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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Paul MacInnes in Paris

Paris Paralympics 2024: everything you should know about the Games

The Paralympic logo on top of the Arc de Triomphe.
The Arc de Triomphe will be the focus of much of Wednesday’s opening ceremony. Photograph: Alex Slitz/Getty Images

What are the Paralympic Games?

Eleven days of elite competition across 22 sports. With no fewer than 549 medals at stake, 4,400 athletes will be taking part from 128 different nations, each of them with a physical or cognitive disability.

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