Opening Ceremony Kicks Off 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris Today

Today the opening ceremony

Today, Wednesday, August 28 at 21:00, the opening ceremony of the 17th Paralympic Games 2024 will take place in Paris!

More than 4,000 athletes from 189 countries will participate in the Games across 549 events from a total of 22 sports!

The central theme of the Games is “Open to All,” with the French organizers conveying this message during the recent Olympic Games as well.

The opening ceremony, like the Olympics, will take place outside the stadium, specifically at Place de la Concorde, which hosted skateboarding, freestyle BMX, and 3X3 basketball during the event.

The title of the 2024 Opening Ceremony is “Paradox,” with the organizing committee promoting disability as a means of progress and integration.

The Paralympic Games will last until September 8, when the closing ceremony of the event will be held.

See the detailed schedule and results for all sports of the 2024 Paralympic Games

The Greek delegation

The Greek delegation is quite large, consisting of 24 men and 13 women in 10 sports, as well as three companions. Below are the Greek male and female athletes and the sports they will participate in:

MEN

Paschalis Kouloumoglou (bench press)Dimitris Bakochristos (bench press)Mihalis Kalarakis (equestrian)Dimitris Karipidis (swimming)Nikos Kontou (swimming)Yiannis Kostakis (swimming)Alexandros Lergios (swimming)Demosthenes Michalentzakis (swimming)Antonis Tsapatakis (swimming)Grigoris Polychronodis (boccia) – Katerina Patroni (ramp operator)Nikos Papangelis (road cycling)Sotiris Galogavros (shooting)Paniotis Giannoukaris (shooting)Nasos Gavelas (athletics) – Ioannis Nifantopoulos (guide)Dimitris Zisidis (athletics)Thanasis Konstantinidis (athletics)Stelios Malakopoulos (athletics)Stratos Nikolaidis (athletics)Grigoris Dislis (athletics)Thanasis Prodromou (athletics)Mihalis Seitis (athletics)Lazaros Stefanidis (athletics)Manolis Stefanoudakis (athletics)Konstantinos Tsounis (athletics)

WOMEN

Alexandra Stamatopoulou (swimming)Areti Spyridou (swimming)Maria Tzivelaki (swimming)Chrysi Morfi (boccia)Anna Denta (boccia) – Christina Denta (ramp operator)Tania Keramida (athletics)Lida Mantopoulou (athletics)Zoi Mantoudi (athletics)Christina Gentzou (taekwondo)Eleni Papastamatopoulou (taekwondo)Emmanouela Masourou (judo)Theodora Paschalidou (judo)Dorothea Poimenidou (archery)