COh, Vinnie. Under heavy rain at the Stade de France, To close the seventeenth edition of the Paralympic Games, Games records and gave the baton to the Angels 2028 to the rhythm of electronic music. Among the DJs was Jean-Michel Jarre. He was watched from the official box by the presidents of France Emmanuel Macron and former President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The French Paralympic event was separated after a victory over dozens of athletes (4456) and national delegations (169, including the Paralympic team of refugees), as well as female participation (1983), which accounted for 45% of the total. About 2.5 million tickets were sold, which is the second highest figure in history, after London 2012 (2.7 million).
The The revolution of inclusiveness It ends up in Paris, although the organization and the International Paralympic Committee hope that its legacy towards people with disabilities will continue.
The ceremony begins Welcome boiler, located in the Tuileries Garden and guardian of the Olympic and Paralympic bonfires. . The Paralympic flame entered the Stade de France by an athlete with disabilities. In the last relay, several athletes passed the flame and Aurelie Aubert (Boccia) and Tanguy De La Forest (shooting) extinguished it with a puff, while the boiler also came out over the Tuileries Garden.
Mayor of pars, Anne Hidalgo, handed the Paralympic flag to Parsons, Which in turn, I gave it to the Los Angeles consultant, Karen Bass, Before the American anthem was played.
Pars, universal reference
The swimmer Miguel Luque, He shared the podium in 50 breaststroke for seven consecutive matches, And Judith Rodriguez, Which with bronze He brought the national fencing back to the Paralympic podium After 24 years, they were flag bearers. Spain closes the Pars games with 40 medals, four more than Tokyo and 9 more than real.
“Pars 2024 has set a standard for all future Paralympic Games. It was the most exciting game in history“, Admit Andrew ParsonsPresident of the International Paralympic Committee. “Free from barriers, the Paralympians gave their best. Through sports, they showed what humanity can achieve when they had the opportunity to succeed. We must take advantage of the momentum of Paris 2024 to make the world more inclusive”.
A few minutes ago he had intervened Tony Estanguet, Chairman of the organizing committee, who was proud of the work done this summer. “Pars 2024 set a standard for all future Paralympic Games. He highlights the “good reception they have in French society. It will be a revolution of inclusivityAs he said at the opening ceremony : , And he succeeded“, An ordinary who was a three-time Olympic champion in rowing.
