Paralympics 2024: All the stats, venues, and sports

Paralympics 2024: Every summer, the Olympics conclude with the organization of the Paralympic Games. The official name of the 2024 Summer Paralympics, sometimes known as the Paris 2024 Paralympics, is the 17th Summer Paralympic Games 2024. In terms of parasports, this is the largest competition. The International Paralympic Committee is the body in charge of overseeing the Summer Paralympics.

Beginning on August 28, 2024, Paris, France, will host the Summer Paralympics. This will be the first time the Paralympic Games are held in Paris. At their session in Lima, Peru, on September 13, 2017, the IOC resolved the same.

Overview of the Paris Paralympics 2024

Host City	Paris, lle-de-France
Motto	Come Share (Venez Partager)
Nations	To be announced
Number of Athletes	To be announced
Number of Events	549 Medal Events in 22 sports
Date of Opening Ceremony	28 August 2024
Closing Ceremony Date	September 8, 2024
To be opened by	President of France (Expected)
Opening Ceremony Stadium	Stade de France

Bids for 2024 Paralympic Games

The country that wins the 2024 Summer Olympics bid will host the games, according to a legal agreement between the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

• Five cities applied to be included in the Summer Paralympics. Paris, Rome, Hamburg, Budapest, and Los Angeles were these cities.
• Three cities—Hamburg, Rome, and Budapest—withdrew their proposals for various reasons. Following their departure, Paris and Los Angeles were the only two cities still in the running.
• The IOC said on July 31, 2017, that there was a proposal for Paris, France, to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2024. Conversely, Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2028.
• Paris was awarded the right to host the Summer Paralympics in 2024 when the bid was approved on September 13, 2017, during the 131st Session of the IOS.

List of Summer Paralympic Games and Sports for 2024

The 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris will include the same lineup of games as the 2024 Paralympics. There will be 22 parasports and 549 medal events.

• Archery – 5 Events
• Athletics – 164 Events
• Badminton – 16 Events
• Boccia – 11 Events
• Road Cycling – 34 Events
• Track Cycling – 17 Events
• Equestrian – 11 Events
• Football 5-a-side – 1 Event
• Goalball – 2 Events
• Judo – 16 Events
• Paracanoe – 10 Events
• Paratriathlon – 11 Events
• Powerlifting – 20 Events
• Rowing – 5 Events
• Shooting – 13 Events
• Sitting Volleyball – 13 Events
• Swimming – 141 Events
• Table Tennis – 31 Events
• Taekwondo – 10 Events
• Wheelchair Basketball – 2 Events
• Wheelchair Fencing – 16 Events
• Wheelchair Rugby – 1 Event
• Wheelchair Tennis – 6 Events

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2024 Paris Paralympic Venues

The majority of the Paralympic Games in Paris will take place in the city of Parish. But there will also be a few activities in the Versailles, Saint-Denis, and Vaires-sur-Marne areas. The following table lists the Paralympic venues in Paris for 2024.

Venue	Events	Capacity
Grand Paris Zone
Stade de France	Opening and Closing Ceremonies/ Athletics (Track and Field)/ Road Cycling	78338
La Chapelle Arena	Badminton/ Powerlifting	6293
La Courneuve Shooting Range	Shooting Para Sport	–
Paris Centre Zone
Paris Bercy Arena	Wheelchair Basketball	15000
Champ de Mars Arena	Judo/ Wheelchair Rugby	12000
Eiffel Tower Stadium	Football 5-a-side	–
Esplanade des Invalides	Archery
Grand Palais	Taekwondo/ Wheelchair Fenching	8000
Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Goalball	–
Pont D’lena	Triathlon	13000
Stade Roland Garros	Sitting Volleyball/ Wheelchair Tennis	34000
South Paris Arena 1	Boccia	–
Grand Palais Ephemere	Table Tennis	–
Versailles Zone
Chateau de Versailles	Equestrian	80000 (22000 + 58000)
Outlying Venues
Paris La Defense Arena	Swimming	–
National Olympics Nautical of lle-de-France (Vaires-sur-Marne)	Paracanoe/ Rowing	22000
Velodrome National and BMX Stadium	Cycling (Track)	–
Non – Non-competitive venues
L’Île-Saint-Denis	Paralympic Village	17000
Le Bourget	Media Village/ International Broadcast Centre/ Main Press Centre	–

Fascinating facts regarding the 2024 Paris Paralympics

These are some crucial statistics and facts regarding the 2024 Paris Paralympics that you should be aware of.

• In 2024, France will host the Paralympic Summer Games for the first time. It has, however, already held the Summer Olympics twice.
• Twenty-two sports and five hundred events will be featured in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
• The dates of the opening and closing ceremonies are August 28, 2024, and September 8, 2024, respectively.
• Sportspeople with motor impairments (amputated or missing limbs, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, tetraplegia, hemiplegia, dwarfism, etc.) and sensory disabilities (visual impairment) will have the ideal platform to display their abilities during these Paralympic games.
• Individuals with intellectual disabilities are not excluded from sports and can still flourish in them.
• The Olympic and Paralympic emblems from Paris are the same. For the first time, the Paralympic Games and the accompanying Olympics will use the same logo. The Paris Olympics 2024 President, Tony Estanguet, explained the rationale for this. According to him, the idea is to depict the two occasions having the same “ambition.” He went on to say that regardless of our age, disability, or other circumstances, we should all incorporate athletics into our everyday routines.

2024 Paralympic Games in India

• Tokyo 2020 will be India’s best Paralympic Games ever. Indian athletes won 19 medals total, five of which were gold.
• India is anticipated to perform better in Paris in 2024. The roster of athletes who won medals for India at the previous Paralympic Games.
• Avani Lekhara – Shooting – Women’s 10 m Air Rifle SH1
• Sumit Antil – Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw F64
• Manish Narwal – Shooting – Mixed 50m Pistol SH1
• Pramod Bhagat – Badminton – Men’s Singles SL3
• Krishna Nagar – Badminton – Men’s Singles SH6
• Bhavina Patel – Table Tennis – Women’s Singles C4
• Nishad Kumar – Athletics – Men’s High Jump T47
• Yogesh Kathuniya – Athletics – Men’s Discus Throw F56
• Devendra Jhajharia – Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw F46
• Mariyappan Thangavelu – Athletics – Men’s High Jump T63
• Praveen Kumar – Athletics – Men’s High Jump T64
• Singhraj Adhana – Shooting – Men’s 50m Pistol SH1
• Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj – Badminton – Men’s Singles SL4
• Sundar Singh Gurjar – Athletics – Men’s Javelin Throw F46
• Singhraj Adhana – Shooting – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
• Sharad Kumar – Athletics – Men’s High Jump T63
• Avani Lekhara – Shooting – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions SH1
• Harvinder Singh – Archery – Men’s Individual Recurve Open
• Manoj Sarkar – Badminton – Men’s Singles SL3

FAQs

How many nations will compete in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris?

The authorities have not yet announced it. It is dependent on how many paralympic athletes make it to the games.

What is the Summer Paralympic logo for 2024?

The answer is that the Paris Olympics and Paralympics share the same emblem, which is a stylized image of Marianne. On October 21, 2019, it was revealed at the Grand Rex.

Compared to the previous Paralympics, would there be any sports in Paris?

No, there aren’t any brand-new sports. The sports on the list will remain the same.