Aug 28, 2024
Paralympic Games Begin!
This animated Doodle celebrates the 2024 Summer Games, which will be hosted by France.
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About the Paris Games Begin Doodle
The best athletes in the world, here to make history. This Doodle celebrates the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games! This year will be Paris’ first time hosting the event. Today, thousands of the top disabled athletes from across the globe will parade through Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysées.
Over the next few weeks, participants will compete in 22 sporting events like blind football, sitting volleyball, and wheelchair rugby. Many are excited about the newest sports — badminton and taekwondo — which appeared for the first time at the Tokyo Games in 2020.
Good luck to all the competitors!
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