In July 2021, Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee, indicated that the opening ceremony would not be held in a stadium, but in the center of the capital, to give "access to hundreds of thousands of people". On the Champs-Elysées then? The Olympic Games Organizing Committee had indicated that summer that it wanted to hold the Paralympic Games ceremony on the Place de la Concorde, on August 28, 2024.
During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, this emblematic Parisian square was the perfect venue for urban sports events such as skateboarding, breakdancing, BMX and 3X3 basketball. And for the Paralympic Games ceremony, it will welcome around"50,000 spectators", outside the stadium, just like the Olympic Games ceremony, scheduled to take place on the Seine. The closing ceremony will take place at the Stade de France on September 8.
Nearly 4,400 athletes are expected between the Champs-Elysées, which will form a hedge of honor, and the Place de la Concorde on August 28, 2024, in this prestigious setting made accessible to all. Join us on site or on France Télévisions to make sure you don't miss this exceptional ceremony, from 8pm to 11pm, with a show once again made in Thomas Jolly!
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Dates and Opening Time
On August 28, 2024
Location
Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde
75008 Paris 8
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: all the news and information about the Olympic Games
