Tag: Paralympic
2024 Paralympic Games: what are the different disabilities “authorized” to participate?
Being a great athlete and having a disability does not necessarily allow you to participate in the Paralympic Games. At the Paralympic Games, there are different categories within the same…
Basketball player De Rooij flag bearer at Paralympic Games
The opening ceremony will take place at the Place de la Concorde. Chef de mission Esther Vergeer from Woerden believes that De Rooij has contributed a lot to Paralympic sports…
Paralympic flame route: dates, cities, 12 flames… The complete route
The Paralympic flame will pass through around fifty cities in just a few days. The Paralympic flame, lit in England, will arrive in France on August 25 after the legendary…
2024 Paralympic Games: why is the flame not leaving from Athens but from England?
The Paralympic flame has its own history and ritual. Unlike the Olympic flame, the Paralympic flame does not start in Athens due to the distinct history and specific values of…
Paralympic Games ticketing: there are still places and for 15 euros, how to buy them?
After the excitement of the Olympic Games, there is a new enchanted interlude with the Paralympic Games. From August 28 to September 8, the Paralympic Games will once again punctuate…
Olympic and Paralympic Games: Operation Sentinel in Paris
For the Olympic and Paralympic Games, up to 20,000 soldiers are mobilized. These soldiers in fatigues from the Sentinelle force patrol throughout Paris, to support the police, and to avoid…
Paralympic Games: Nacer Zorgani, the all-round judoka of Paris 2024
Nacer Zorgani, a para-judoka in the J2 (visually impaired) category of +93 kg, is a man of the Games. Organizer, speaker of the boxing tournament, and fighter of the very…
2024 Paralympic Games: dates, calendar, French athletes… The full program
The Paralympic Games begin on August 28 with very high ambitions for the French. Summary Twenty-two para sports will be on the programme for a total of 549 events, spread…
2024 Paralympic Games, a little something extra: inclusion in the heart of the French capital
With 20 days to go until the Olympic Games, Un Soir aux Jeux looks at the other Olympic event that will be held from August 28 to September 8, 2024.…
This athlete will compete in the Paralympic Games and make history
At 29, Brazilian Bruna Alexandre is only the seventh athlete to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The first Paralympic Games were organized in 1948 by the British…