Paralympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: French President Emmanuel Macron declared the 2024 Paralympics open on Thursday (IST) during a colourful ceremony in the heart of Paris. A total of 4,400 Paralympians, representing 167 nations, marched from Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde. In a moment of pride for India, para-athletes Sumit Antil and Bhagyashri Jadhav led the Indian contingent, which is the largest ever in the nation's Paralympic history with 84 athletes in 12 different sports. The opening ceremony itself was a spectacular celebration of diversity, resilience, and the spirit of competition, featuring breathtaking performances that highlighted French culture and the Paralympic values of determination and equality.
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- 23:55 (IST)Paralympics 2024 LIVE: The Athletes are here!With the end of the artistic show, musical performance and the pyrotechnic show, it is now time for the athlletes to take the center stage. First up is Afghanistan with their sole representative Ebrahim Danish. He will be competing in Para Taekwondo K44
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- 23:20 (IST)Paralympics 2024 LIVE: Know about India's flag-bearers!Tokyo Paralympics gold medal winner Sumit Antil and Asian Para Games silver medalist Bhagyashree Jadhav will be Indian flag-bearers at the opening ceremony. Sumit won the Tokyo Paralympics gold medal with a world record throw of 68.55 metres in the men's javelin F64 category. On the other hand, shotputter Bhagyashree, who competes in the F34 category, won a silver medal at the Asian Para Games
- 23:17 (IST)Paralympics 2024 LIVE: More medal hopes for India!India have sent their largest-ever Paralympic contingent of 84 para-athletes and hopes to achieve a record medal tally as well. India won 19 medals, which included five gold, at the Tokyo Paralympics three years to attain their best finish on the medals tally, ranking 24th among 78 nations which won at least one medal at the Games. What will be the medal count this time around?
- 22:47 (IST)Paralympics 2024 LIVE: Historic ceremony on cards!History will be created in Paris as for the first time ever the opening ceremony of a Paralympics will be held outside of the stadium. Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysees will be the stage for the event, which will be led by Thomas Jolly, Artistic Director for the Ceremonies.
- 22:41 (IST)Paralympics 2024 LIVE: Hello!Hello and welcome to our live blog of Paris Paralympics 2024. The curtain-raiser is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM local time (11:30 PM IST) on August 28, with a total of 4,400 Paralympic athletes from 167 nations will march around Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysees.
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