Paris hosts opening ceremony of 2024 Summer Paralympic Games

The French capital, Paris, hosted the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games on Wednesday. The event, which commenced at the Avenue des Champs-Élysées and concluded at Concorde Square, featured a vibrant parade of Para-athletes. Para-taekwondo fighter Imamaddin Khalilov and para-athlete Lamiya Valiyeva proudly served as flagbearers for Team Azerbaijan during the ceremony. The event attracted a large audience, with a total of 65,000 spectators in attendance. Notably, Azerbaijan will pin hopes on 18 para-athletes competing in 7 sports disciplines in the Paris Paralympics running until September 8. Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency