Opening of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris: where to watch, route

What will be the parade route?

The opening ceremony will begin today at Place de la Concordewith a parade through Champs Elysees which will be one of the greatest moments of the Games. At 8:00 p.m. local time. 4,400 Paralympic athletes from 184 delegations. to celebrate the start of 11 days of competition, which will begin on August 29. The closing ceremony will take place on September 8 at the Stade de France. The philosophy will be similar to the Olympic competitions that took place a few days ago.

Spain’s flag bearers at the Paralympic Games

We also already know flag bearers of the Spanish Paralympic team at the opening ceremony. Marta Arce Paino She will be one of the lucky ones who will carry the Spanish flag in Paris. The woman from Valladolid was born with albinism, which is associated with severe and progressive visual impairment. He has two silver medals: in Athens-2004 in the category up to 57 kg and in Beijing-2008 in the category up to 63 kg. In 2012 in London he won his last medal, bronze in the same category as four years ago.

It will accompany you Alvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargaswho competes in the Paralympic Games due to muscle atrophy in his legs. During his career as an adapted table tennis player, Alvaro has won a total of six Olympic medals, including gold in Sydney 2000, three silvers, two of them in London 2012 and two bronzes, the last one in Tokyo 2020.