Paris Paralympics open with spectacular ceremony on Champs-Élysées

Thousands of athletes paraded down the Champs-Élysées to the Place de la Concorde, where President Emmanuel Macron opened the Paralympic Games. Accessibility for wheelchair athletes was improved with asphalt strips.

Paris launched its first Paralympic Games with a vibrant show of music and dance, extending the Olympic spirit and raising disability awareness. Five athletes lit the Paralympic cauldron in the Tuileries Garden. Flag…