Paralympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: When will the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games to be held in Paris take place? When and where can the opening ceremony be watched in India? Know all the details.
Opening Ceremony of Paralympics 2024
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Paralympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: Paralympics 2024 is going to start from 28 August and these games will run till 8 September. More than 4,000 athletes from 170 countries of the world are coming to participate in these games. But before all this starts, everyone's eyes will be on the opening ceremony of the Paralympics, which is to be held on 28 August. So let's know when this opening ceremony will start in India, where can it be seen?
When and how to watch the opening ceremony in India?
First of all, let us tell you that Sumit Antil and Bhagyashree Yadav will be the flag bearers of India in the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony of Paralympics 2024 will be held on 28 August and Indian fans can watch the ceremony live on Sports18 Network. At the same time, it will be live streamed on Jio Cinema app and website. Although the opening ceremony in Paris will start at 8 pm, but in India it will start at 11:30 pm.
How many athletes from India?
Talking about the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, India had sent a team of 54 athletes, who participated in 9 sports and won a total of 19 medals. This time the number of athletes in the Indian team has increased to 84 and these athletes are going to represent India in a total of 12 sports. Most of the players from India will be seen participating in athletics, whose number is 38. 13 athletes of the country will claim medals in badminton and 10 in shooting.
Will India's match take place on August 28?
Although the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games is to be held on August 28, Indian athletes will be seen in action for the first time on August 29. On August 29, Indian athletes will also try to enter the next round in archery, badminton, cycling, shooting, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo. This time India will want to create history by surpassing the figure of 19 medals won last time.
