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PARIS : French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games open on Wednesday during an opening ceremony that was being held on the Champs Elysees and the Place de la Concorde.
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PARIS: The 2024 Paralympics were opened in Paris on Wednesday (Aug 28) by French President Emmanuel Macron, firing the starting gun on 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics. Macron declared the Games open during an exuberant and colourful opening ceremony in a balmy Place de la Concorde in central Paris -- the first time a Paralympic opening ceremony has taken place away from the main stadium. The 4,400 athletes from 168 delegations paraded into the arena as the sun set with host nation France entering last to a standing ovation and chanting from 30,000 spectators packed into the stands around the square.
Paralympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: French President Emmanuel Macron declared the 2024 Paralympics open on Wednesday during a colourful ceremony in the heart of Paris. A total of 4,400 Paralympians, representing 167 nations, marched from Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde. In a moment of pride for India, para-athletes Sumit Antil and Bhagyashri Jadhav led the Indian contingent, which is the largest ever in the nation's Paralympic history with 84 athletes in 12 different sports. The opening ceremony itself was a spectacular celebration of diversity, resilience, and the spirit of competition, featuring breathtaking performances that highlighted French culture and the Paralympic values of determination and equality.
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Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo of the Nacional club died in Brazil Tuesday, five days after collapsing from a heart attack during a match against Sao Paolo, his team announced late Tuesday. The 27-year-old collapsed in the 84th minute of a match for a place in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores -- the most prestigious club tournament in Latin America. He was taken by ambulance to the Albert Einstein Hospital, where physicians said he suffered "cardiac arrest of undetermined onset, secondary to an arrhythmia."
Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy referred to Patriarch Bartholomew I of the Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St George as the “ecumenical patriarch,” a title some in Türkiye believe contradicts the Treaty of Lausanne.
President Droupadi Murmu feels that India's ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics is a step in the right direction as it would not just inspire people but also promote meritocracy in the country's sporting landscape. The president, who met senior PTI editors at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday for an exclusive interaction, also expressed her admiration for India's indigenous sports like kabaddi. "I do like watching sports although I did not get too many opportunities to play. But when I could, I preferred Indian sports," Murmu said.