeux-paralympiques-de-paris-2024-ceremonie_cloture |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826025814/https://www.stadefrance.com/fr/billetterie/jeux-paralympiques-de-paris-2024-ceremonie_cloture |archive-date=2024-08-26 |website=stadefrance.com}}
French composer Jean-Michel Jarre opened the festivities. A total of twenty-three other DJs performed, including Étienne de Crécy, Cassius, DJ Falcon and Alan Braxe.{{Cite web |date=24 August 2024 |title=Jeux paralympiques 2024 : la cérémonie de clôture sera une grande soirée électro, avec Jean-Michel Jarre, Busy P et des grands noms de la French touch |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/08/24/jeux-paralympiques-2024-la-ceremonie-de-cloture-prendra-la-forme-d-un-grand-concert-electro_6292716_3242.html |website=Le Monde |language=fr |access-date=9 September 2024 |archive-date=18 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918085532/https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/08/24/jeux-paralympiques-2024-la-ceremonie-de-cloture-prendra-la-forme-d-un-grand-concert-electro_6292716_3242.html |url-status=live }}
Dignitaries included Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, French president Emmanuel Macron, International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons, and Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass.
= Sports =
File:Phryge-para2024-medaille.jpg plush given to medal winners]]
The programme for the 2024 Summer Paralympics was announced in January 2019, with no changes to the 22 sports from the 2020 Summer Paralympics.{{Cite web |title=Paris 2024 reveals session-by-session competition schedule |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/draftparis2024calendar |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=Paralympic.org |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173252/https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/paris-2024-reveals-session-session-competition-schedule |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Paris 2024 Paralympic Competition Schedule by session |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Paris%202024%20Paralympic%20Competition%20Schedule%20-%20ENG.pdf |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=Paralympic.org |archive-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823121159/https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Paris%202024%20Paralympic%20Competition%20Schedule%20-%20ENG.pdf |url-status=live }} The first draft of the event schedule was released on 8 July 2022, with 549 events in 22 sports. A record 235 medal events will be women's events, an increase of eight over 2020; factoring these events and mixed-gender events, the number of female participants in the Paralympics is projected to be at least double of that of Sydney 2000.
The IPC considered bids for golf, karate, para dance sport, and powerchair football to be added to the Paralympic programme as new sports. Bids were also made for CP football (football 7-a-side) and sailing—the two sports that had been dropped for 2020—to be reinstated. While CP football was selected for consideration by the IPC, it was rejected due to a lack of reach in women's participation.{{Cite web|title=Paris 2024: IPC announces sports programme|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/paris-2024-ipc-announces-sports-programme|access-date=2021-08-02|website=International Paralympic Committee|language=en|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173332/https://www.paralympic.org/news/paris-2024-ipc-announces-sports-programme|url-status=live}}
In January 2021, the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) was declared non-competent by the IPC for violations of its Athlete Classification Code, and the sport was dropped from the Paris 2024 programme. On 22 September 2021, the IPC conditionally reinstated wheelchair basketball following reforms made by the IWBF, subject to compliance measures.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-22|title=Wheelchair basketball conditionally reinstated on to Paris 2024 programme|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113305/wheelchair-basketball-paris-paralympics|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Insidethegames.biz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926123714/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113305/wheelchair-basketball-paris-paralympics |archive-date=26 September 2021 }}
File:Stade Tour Eiffel - Paris VII (FR75) - 2024-09-02 - 17.jpg during the Paralympics]]
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- File:Archery pictogram (Paralympics).svg Archery ({{DetailsLink|Archery at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (9)
- File:Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg Athletics ({{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (164)
- File:Wheelchair badminton pictogram (Paralympics).svg Badminton ({{DetailsLink|Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (16)
- File:Boccia pictogram (Paralympics).svg Boccia ({{DetailsLink|Boccia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (11)
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram (Paralympics).svg Cycling ({{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (51)
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram (Paralympics).svg Road (34)
- File:Cycling (track) pictogram (Paralympics).svg Track (17)
- File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian ({{Detailslink|Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (11)
- File:Football 5-a-side pictogram (Paralympics).svg Football 5-a-side ({{DetailsLink|Football 5-a-side at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (1)
- File:Goalball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Goalball ({{DetailsLink|Goalball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (2)
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo ({{DetailsLink|Judo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (16)
- File:Paracanoe pictogram (Paralympics).svg Paracanoe ({{DetailsLink|Paracanoeing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (10)
- File:Triathlon pictogram.svg Paratriathlon ({{DetailsLink|Paratriathlon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (11)
- File:Powerlifting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Powerlifting ({{DetailsLink|Powerlifting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (20)
- File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing ({{DetailsLink|Rowing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (5)
- File:Shooting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Shooting ({{DetailsLink|Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (13)
- File:Sitting volleyball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Sitting volleyball ({{DetailsLink|Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (2)
- File:Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg Swimming ({{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (141)
- File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis ({{DetailsLink|Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (31)
- File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo ({{DetailsLink|Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (10)
- File:Wheelchair basketball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair basketball ({{DetailsLink|Wheelchair basketball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (2)
- File:Wheelchair fencing pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair fencing ({{DetailsLink|Wheelchair fencing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (16)
- File:Wheelchair rugby pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair rugby ({{DetailsLink|Wheelchair rugby at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (1)
- File:Wheelchair tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair tennis ({{DetailsLink|Wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics}}) (6)
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Calendar
{{2024 Summer Paralympics calendar}}
Medal summary
{{main|2024 Summer Paralympics medal table}}
{{see also|List of 2024 Summer Paralympics medal winners}}
{{:2024 Summer Paralympics medal table}}
= Podium Sweeps =
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|+ !Date !Sport !Event !Team !Gold !Silver !Bronze !Ref |
| rowspan="2"|3 September
| rowspan="4"|Swimming | rowspan="4"|{{flagIPC|CHN|2024 Summer}} |
| Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 |
| 5 September |
| rowspan="2"|6 September |
| Athletics
|{{flagIPC|NED|2024 Summer}} |
| 7 September
|Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM5 |{{flagIPC|CHN|2024 Summer}} |
Participating National Paralympic Committees
Of the 187 existing National Paralympic Committees (NPC), 168 classified at least one athlete for the Summer Paralympic Games, which was a historic participation record. Three NPCs, Eritrea, Kiribati and Kosovo, made their Paralympic debuts at these Games. Nine NPCs returned to the Paralympics after a time of absence: Bangladesh (2008); the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (2012); and East Timor, Macau, Myanmar, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago and Turkmenistan (2016).{{Cite web |date=August 2024 |title=Paris 2024 Paralympics Entries |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/entries/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=olympics.com |archive-date=28 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828183907/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/entries/ |url-status=live}} Of the 162 Paralympic Committees that sent their delegations to Tokyo in 2021, the Faroe Islands, Guyana, Madagascar and Tajikistan were not present.
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Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committee
{{As of|2024|8|27}}
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| scope="col" width="50"|Ranking
!scope="col" width="250"|NPC !scope="col" width="25"|Athletes | ||
|---|---|---|
| align=center|1 | {{flagIPC|CHN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|284 |
| align=center|2 | {{flagIPC|BRA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|256 |
| style="background:#9acdff;"
|align=center|3 | {{flagIPC|FRA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|239 |
| align=center|4 | {{flagIPC|USA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|220 |
| align=center|5 | {{flagIPC|GBR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|201 |
| align=center|6 | {{flagIPC|JPN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|177 |
| align=center|7 | {{flagIPC|AUS|2024 Summer}} | align=center|159 |
| align=center|8 | {{flagIPC|GER|2024 Summer}} | align=center|143 |
| align=center|9 | {{flagIPC|ITA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|141 |
| align="center" |10 | {{flagIPC|ESP|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |139 |
| align="center" |11 | {{flagIPC|CAN|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |125 |
| align="center" |12 | {{flagIPC|NPA|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |98 |
| align="center" |13 | {{flagIPC|TUR|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |93 |
| align="center" |14 | {{flagIPC|IND|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |84 |
| align="center" |14 | {{flagIPC|NED|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |84 |
| align="center" |14 | {{flagIPC|POL|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |84 |
| align="center" |17 | {{flagIPC|KOR|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |83 |
| align="center" |18 | {{flagIPC|THA|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |78 |
| align="center" |19 | {{flagIPC|COL|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |74 |
| align="center" |19 | {{flagIPC|UKR|2024 Summer}} | align="center" |74 |
| align=center|21 | {{flagIPC|ARG|2024 Summer}} | align=center|68 |
| align=center|22 | {{flagIPC|MEX|2024 Summer}} | align=center|67 |
| align=center|23 | {{flagIPC|IRI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|65 |
| align=center|23 | {{flagIPC|UZB|2024 Summer}} | align=center|65 |
| align=center|25 | {{flagIPC|EGY|2024 Summer}} | align=center|54 |
| align=center|26 | {{flagIPC|KAZ|2024 Summer}} | align=center|44 |
| align=center|27 | {{flagIPC|HUN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|39 |
| align=center|28 | {{flagIPC|MAR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|38 |
| align=center|29 | {{flagIPC|GRE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|37 |
| align=center|30 | {{flagIPC|INA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|35 |
| align=center|31 | {{flagIPC|CZE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|32 |
| align=center|31 | {{flagIPC|DEN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|32 |
| align=center|31 | {{flagIPC|RSA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|32 |
| align=center|34 | {{flagIPC|TUN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|30 |
| align=center|35 | {{flagIPC|BEL|2024 Summer}} | align=center|29 |
| align=center|35 | {{flagIPC|IRL|2024 Summer}} | align=center|29 |
| align=center|37 | {{flagIPC|CHI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|28 |
| align=center|37 | {{flagIPC|MAS|2024 Summer}} | align=center|28 |
| align=center|39 | {{flagIPC|ISR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|27 |
| align=center|39 | {{flagIPC|POR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|27 |
| align=center|39 | {{flagIPC|SUI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|27 |
| align=center|42 | {{flagIPC|ALG|2024 Summer}} | align=center|26 |
| align=center|42 | {{flagIPC|SVK|2024 Summer}} | align=center|26 |
| align=center|44 | {{flagIPC|NZL|2024 Summer}} | align=center|25 |
| align=center|44 | {{flagIPC|VEN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|25 |
| align=center|46 | {{flagIPC|AUT|2024 Summer}} | align=center|24 |
| align=center|47 | {{flagIPC|HKG|2024 Summer}} | align=center|23 |
| align=center|47 | {{flagIPC|NGR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|23 |
| align=center|47 | {{flagIPC|SRB|2024 Summer}} | align=center|23 |
| align=center|50 | {{flagIPC|CRO|2024 Summer}} | align=center|22 |
| align=center|51 | {{flagIPC|CUB|2024 Summer}} | align=center|21 |
| align=center|52 | {{flagIPC|IRQ|2024 Summer}} | align=center|20 |
| align=center|52 | {{flagIPC|SWE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|20 |
| align=center|54 | {{flagIPC|AZE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|18 |
| align=center|54 | {{flagIPC|NOR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|18 |
| align=center|56 | {{flagIPC|FIN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|16 |
| align=center|57 | {{flagIPC|BIH|2024 Summer}} | align=center|14 |
| align=center|57 | {{flagIPC|ECU|2024 Summer}} | align=center|14 |
| align=center|57 | {{flagIPC|GEO|2024 Summer}} | align=center|14 |
| align=center|57 | {{flagIPC|SLO|2024 Summer}} | align=center|14 |
| align=center|61 | {{flagIPC|KEN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|13 |
| align=center|61 | {{flagIPC|PER|2024 Summer}} | align=center|13 |
| align=center|61 | {{flagIPC|RWA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|13 |
| align=center|61 | {{flagIPC|TPE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|13 |
| align=center|61 | {{flagIPC|UAE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|13 |
| align=center|66 | {{flagIPC|MGL|2024 Summer}} | align=center|12 |
| align=center|67 | {{flagIPC|DOM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|11 |
| align=center|68 | {{flagIPC|SGP|2024 Summer}} | align=center|10 |
| align=center|69 | {{flagIPC|LTU|2024 Summer}} | align=center|9 |
| align=center|69 | {{flagIPC|KSA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|9 |
| align=center|71 | {{flagIPC|CRC|2024 Summer}} | align=center|8 |
| align=center|71 | {{flagIPC|JOR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|8 |
| align=center|71 | {{flagIPC|LAT|2024 Summer}} | align=center|8 |
| align=center|71 | {{flagIPC|RPT|2024 Summer}} | align=center|8 |
| align=center|71 | {{flagIPC|SRI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|8 |
| align=center|76 | {{flagIPC|VIE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|7 |
| align=center|77 | {{flagIPC|MRI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|6 |
| align=center|77 | {{flagIPC|PHI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|6 |
| align=center|77 | {{flagIPC|ROU|2024 Summer}} | align=center|6 |
| align=center|80 | {{flagIPC|CMR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|5 |
| align=center|80 | {{flagIPC|EST|2024 Summer}} | align=center|5 |
| align=center|80 | {{flagIPC|ISL|2024 Summer}} | align=center|5 |
| align=center|80 | {{flagIPC|MDA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|5 |
| align=center|80 | {{flagIPC|NAM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|5 |
| align=center|85 | {{flagIPC|ETH|2024 Summer}} | align=center|4 |
| align=center|85 | {{flagIPC|GHA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|4 |
| align=center|85 | {{flagIPC|KGZ|2024 Summer}} | align=center|4 |
| align=center|85 | {{flagIPC|MNE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|4 |
| align=center|85 | {{flagIPC|SEN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|4 |
| align=center|85 | {{flagIPC|SOL|2024 Summer}} | align=center|4 |
| align=center|85 | {{flagIPC|UGA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|4 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|ARM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|BUL|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|CPV|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|CYP|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|ESA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|FIJ|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|CIV|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|KUW|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|LBA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|NEP|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|92 | {{flagIPC|PAN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|3 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|ANG|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|BRN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|BAN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|BEN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|BER|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|BOT|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|BDI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|CAF|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|COD|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|GAB|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|GAM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|GRN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|GUA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|GUI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|GBS|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|LES|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|LBR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|LUX|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|MAW|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|MDV|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|MLI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|MLT|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|OMA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|PNG|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|PUR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|QAT|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|CGO|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|URU|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|VAN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|ZAM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|103 | {{flagIPC|ZIM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|2 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|AFG|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|ARU|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|BAR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|BHU|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|BUR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|CAM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|TLS|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|ERI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|HAI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|HON|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|JAM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|KIR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|KOS|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|LAO|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|LIB|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|MAC|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|MOZ|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|MYA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|NCA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|NIG|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|MKD|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|PAK|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|PLE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|PAR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|VIN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|STP|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|SLE|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|SOM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|SUR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|SYR|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|TAN|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|TOG|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|TGA|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|TRI|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|TKM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|ISV|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
| align=center|134 | {{flagIPC|YEM|2024 Summer}} | align=center|1 |
Marketing
=Emblem and branding=
The emblem for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics (a stylized rendition of Marianne) was unveiled on 21 October 2019 at the Grand Rex. For the first time, a Paralympic Games will share the same emblem as their corresponding Olympics, with no difference or variation. Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet stated that the decision was intended to reflect the two events sharing a single "ambition", explaining that "in terms of legacy we believe that in this country we need to strengthen the place of sport in the daily life of the people, and whatever the age, whatever the disability or not, you have a place and a role to play in the success of Paris 2024".{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1086210/paris-2024-new-emblem-launch|title=Paris 2024 unveil new shared Olympic and Paralympic Games emblem|date=21 October 2019|website=insidethegames.biz|access-date=2019-10-22|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022034112/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1086210/paris-2024-new-emblem-launch|url-status=live}}
The official posters for these Olympics and Paralympics by Ugo Gattoni (which features a stylized Paris landscape with themed depictions of its landmarks and venues) were also designed as a single piece, split in halves representing each event.{{cite news |last=Muñana |first=Gustavo |date=5 March 2024 |title='Surrealist' diptych poster for Paris 2024 Olympics |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144080/surrealist-diptych-poster-for-paris |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305111056/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144080/surrealist-diptych-poster-for-paris |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=Inside the Games}}
=Mascots=
{{main|The Phryges}}
The mascots of Paris 2024, The Phryges, were unveiled on 14 November 2022. They are a pair of anthrophomorphic Phrygian caps, which have been regarded as a historical symbol of liberty and freedom in France. The Phryge representing the Paralympics wears a running blade on one of its legs, marking the first time since 1994 that a Paralympic mascot has been depicted with a visible disability.{{Cite news |last=Belam |first=Martin |date=2022-11-14 |title=Meet the Phryges: Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots unveiled |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/14/paris-2024-olympic-mascot-paralympic-mascot-phryges-france |access-date=2023-07-28 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125160348/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/14/paris-2024-olympic-mascot-paralympic-mascot-phryges-france |url-status=live }}
Broadcasting rights
For the first time, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) will provide live telecasts for all 22 Paralympic sports—an increase from 19 in Tokyo.{{Cite web |last=McLean |first=Heather |title=Paris 2024: The IPC on making the Paralympic Games the best ever while changing culture and attitudes towards disability |url=https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/paris-2024-the-ipc-on-making-the-paralympic-games-the-best-ever-while-changing-culture-and-attitudes-towards-disability/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=SVG Europe |language=en |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705193127/https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/paris-2024-the-ipc-on-making-the-paralympic-games-the-best-ever-while-changing-culture-and-attitudes-towards-disability/ |url-status=live }}
In 175+ countries where broadcast rights had not been sold, the Games were streamed on YouTube via a partnership with the IPC, including event coverage, highlights and YouTube Shorts content, as well as multi-view support.{{Cite web |title=IPC and a YouTube team-up to ensure Paris 2024 are the most accessible Paralympics yet |url=https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/ipc-and-youtube-team-paris-2024-accessible-paralympics |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173238/https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/ipc-and-youtube-team-paris-2024-accessible-paralympics |url-status=live }} An exception was Great Britain and Ireland, as while the games were also broadcast on YouTube in this region, but they were broadcast on the Channel 4 Sport YouTube channel as opposed to the IPC channel.{{Cite web |title=Overview of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Channel 4 {{!}} Channel 4 |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/overview-paris-2024-paralympic-games-channel-4 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=www.channel4.com |archive-date=28 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828183915/https://www.channel4.com/press/news/overview-paris-2024-paralympic-games-channel-4 |url-status=live }}
| class="wikitable"
|+ |
| Africa (also countries cited below) |
| Algeria
|Public Establishment of Television, Télédiffusion d'Algérie |
| Afghanistan
| rowspan="2" |None |
| Antarctica |
| Argentina |
| Australia
| rowspan="1" | Nine Network |
| Azerbaijan |
| Brunei Darussalam
| rowspan="1" |None |
| Bolivia |
| Botswana
|BTV |
| Brazil |
| Bhutan
|None |
| Burundi
|RTNB |
| Cambodia
|None |
| Canada
|CBC |
| Cape Verde
|TCV |
| Caribbean
|None |
| Costa Rica |
| Central America (excluding cited)
|None |
| Cook Islands
|CiTV, Araura TV, Mangaia TV, Vaka TV |
| Comoros
|ORTC |
| Chile |
| Congo
|RTNC |
| China |
| Colombia
|Teleantioquia, Canal Capita, Canal Trece, Telepacifico, Telecafé, Canal Tro, Teleislas, Telecaribe |
| Cuba |
| Djibouti |
| Dominican Republic |
| Ecuador
|RTS |
| Egypt |
| El Salvador |
| Eswatini
|ESWATINI TV |
| Fiji |
| Gabon |
| Gambia
|GRTS |
| Gibraltar
| None |
| Guinea
|RTG |
| Guatemala |
| Greece
|ERT |
| Honduras |
| Hong Kong
|RTHK |
| Indonesia
|Garuda TV |
| India |
| Indian subcontinent |
| Iraq |
| Japan |
| Jordan
|JRTV |
| Kenya
|KBC |
| Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan
|None |
| Laos
|None |
| Lebanon |
| Lesotho
|LTV |
| Liberia
|LNTV |
| Madagascar |
| Mauritania |
| Mauritius |
| Morocco
|SNRT |
| Micronesia
|FSMTC-TV |
| Middle East (excluding cited)
| None |
| South Korea |
| North Korea
| None |
| Kazakhstan
| Qazsport |
| Sri Lanka
| None |
| Myanmar
| None |
| Mongolia |
| Macao
|CCTV |
| Mexico
|Canal Once, Hi! Sports, Claro Sports |
| Malaysia |
| Namibia |
| Niger
|RTN |
| Nicaragua |
| Nigeria |
| Nepal
| None |
| Palestine |
| Papua New Guinea |
| Philippines
|None |
| Palau
|Oceania Television Network |
| Paraguay
|SNT |
| Peru
|ATV |
| Poland |
| Romania
|None |
| Qatar |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Solomon Islands
|TTV, SIBC |
| Senegal |
| Seychelles |
| Singapore |
| Syria |
| Somalia
|Television of the Republic of Somalia |
| Spain
|RTVE |
| Sudan |
| Thailand
|T Sports 7, PPTV, AIS PLAY |
| Tajikistan
| TV Varzish |
| Tanzania
|ZBC 2 |
| Timor-Leste
| rowspan="2" | None |
| Turkmenistan |
| Tunisia
| rowspan="1" | Télévision Tunisienne |
| Tonga
| rowspan="1" | None |
| Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
|ELTA TV |
| Tunisia |
| Uruguay
| None |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| Uzbekistan
| rowspan="1" | NTRC |
| Venezuela
|TVes |
| Vietnam
|None |
| Vanuatu
|VBTC |
| Samoa
|TV1 Samoa, TV3 Samoa |
| Yemen
| Yemen TV |
| Zambia
|SUN SPORTS TV |
In conjunction with the Olympic Games, the French national public television broadcaster France Télévisions acquired rights to the 2024 Summer Paralympics, airing mainly on France 2 and France 3.{{Cite web|title=France Télévisions is official broadcaster for Paris 2024|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/france-televisions-official-broadcaster-paris-2024|access-date=2022-01-28|website=International Paralympic Committee|language=en|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128214428/https://www.paralympic.org/news/france-televisions-official-broadcaster-paris-2024|url-status=live}} On 28 August 2020, Channel 4 renewed its rights to the Paralympics in the United Kingdom through 2024;{{Cite web|date=2020-08-28|title=Channel 4 extends Paralympics commitment with Paris 2024 deal|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/channel-4-exends-paralympics-commitment-with-paris-2024-deal/|access-date=2020-08-28|website=SportBusiness|language=en-US|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913100309/https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/channel-4-exends-paralympics-commitment-with-paris-2024-deal/|url-status=live}} coverage was broadcast on Channel 4 television, streaming, and Channel 4 Sport channels on YouTube. Channel 4 notably hired actress Rose Ayling-Ellis as a presenter, with the broadcaster stating that she would be the first deaf person to serve as a correspondent on a live sports broadcast.{{Cite web |last=Bickerton |first=Jake |title=C4 to stream Paris 2024 Paralympics on YouTube |url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasting/c4-to-stream-paris-2024-paralympics-on-youtube/5193841.article |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Broadcast |language=en |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173737/https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasting/c4-to-stream-paris-2024-paralympics-on-youtube/5193841.article |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=2024-08-22 |title=Paralympics 2024: How Networks In The U.S. & UK Want Their Coverage To Leave A Legacy |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/paralympics-2024-nbc-channel-4-1236041121/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=23 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823075120/https://deadline.com/2024/08/paralympics-2024-nbc-channel-4-1236041121/ |url-status=live }}
CBC Sports renewed its Canadian rights to the Paralympics for 2024 and 2026, in partnership with the Canadian Paralympic Committee. This was notably the final on-air role for long-time CBC Sports anchor Scott Russell before his retirement from broadcasting; Russell had covered 16 Olympic Games and hosted six during his 40-year career at the network.{{cite news |date=27 June 2024 |title=CBC Sports broadcaster Scott Russell to retire from hosting duties after Paris Paralympics |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/scott-russell-retirement-hosting-cbc-sports-1.7247582 |access-date=28 June 2024 |publisher=CBC Sports |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173741/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/scott-russell-retirement-hosting-cbc-sports-1.7247582 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-22 |title=CBC/Radio-Canada announced as Canadian broadcast host of 2024, 2026 Paralympics |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-home-of-next-two-paralympics-1.6786467 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=CBC Sports |archive-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102084209/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-home-of-next-two-paralympics-1.6786467 |url-status=live }} In the United States, NBC Sports planned a major expansion of its coverage, including extending digital features from the Olympics on Peacock such as the "Gold Zone" whiparound broadcast, and multi-view, to the Paralympics.{{Cite web |last=Cobb |first=Kayla |date=2024-08-15 |title=Peacock Extends Hit Olympics Commentary Series 'Gold Zone,' Multiview Feature to Paris 2024 Paralympics |url=https://www.thewrap.com/peacock-gold-zone-paris-2024-paralympics-multiview/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173739/https://www.thewrap.com/peacock-gold-zone-paris-2024-paralympics-multiview/ |url-status=live }}
See also
- 2024 Summer Olympics
- Other Paralympics celebrated in France:
- 1992 Winter Paralympics
- 2030 Winter Paralympics
Notes
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External links
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/paralympic-games Paris 2024 Official Homepage]
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