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2024 Summer Paralympics

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2024 Summer Paralympics
Summer Paralympic Games
Sportparasport Edit
Motto textGames Wide Open Edit
CountryFrance Edit
Ein locationParis Edit
Home venueplace de la Concorde, Stade de France Edit
Dey follow2020 Summer Paralympics Edit
Edition number17 Edit
Point for tym insyd2024 Edit
Tym dem start28 August 2024 Edit
End tym8 September 2024 Edit
Significant event2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony Edit
OrganizerInternational Paralympic Committee, Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024 Edit
Officially opened byPresident of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron Edit
MascotPhryges Edit
Final event2024 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024 Edit

De 2024 Summer Paralympics (French: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2024), dem sanso know am as de Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, wey dem brand am as Paris 2024, be de 17th Summer Paralympic Games, upcoming international multi-sport parasports event govern by de International Paralympic Committee, dem dey cam hold am insyd Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. Dese games dey mark de first time Paris go host de Paralympics insyd ein history den de second time wey France go host de Paralympic Games, as Tignes den Albertville jointly host de 1992 Winter Paralympics.

Bidding process

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As part of formal agreement between de International Paralympic Committee den de International Olympic Committee dem first establish insyd 2001, de winner of de bid give de 2024 Summer Olympics sanso for host de 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Secof concerns over number of cities wey withdraw insyd de bid process of de 2022 Winter Olympics den 2024 Summer Olympics, process to award de 2024 den 2028 Games simultaneously to de final two cities insyd de running make dem host de 2024 Summer Olympics; Los Angeles den Paris, na dem approve dem for Extraordinary IOC Session for 11 July 2017 insyd Lausanne.[2] Na dem understand Paris make ebe de preferred host give de 2024 Games. For 31 July 2017, de IOC announce Los Angeles as de sole candidate give de 2028 Games, dey open make dem confirm Paris up to be as hosts give de 2024 Games. Na dem ratify both decisions for de 131st IOC Session for 13 September 2017.[3]

Insyd February 2018, na dem report say de IOC den organizing committee na dem discuss make dem move de Olympics den Paralympics ahead by one week from dema original scheduling, so say de Paralympics go fall within de school holiday period.[4]

Development den preparations

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Venues

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Dem go hold all de Paralympic events insyd den around Paris, wey dey include de suburbs of Saint-Denis den Versailles, & Vaires-sur-Marne wich be just outsyd de city environs.[5]

Grand Paris zone

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Venue Events Capacity Status
Stade de France Closing Ceremony 77,083 Dey exist
Athletics (Track den Field)
Paris La Défense Arena Swimming 15,220
Porte de La Chapelle Arena Badminton 6,700 Additional
Powerlifting 7,000
Clichy-sous-Bois Cycling (Road) Temporary
North Paris Arena Sitting volleyball 6,000 Dey exist
Parc Georges Valbon – La Courneuve Para-marathon (start) Temporary

Paris Centre zone

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Venue Events Capacity Status
Bercy Arena Wheelchair Basketball 15,000 Dey exist
Grand Palais Éphémère Judo 8,356
Wheelchair Rugby
Eiffel Tower Stadium (Champ de Mars) Football 5-a-side 12,860 Temporary
Les Invalides Archery, Para marathon (finish) 8,000
Grand Palais Taekwondo 6,500 Dey exist
Wheelchair Fencing
Pont Alexandre III Triathlon 1,000 Temporary
Stade Roland Garros Wheelchair Tennis 12,000 Dey exist
South Paris Arena Boccia 9,000
Table tennis 6,650
Goalball 7,300

Versailles zone

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Venue Events Capacity Status
Gardens of de Palace of Versailles Para equestrian (Dressage) 80,000

(22,000 + 58,000)

Temporary

Outlying venues

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Venue Events Capacity Status
National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France (Vaires-sur-Marne) Para canoe 12,000 Dey exist
Para rowing 14,000
Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Cycling (Track) 5,000
National Shooting Centre (Châteauroux) Shooting 3,000

Non-competitive venues

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Venue Use Capacity Status
Urban Sports venue at Place de la Concorde Opening Ceremony 65,000 Temporary
L'Île-Saint-Denis Paralympic Village 17,000 Additional
Parc de l'Aire des Vents, Dugny Media Village Temporary
Le Bourget Exhibition Centre and Media Village International Broadcast Centre Dey exist
Paris Congress Centre Main Press Centre

Medals

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Na dem unveil de designs of de medals give de 2024 Summer Olympics den Paralympics for 8 February 2024;[6] as plus de Olympic medals, de front of de Paralympic medals dey feature embedded original piece of scrap iron wey komot de Eiffel Tower insyd de shape of hexagon, dem engrave plus de Paris 2024 emblem. De obverse dey contain design of de Eiffel Tower view from below, inscriptions insyd braille (writing system wey na dem credit ein development to French educator den inventor Louis Braille), den line patterns wey dem fi use make dem identify de medals by touch.[7][8]

Volunteers

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Insyd March 2023, dem release applications to be volunteers for de Olympic den Paralympic Games.[9] By May 2023, na dem receive 300,000 applications.[10] Na dem make applicants aware of de status of dema application insyd late 2023, of wich na dem dey expect 45,000 make dem assign dem volunteering position.[11]

Transportation

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Accessibility insyd de transportation network give people plus disabilities na ebe concern; ahead of de Olympics den Paralympics, Paris invest €1.5 billion towards make dem improve de accessibility of transport den local businesses, wey dey include €125 million make dem upgrade ein bus fleet make e accommodate passengers plus wheelchairs, den funding de purchase of wheelchair-accessible taxicabs by operators. However, accessibility of de Paris Métro dey remain limited; as of May 2024, na one of ein 16 lines per be wheelchair-accessible— shortcoming wey na e face criticism from disability advocates den IPC Presido Andrew Parsons.[12][13][14]

De Games

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Opening ceremony

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Dem gold hold de opening ceremony for 28 August 2024 for Place de la Concorde. Thomas Jolly direct am den plus choreography by Alexander Ekman, dem go theme de ceremony around de human body den "history and its paradoxes".[15] De Parade of Nations go take place for de Champs-Élysées wey dey start for de Arc de Triomphe den end for Place de la Concorde Urban Sports Park.[16]

Sports

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Na dem announce de programme give de 2024 Summer Paralympics insyd January 2019, plus no changes to de 22 sports from de 2020 Summer Paralympics.[17][18][19] Na dem release de first draft of de event schedule for 8 July 2022, plus 549 events insyd 22 sports. Record 235 medal events go be women's events, increase of eight over 2020; wey dey factor dese events den mixed-gender events, dem dey project de number of female participants insyd de Paralympics make e be at least double of dat of Sydney 2000.[18][19]

Na de IPC consider bids give golf, karate, para dance sport, den powerchair football make dem add dem to de Paralympic programme as fresh sports. Na dem sanso make bids give CP football (football 7-a-side) den sailing—de two sports wey na dem drop dem for 2020—make dem reinstate dem. While na dem select CP football for consideration by de IPC, na dem reject secof lack of reach insyd women dema participation.[17]

Insyd January 2021, na dem declare de International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) non-competent by de IPC for violations of ein Athlete Classification Code, wey na dem drop de sport from de Paris 2024 programme. For 22 September 2021, de IPC conditionally reinstate wheelchair basketball dey follow reforms make by de IWBF, subject to compliance measures.[20]

  • Archery (9)
  • Athletics (164)
  • Badminton (16)
  • Boccia (11)
  • Cycling (51)
    • Road (34)
    • Track (17)
  • Equestrian (11)
  • Football 5-a-side (1)
  • Goalball (2)
  • Judo (16)
  • Paracanoe (10)
  • Paratriathlon (11)
  • Powerlifting (20)
  • Rowing (5)
  • Shooting (13)
  • Sitting volleyball (2)
  • Swimming (141)
  • Table tennis (31)
  • Taekwondo (10)
  • Wheelchair basketball (2)
  • Wheelchair fencing (16)
  • Wheelchair rugby (1)
  • Wheelchair tennis (6)

Calendar

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Na de International Paralympic Committee approve de final schedule, wey na dem release de dates give de upcoming Summer Paralympics games for 2 February 2023.[21]

All times den dates dey use Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
OC Opening ceremony Event competitions 1 Gold medal events CC Closing ceremony
August/September 2024 August September Events
28th
Wed
29th
Thu
30th
Fri
31st
Sat
1st
Sun
2nd
Mon
3rd
Tue
4th
Wed
5th
Thu
6th
Fri
7th
Sat
8th
Sun
Ceremonies OC CC
Boccia 2 6 3 11
Football 5-a-side 1 1
Goalball 2 2
Para archery 2 2 2 1 1 1 9
Para athletics 14 18 19 13 24 15 19 16 22 4 164
Para badminton 2 14 16
Para canoe 5 5 10
Para cycling Road 19 6 4 5 34
Track 4 5 4 4 17
Para equestrian 3 2 1 5 11
Para judo 5 5 6 16
Para powerlifting 4 4 4 4 4 20
Para rowing 5 5
Para swimming 15 14 15 14 13 15 12 13 15 15 141
Para table tennis 2 5 3 1 3 5 5 7 31
Para taekwondo 3 4 3 10
Para triathlon 11 11
Shooting para sport 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 13
Sitting volleyball 1 1 2
Wheelchair basketball 1 1 2
Wheelchair fencing 4 4 2 4 2 16
Wheelchair rugby 1 1
Wheelchair tennis 1 2 2 1 6
Daily medal events 0 22 42 49 53 61 50 63 63 57 75 14 549
Cumulative total 0 22 64 113 166 227 277 340 403 460 535 549
August/September 2024 August September Events
28th
Wed
29th
Thu
30th
Fri
31st
Sat
1st
Sun
2nd
Mon
3rd
Tue
4th
Wed
5th
Thu
6th
Fri
7th
Sat
8th
Sun

National Paralympic Committees wey dey participate

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De following be list of National Paralympic Committees wey get at least one athlete wey qualify for de 2024 Paralympics. Dem dey expect Eritrea, Kiribati den Kosovo make dem make dema Paralympic debuts for dese games.[22]

NPCs wey dey return to de Paralympics after absence wey include Bangladesh (2008). Solomon Islands, Vanuatu (2012). East Timor, Macau, Myanmar den Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan (2016).[23]

Participating National Paralympic Committees
  • Afghanistan (1)
  • Algeria (26)
  • Angola (2)
  • Argentina (68)
  • Armenia (3)
  • Aruba (1)
  • Australia (152)
  • Austria (24)
  • Azerbaijan (18)
  • Bahrain (2)
  • Bangladesh (2)
  • Barbados (1)
  • Belgium (29)
  • Benin (2)
  • Bermuda (2)
  • Bhutan (1)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (14)
  • Botswana (2)
  • Brazil (256)
  • Bulgaria (3)
  • Burkina Faso (1)
  • Burundi (2)
  • Cambodia (1)
  • Cameroon (5)
  • Canada (125)
  • Cape Verde (3)
  • Central African Republic (2)
  • Chile (28)
  • China (284)
  • Colombia (74)
  • Costa Rica (8)
  • Croatia (22)
  • Cuba (21)
  • Cyprus (3)
  • Czech Republic (32)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)
  • Denmark (32)
  • Dominican Republic (11)
  • East Timor (1)
  • Ecuador (14)
  • Egypt (54)
  • El Salvador (3)
  • Eritrea (1)
  • Estonia (5)
  • Ethiopia (4)
  • Fiji (3)
  • Finland (16)
  • France (239) (host)
  • Gabon (2)
  • The Gambia (2)
  • Georgia (14)
  • Germany (143)
  • Ghana (4)
  • Great Britain (201)[24]
  • Greece (37)
  • Grenada (2)
  • Guatemala (2)
  • Guinea (2)
  • Guinea-Bissau (2)
  • Haiti (1)
  • Honduras (1)
  • Hong Kong (23)
  • Hungary (39)
  • Iceland (5)
  • India (84)
  • Indonesia (35)
  • Iran (65)
  • Iraq (20)
  • Ireland (29)
  • Israel (28)
  • Italy (135)
  • Ivory Coast (3)
  • Jamaica (1)
  • Japan (177)
  • Jordan (8)
  • Kazakhstan (44)
  • Kenya (13)
  • Kiribati (1)
  • Kosovo (1)
  • Kuwait (3)
  • Kyrgyzstan (4)
  • Laos (1)
  • Latvia (8)
  • Lebanon (1)
  • Lesotho (2)
  • Liberia (2)
  • Libya (3)
  • Lithuania (9)
  • Luxembourg (2)
  • Macau (1)
  • Malawi (2)
  • Malaysia (28)
  • Maldives (2)
  • Mali (2)
  • Malta (2)
  • Mauritius (6)
  • Mexico (67)
  • Moldova (5)
  • Mongolia (12)
  • Montenegro (4)
  • Morocco (38)
  • Mozambique (1)
  • Myanmar (1)
  • Namibia (5)
  • Nepal (3)
  • Netherlands (84)
  • Neutral Paralympic Athletes (98)
  • New Zealand (25)
  • Nicaragua (1)
  • Niger (1)
  • Nigeria (23)
  • North Macedonia (1)
  • Norway (18)
  • Oman (2)
  • Pakistan (1)
  • Palestine (1)
  • Panama (3)
  • Papua New Guinea (2)
  • Paraguay (1)
  • Peru (13)
  • Philippines (6)
  • Poland (84)
  • Portugal (27)
  • Puerto Rico (2)
  • Qatar (2)
  • Refugee Paralympic Team (8)[25]
  • Republic of the Congo (2)
  • Romania (6)
  • Rwanda (13)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
  • São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
  • Saudi Arabia (9)
  • Senegal (4)
  • Serbia (23)
  • Sierra Leone (1)
  • Singapore (10)
  • Slovakia (26)
  • Slovenia (14)
  • Solomon Islands (4)
  • Somalia (1)
  • South Africa (32)
  • South Korea (83)
  • Spain (139)
  • Sri Lanka (8)
  • Sweden (20)
  • Switzerland (27)
  • Syria (1)
  • Chinese Taipei (13)
  • Tanzania (1)
  • Thailand (78)
  • Togo (1)
  • Tonga (1)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  • Tunisia (30)
  • Turkey (93)
  • Turkmenistan (1)
  • Uganda (4)
  • Ukraine (140)
  • United Arab Emirates (13)
  • United States (220)
  • Uruguay (2)
  • Uzbekistan (65)
  • Vanuatu (2)
  • Venezuela (25)
  • Vietnam (7)
  • Virgin Islands (1)
  • Yemen (1)
  • Zambia (2)
  • Zimbabwe (2)

Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committee As of 26 August 2024

Ranking NPC Athletes
1 China 284
2 Brazil 256
3 France 239
4 United States 220
5 Great Britain 201
6 Japan 177
7 Australia 152
8 Germany 143
9 Ukraine 140
10 Spain 139
11 Italy 135
12 Canada 125
13 Neutral Paralympic Athletes 98
14 Turkey 93
15 India 84
15 Netherlands 84
15 Poland 84
18 South Korea 83
19 Thailand 78
20 Colombia 74
21 Argentina 68
22 Mexico 67
23 Iran 65
23 Uzbekistan 65
25 Egypt 54
26 Kazakhstan 44
27 Hungary 39
28 Morocco 38
29 Greece 37
30 Indonesia 35
31 Czech Republic 32
31 Denmark 32
31 South Africa 32
34 Tunisia 30
35 Belgium 29
35 Ireland 29
37 Chile 28
37 Israel 28
37 Malaysia 28
40 Portugal 27
40 Switzerland 27
42 Algeria 26
42 Slovakia 26
44 New Zealand 25
44 Venezuela 25
46 Austria 24
47 Hong Kong 23
47 Nigeria 23
47 Serbia 23
50 Croatia 22
51 Cuba 21
52 Iraq 20
52 Sweden 20
54 Azerbaijan 18
54 Norway 18
56 Finland 16
57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14
57 Ecuador 14
57 Georgia 14
57 Slovenia 14
61 Kenya 13
61 Peru 13
61 Rwanda 13
61 Chinese Taipei 13
61 United Arab Emirates 13
66 Mongolia 12
67 Dominican Republic 11
68 Singapore 10
69 Lithuania 9
69 Saudi Arabia 9
71 Costa Rica 8
71 Jordan 8
71 Latvia 8
71 Refugee Paralympic Team 8
71 Sri Lanka 8
76 Vietnam 7
77 Mauritius 6
77 Philippines 6
77 Romania 6
80 Cameroon 5
80 Estonia 5
80 Iceland 5
80 Moldova 5
80 Namibia 5
85 Ethiopia 4
85 Ghana 4
85 Kyrgyzstan 4
85 Montenegro 4
85 Senegal 4
85 Solomon Islands 4
85 Uganda 4
92 Armenia 3
92 Bulgaria 3
92 Cape Verde 3
92 Cyprus 3
92 El Salvador 3
92 Fiji 3
92 Ivory Coast 3
92 Kuwait 3
92 Libya 3
92 Nepal 3
92 Panama 3
103 Angola 2
103 Bahrain 2
103 Bangladesh 2
103 Benin 2
103 Bermuda 2
103 Botswana 2
103 Burundi 2
103 Central African Republic 2
103 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
103 Gabon 2
103 The Gambia 2
103 Grenada 2
103 Guatemala 2
103 Guinea 2
103 Guinea-Bissau 2
103 Lesotho 2
103 Liberia 2
103 Luxembourg 2
103 Malawi 2
103 Maldives 2
103 Mali 2
103 Malta 2
103 Oman 2
103 Papua New Guinea 2
103 Puerto Rico 2
103 Qatar 2
103 Republic of the Congo 2
103 Uruguay 2
103 Vanuatu 2
103 Zambia 2
103 Zimbabwe 2
134 Afghanistan 1
134 Aruba 1
134 Barbados 1
134 Bhutan 1
134 Burkina Faso 1
134 Cambodia 1
134 East Timor 1
134 Eritrea 1
134 Haiti 1
134 Honduras 1
134 Jamaica 1
134 Kiribati 1
134 Kosovo 1
134 Laos 1
134 Lebanon 1
134 Macau 1
134 Mozambique 1
134 Myanmar 1
134 Nicaragua 1
134 Niger 1
134 North Macedonia 1
134 Pakistan 1
134 Palestine 1
134 Paraguay 1
134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1
134 São Tomé and Príncipe 1
134 Sierra Leone 1
134 Somalia 1
134 Suriname 1
134 Syria 1
134 Tanzania 1
134 Togo 1
134 Tonga 1
134 Trinidad and Tobago 1
134 Turkmenistan 1
134 Virgin Islands 1
134 Yemen 1

Marketing

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Emblem den branding

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De emblem for de 2024 Summer Olympics den Paralympics (stylized rendition of Marianne) na dem unveil am for 21 October 2019 for de Grand Rex. For de first time, Paralympic Games go share de same emblem as dema corresponding Olympics, plus no difference anaa variation. Paris 2024 presido Tony Estanguet state say na dem intend de decision make e reflect de two events dey share single "ambition", dey explain say "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".[26]

De official posters give dese Olympics den Paralympics by Ugo Gattoni (wich dey feature stylized Paris landscape plus themed depictions of ein landmarks den venues) na dem sanso design as single piece, dem split am insyd halves wey dey represent each event.[27]

Mascots

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De mascots of Paris 2024, De Phryges, na dem unveil for 14 November 2022. Na dem be pair of anthrophomorphic Phrygian caps, wich na dem regard am as historical symbol of liberty den freedom insyd France. De Phryge dey represent de Paralympics wear wey dey run blade for one of ein legs, dey mark de first time since 1994 wey na dem depict Paralympic mascot plus visible disability.[28]

Broadcasting

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For de first time, Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) go provide live telecasts give all 22 Paralympic sports— increase from 19 insyd Tokyo.[29] Insyd 175 countries wer na dem no sell broadcast rights, dem go stream de Games for YouTube top via partnership plus de IPC, wey dey include event coverage, highlights den YouTube Shorts content, as well as multi-view support.[30]

For conjunction plus de Olympic Games, de French national public television broadcaster France Télévisions acquire rights to de 2024 Summer Paralympics, wey dem go make de broadcasts primarily for dema main channels France 2 den France 3 top.[31] For 28 August 2020, Channel 4 renew ein rights to de Paralympics insyd de United Kingdom thru 2024;[32] coverage go be broadcast for Channel 4 television, streaming, den Channel 4 Sport channels for YouTube top. Channel 4 notably hire actress Rose Ayling-Ellis as presenter, plus de broadcaster dey state say she go be de first deaf person make she ever serve as correspondent for live sports broadcast top.[33][34]

CBC Sports renew ein Canadian rights to de Paralympics give 2024 den 2026, for partnership plus de Canadian Paralympic Committee; dis go be de final on-air role for long-time CBC Sports anchor Scott Russell before ein retirement from broadcasting; na Russell cover 16 Olympic Games wey he host six during ein 40-year career for de network.[35][36] Insyd de United States, NBC Sports dey plan major expansion of ein coverage, wich go include features from ein Olympics broadcasts such as "Gold Zone" den multi-view for Peacock top.[34][37]

Insyd Brazil, SporTV go be responsible for broadcasting de event insyd de country via subscription television, dey dedicate coverage for de secondary channel den for de extra channel plus accessibility, dey maintain de tradition since Athens 2004, while TV Globo go show bulletins per insyd ein programming, for addition to de summary of de opening den closing ceremonies insyd de early hours of de morning den coverage of de semi-final den final of five-a-side football insyd case de Brazilian team advances.[38] E sanso be de first Paralympic Games since Rio 2016 for wich der no go be full broadcast for free-to-air television insyd de country, since de government broadcaster TV Brasil no acquire de broadcast rights to de event.

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Precede by

Tokyo 2020

Summer Paralympics

Paris XVII Paralympic Summer Games (2024)

Succeed by

Los Angeles 2028