The closing ceremony of the Paralympics on September 8 at the Stade de France will feature a lineup of electronic artists including Jean-Michel Jarre, Etienne de Crécy, Cassius, Kavinsky, Angèle, Phoenix, and more. The ceremony will also include a parade of 4,400 athletes and a handover to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games.
The artistic direction will be led by Thomas Jolly with music by Victor Le Masne. The opening ceremony of the Paralympics will take place outside the stadiums, between the Champs-Elysées and the Place de la Concorde.
In addition, there will be a free Libélympique newsletter available during the Games. The Paralympic Games in Paris will feature 549 competitions in 22 sports with around 4,400 athletes from 168 countries.
The German team is not represented in certain sports, while Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete under a neutral flag. The Para-Triathletes have expressed concerns about the water quality of the Seine river.
The German team hopes to match or exceed their medal count from Tokyo, with athletes like Elena Semechin, Markus Rehm, Martin Schulz, and Annika Zeyen-Giles as gold medal contenders. The event will be broadcasted for around 60 hours in prime time and 150 hours of live streaming coverage.
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