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| Host city | Paris, France |
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| Events | 549 in 22 sports |
| Opening | 28 August [1] |
| Closing | 8 September [1] |
| Stadium | Stade de France (Athletics competition, closing ceremony)[2] Place de la Concorde (Opening ceremony) |
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The 2024 Summer Paralympics (French: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2024), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, and commonly known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee, to be held in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. These games mark the first time Paris will host the Paralympics in its history and the second time that France will host the Paralympic Games, as Tignes and Albertville jointly hosted the 1992 Winter Paralympics.
Bidding process
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.[3]
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.[4] 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 hosts for the 2024 Games. Both decisions were ratified at the 131st IOC Session on 13 September 2017.[5]
In February 2018, it was reported that the IOC and organizing committee had discussed moving the Olympics and Paralympics ahead by one week from their original scheduling, so that the Paralympics will fall within the school holiday period.[6]
Development and preparations
Venues
All the Paralympic events will be held in and around Paris, including the suburbs of Saint-Denis and Versailles, & Vaires-sur-Marne which is just outside the city environs.[7]
Grand Paris zone
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stade de France | Closing Ceremony | 77,083 | Existing |
| Athletics (Track and 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 | Temporary |
| Parc Georges Valbon - La Courneuve | Para-marathon (start) | Temporary |
Paris Centre zone
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bercy Arena | Wheelchair Basketball | 15,000 | Existing |
| 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 | Existing |
| Wheelchair Fencing | |||
| Pont Alexandre III | Triathlon | 1,000 | Temporary |
| Stade Roland Garros | Wheelchair Tennis | 12,000 | Existing |
| South Paris Arena | Boccia | 9,000 | |
| Table tennis | 6,650 | ||
| Goalball | 7,300 |
Versailles zone
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardens of the Palace of Versailles | Para equestrian (Dressage) | 80,000 (22,000 + 58,000) |
Temporary |
Outlying venues
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France (Vaires-sur-Marne) | Para canoe | 12,000 | 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
| Venue | Use | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | Existing |
| Paris Congress Centre | Main Press Centre | – |
Medals
The designs of the medals for the 2024 Summer Paralympics were unveiled on 8 February 2024;[8] as with the Olympic medals, they feature an embedded original piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower in the shape of a hexagon with the logo of the Games engraved into it.[9] On the reverse, there is a stamp of "Paris 2024" in braille, which was added in honour of French educator and inventor Louis Braille, who is credited with inventing the reading and writing system for people who are visually impaired.[10]
Volunteers
In March 2023, applications to be volunteers at the Olympic and Paralympic Games were released.[11] By May 2023, 300,000 applications had been received.[12] 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.[13]
The Games
The programme for the 2024 Summer Paralympics was announced in January 2019, with no changes to the 22 sports from the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[14][15][16] 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.[15][16]
The IPC considered bids for golf, karate, para dance sport, and powerchair football to be added to the Paralympic programme as new sports. Bids for 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.[14]
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.[17]
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Calendar
The International Paralympic Committee has approved the final schedule and dates for upcoming Summer Paralympics games were released on 2 February 2023.[18]
- All times and dates use Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
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