2024 Summer Paralympics
The 2024 Summer Paralympics, also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, is the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international multi-sport event organised by the International Paralympic Committee, being held in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
Development and preparations
[change | change source]Venues
[change | change source]All the Paralympic events will be held in and around Paris.[1]
Grand Paris zone
[change | change source]| 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 | Existing |
| Parc Georges Valbon – La Courneuve | Para-marathon (start) | – | Temporary |
Paris Centre zone
[change | change source]| 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
[change | change source]| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardens of the Palace of Versailles | Para equestrian (Dressage) | 80,000 (22,000 + 58,000) |
Temporary |
Outlying venues
[change | change source]| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, (Île de loisirs de Vaires-Torcy) | 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
[change | change source]| Venue | Use | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place de la Concorde | Opening Ceremony | 65,000 | Temporary |
| Olympic Village, 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, Le Bourget | International Broadcast Centre | – | Existing |
| Paris Congress Centre | Main Press Centre | – |
Medals
[change | change source]The designs of the medals for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were revealed on 8 February 2024;[2] as with the Olympic medals, the front of the Paralympic medals features an embedded original piece of iron from the Eiffel Tower in the shape of a hexagon, with the Paris 2024 emblem.[3][4]
Tickets
[change | change source]On the day of the opening ceremony, 2 million of the 2.8 million tickets available for the games were sold.[5][6]
The Games
[change | change source]Opening ceremony
[change | change source]The opening ceremony was held on 28 August 2024 at the Place de la Concorde, the first Paralympic opening ceremony to take place outside of a stadium.[7] The Parade of Nations took place on the Champs-Élysées starting at the Arc de Triomphe and ending at Place de la Concorde.[8]
Sports
[change | change source]The programme for the 2024 Summer Paralympics was announced in January 2019, with no changes to the 22 sports from the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[9][10][11]
The IPC considered bids for golf, karate, para dance sport, and powerchair football to be added to the Paralympic programme as new sports. Bids 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.[9][12]
Archery () (9)
Athletics () (164)
Badminton () (16)
Boccia () (11)
Cycling () (51)
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)
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Podium sweeps
[change | change source]| Date | Sport | Event | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September | Swimming | Men's 50 metre backstroke S5 |  China
|
Yuan Weiyi | Guo Jincheng | Wang Lichao | [13] |
| 3 September | Swimming | Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 | China
|
Lu Dong | He Shenggao | Liu Yu | [14] |
Participating National Paralympic Committees
[change | change source]The following is a list of National Paralympic Committees who have at least one athlete who has qualified for the 2024 Paralympics. Eritrea, Kiribati and Kosovo made their Paralympic debuts at these Games.[15]
NPCs returning to the Paralympics after an absence in some editions include Bangladesh (2008). Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (2012). East Timor, Macau, Myanmar, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turkmenistan (2016).[16]
Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committee
As of 27 August 2024[update]
Medal table
[change | change source]- Key
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 94 | 76 | 50 | 220 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 49 | 44 | 31 | 124 |
| 3 |  United States | 36 | 42 | 27 | 105 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 27 | 17 | 12 | 56 |
| – |  Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 26 | 22 | 23 | 71 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 25 | 26 | 38 | 89 |
| 6 |  Italy | 24 | 15 | 32 | 71 |
| 7 |  Ukraine | 22 | 28 | 32 | 82 |
| 8 |  France* | 19 | 28 | 28 | 75 |
| 9 |  Australia | 18 | 17 | 28 | 63 |
| 10 |  Japan | 14 | 10 | 17 | 41 |
| 11 |  Germany | 10 | 14 | 25 | 49 |
| 12 |  Canada | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
| 13 |  Uzbekistan | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 14 |  Iran | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 15 |  Switzerland | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 16 |  Poland | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 17 |  Spain | 7 | 11 | 22 | 40 |
| 18 |  India | 7 | 9 | 13 | 29 |
| 19 |  Colombia | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 20 |  Belgium | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 21 |  Thailand | 6 | 11 | 13 | 30 |
| 22 |  South Korea | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 23 |  Turkey | 6 | 10 | 12 | 28 |
| 24 |  Cuba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 25 |  Algeria | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 26 |  Hungary | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 27 |  Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 28 |  Azerbaijan | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 29 |  Israel | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 30 |  Mexico | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 31 |  Morocco | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 32 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 33 |  Greece | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 34 |  Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 |  Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 |  Latvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 |  Argentina | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 38 |  Denmark | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 39 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 40 |  Nigeria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 41 |  Egypt | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 42 |  Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 43 |  Portugal | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 44 |  Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Singapore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 46 |  South Africa | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 47 |  Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 48 |  Jordan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 49 |  Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 |  Indonesia | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 51 |  Georgia | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 53 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 54 |  Norway | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 55 |  Ireland | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Serbia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 57 |  Mongolia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 58 |  Iraq | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 59 |  Croatia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 60 |  Chile | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 61 |  Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 65 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 68 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 69 |  Austria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 70 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 71 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 72 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 73 |  Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Moldova | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 75 |  Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 78 | Refugee Paralympic Team | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 79 |  Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (85 entries) | 549 | 551 | 607 | 1,707 | |
- ↑ Although the IPC does not include Neutral Paralympic Athletes in the official medal tables,[19] they are listed here for comparison purposes only.
Broadcast
[change | change source]| YouTube allowed countries[20] | Will be also shown[21] |
|---|---|
| Africa (also countries cited below) | SuperSport |
| Algeria | Public Establishment of Television, Télédiffusion d'Algérie |
| Afghanistan | None |
| Antarctica | |
| Argentina | Tyc Sports |
| Australia | Nine Network |
| Brunei Darussalam | None |
| Bolivia | Bolivision |
| Botswana | BTV |
| Brazil | Grupo Globo |
| Bhutan | None |
| Burundi | RTNB |
| Cambodia | None |
| Canada | CBC |
| Cape Verde | TCV |
| Caribbean | None |
| Costa Rica | Canal 4, Canal 6, Canal 11, Repretel |
| Central America (excluding cited) | None |
| Cook Islands | |
| Comoros | ORTC |
| Chile | Chilevisión |
| Congo | RTNC |
| China | CMG (CCTV) |
| Colombia | Teleantioquia, Canal Capita, Canal Trece, Telepacifico, Telecafé, Canal Tro, Teleislas, Telecaribe |
| Cuba | Telerebelde |
| Djibouti | Radio Television of Djibouti (RTD) |
| Dominican Republic | Antena 7 |
| Ecuador | RTS |
| Egypt | Egyptian Radio and Television Union |
| El Salvador | Canal 12 |
| Eswatini | ESWATINI TV |
| Fiji | FBC, Mai TV, Fiji TV |
| Gabon | GABON TELEVISIONS |
| Gambia | GRTS |
| Gibraltar | None |
| Guinea | RTG |
| Guatemala | Canal 11 |
| Greece | ERT |
| Honduras | VTV Canal 9 |
| Hong Kong | RTHK |
| Indonesia | Garuda TV |
| India | JioCinema, Sports18 (Only Highlights) |
| Indian subcontinent | DD Sports (Doordarshan) |
| Iraq | Iraqi Media Network |
| Japan | Japan Consortium |
| Jordan | JRTV |
| Kenya | KBC |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Television |
| Kyrgyzstan | None |
| Laos | |
| Lesotho | LTV |
| Liberia | LNTV |
| Madagascar | Télévision Malagasy |
| Mauritania | TV de Mauritanie, Telediffusion de Mauritanie |
| Mauritius | Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation |
| Morocco | SNRT |
| Micronesia | FSMTC-TV |
| Middle East | |
| South Korea | SBS, KBS, MBC |
| North Korea | None |
| Kazakhstan | Qazsport |
| Sri Lanka | None |
| Myanmar | |
| Mongolia | |
| Macao | CCTV |
| Mexico | Canal Once, Hi! Sports, Claro Sports |
| Malaysia | Radio Televisyen Malaysia |
| Namibia | Namibian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Niger | RTN |
| Nicaragua | TV RED |
| Nigeria | NTA Network & NTA Sports, Africa Independent Television, TVC Entertainment, Afia Television, Independent Television, Silverbird Television, Wazobia Television & Wazobia Max Television, Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation, Broadcasting Corporation of Abia, Borno State Television, Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, Kebbi State Television, Kaduna State Media Corporation , Katsina State Television, Kwara State Television , Niger-Delta Television, Ogun State Television, Osun State Broadcasting Service, Plateau Radio Television Corporation, Quest FM-Television, Superscreen Television, Wasannin TC-Television, Yobe State Television, Jakada Radio Television , Spectrum Television, Advocate Broadcasting Network Television |
| Nepal | None |
| Palestina | Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Papua New Guinea | NBC PNG, EMTV, PNGTV |
| Philippines | |
| Palau | Oceania Television Network |
| Paraguay | SNT |
| Peru | ATV |
| Poland | Polsat, Polsat Sport 1 |
| Romania | None |
| Qatar | Qatar Media Corporation |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Broadcasting Authority |
| Solomon Islands | TTV, SIBC |
| Senegal | Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise |
| Seychelles | Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation |
| Singapore | Mediacorp |
| Syria | General Organisation of Radio and TV |
| Somalia | Television of the Republic of Somalia |
| Sudan | Sudan TV |
| Thailand | T Sports 7 |
| Tajikistan | TV Varzish |
| Tanzania | ZBC 2 |
| Timor-Leste | None |
| Turkmenistan | |
| Tunisia | Télévision Tunisienne |
| Tonga | None |
| Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | ELTA TV |
| Tunisia | Television Tunisienne |
| Uruguay | None |
| United Arab Emirate (UAE) | Abu Dhabi Media, Dubai Media Incorporated |
| Uzbekistan | NTRC |
| Venezuela | TVes |
| Vietnam | |
| Vanuatu | |
| Samoa | None |
| Yemen | Yemen TV |
| Zambia | SUN SPORTS TV |
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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