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The Zambia flag was not included in the parade. No one has arrived yet, we've had zero communication in the last few days so we told them if you don't confirm your travelling (plans) and show us your tickets, we will remove the flag,
IPC spokesperson Craig Spence told a press conference We had nothing but this morning in our inbox was proof that they were coming,
Spence added, without elaborating on the date of arrival of the Zambia delegation Dear athletes, welcome to the country of love and revolution. Rest assured, tonight, no Storming of the Bastille, no guillotine, because tonight the most beautiful revolution starts – the Paralympic revolution,
Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet said in his speech The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will show what persons with disabilities can achieve at the highest level when the barriers to succeed are removed,
That is why 225 years on from when Place de la Concorde was central to the French Revolution, I hope that Paris 2024 starts a Paralympic revolution — the inclusive revolution,
These Paralympians are not here to participate,
I am truly honoured to be standing here today, as a Paralympian and a member of the astronaut reserve with a physical disability,
I know it’s Channel 4 but is it really impossible to show the Paralympics opening ceremony without interruptions from adverts?
One wrote on X, formerly Twitter With every new step of my journey, I am proud to be challenging preconceptions around the professional roles in which we should expect to see people with physical disabilities
The aim of this ceremony is to change the way we look at people with disabilities, and to oppose all preconceived opinions on these issues, but not in a vain and sterile opposition,
said Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the Paris 2024 ceremonies Every person with a disability deserves the opportunity to thrive and live life free from barriers, free from discrimination and free from marginalisation,
At a time of growing global conflict, increasing hate, and rising exclusion, let sport be the social glue that brings us together,
I often find that words are worthless and that images, or the situations they illustrate, are much more valuable.”
Living together better starts with mutual consideration ... then we can repair, reconcile, adapt and move forward together better.”
This is one of the key expectations we have around Paris 2024; we believe that we need people with disability to be put back on the global agenda,
Putting Paralympic athletes in the heart of the city is already a political marker in the sense that the city is not sufficiently adapted to every handicapped person,
Jolly said earlier this week This ceremony at the heart of the city is a strong symbol illustrating our ambition to capitalise on our country hosting its first-ever Paralympic Games to position the issue of inclusion for people with disabilities at the heart of our society,
said Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games We know we will continue to sell tickets over the next days, probably until the end of the Games,
Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet said Today, the number of tickets sold will certainly surpass the Rio numbers,
IPC spokesperson Craig Spence said Over two million tickets have already been sold for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, including one million in just one month,
Paris 2024 said in a statement