Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: When will the competitions take place?

by times news cr

2024-08-24 08:21:13

Paris remains the perfect place for athletes and in Guatemala We are excited when the Paralympic Games Paris 2024.

The representatives Guatemalans They are ready for their participation in France, where they will undoubtedly fill us with pride and emotions when they come out on stage. Below we will leave you the details and the most important dates so that you do not miss the skillsHow cool!

This is what the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will look like

Los Paralympic Games will take place over 12 magical days, from 28 August to 8 September 2024, and will bring together 4,400 of the world’s most prominent Paralympic athletes, with 549 evidence that will be delivered medals in 22 sports for 11 days of competition.

According to the organizers, all Paralympic events will be held in Paris and its surroundings, including the suburbs of Saint Denis and Versailles, and Vaires-sur-Marnes, on the outskirts of the city, which will make it easier for spectators travel between venues in the most emblematic locations of the French capital.

Photo description for visually impaired people: In the image, para archer Juan Diego Blas hugs Ericka Esteban during the swearing-in ceremony. (Credit: GUAParalimpico)

Things you didn’t know about the 2024 Paralympics

Los Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will share the same logo for the first time. The emblem features a gold medala flame and Marianne, symbol of the revolution and of France as a nation.

The Phryge Paralympic shows for the first time a disabled petcourtesy of a prosthetic leg. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Phryge are based on an item of clothing representative of freedom in France.

Paris 2024 instituted the Paralympic Daywhose inaugural edition was held on October 8, 2022. More than 40 thousand people enjoyed sports demonstrationsincluding a spectacular long jump competition, in which athletes ran along an elevated track with spectators cheering just inches on either side.

Who will participate for Guatemala in the 2024 Paralympics?

Guatemala will have the participation of two athletes, Juan Diego Blas of for archery y Ericka Esteban of for athleticsThe Guatemalan representatives, both standard-bearers, were sworn in on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

Juan Diego will compete in para archery and Ericka in para athletics, where they will seek to give their best effort and put the name of Guatemala on high. Both for athletes They are the standard bearers and will represent the country during the games.

A competition that will change the Paralympics

Los sports will be combined with the emblematic places of France: from the Palace of Versailles for the tests for equestrian to the Grand Palais for the wheelchair fencinggoing through the competitions of for taekwondo and Les Invalides for archery.

In addition, gender parity takes a step forward, as the program Paris 2024 will have a record 236 medals, the largest number in the history of the Paralympic Games.

Las Paris 2024 Paralympic Medals They have an original iron piece of the Eiffel Tower embedded in them, while on the reverse, a Olympic Games stamp in braille pays homage to the French inventor of the system, Louis Braille. How cool!

Photo description for visually impaired people: Pictured are the venues for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. (Credit: Paris2024)

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