American Paralympian Ezra Frech excited to represent country he 'loves so much' at Paralympic Games

American Paralympian Ezra Frech tells Fox News Digital why sports fans should watch the Paralympic Games.

Earlier this month, movie star Tom Cruise made an epic entrance at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony and the Olympic flag arrived in Los Angeles. While those events marked the conclusion of the Summer Games, the French capital was the site of another opening ceremony on Wednesday night.

The highly anticipated 2024 Paralympic Games gets into full swing in Paris this week after the festivities at Wednesday's opening ceremony. Competitions officially get underway on Aug. 29. 

Thousands of athletes with physical, intellectual and visual impairments have descended on France for their chance to win a coveted Olympic medal. California native Ezra Frech is one of those athletes who made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Ezra Frech (Moto Yoshimura/Getty Images/File)

Frech, who has competed in high jump, long jump and sprinting events, is also returning to familiar territory. He won a gold medal in the World Championships in the largest city in France last year. 

He spoke to Fox News Digital about how proud he is to have the opportunity to go back overseas and represent the country he deeply loves.

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"I love the USA. I'm grateful for all the opportunities this country has given me. I'm grateful to live in the best nation in the world, so I wear that red, white and blue, that USA across my chest with the utmost pride and representing everybody who has sacrificed for this country, and I look forward to making all of us proud."

Organizers noted that 2.8 million tickets