Paris 2024: 600 days until the Paralympic Games opening ceremony on 28/08/2024

"In 600 days, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be launched. France and the world will have their eyes riveted on our para-champions and will vibrate to the rhythm of their performances. An exceptional event for exceptional athletes," said Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, French Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, via her Twitter account on 06/01/2023.

The Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games will take place "in the heart of Paris", between the Champs-Elysées and the Place de la Concorde, on 28/08/2024 a little more than a month after that of the Olympics Games on the Seine (26/07/2024). In preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra met with the Paris Police Prefect Laurent Nuñez to discuss "the opening ceremony, the security of the celebration areas and the mobilisation of all the security forces" on 06/01/2023.

The multi-year budget for the Paris 2024 Games was revised to €4.38bn (up by around 10% compared to the end of 2020, 5% excluding inflation), notably due to inflation and partly due to the very ambitious format chosen…