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The 2024 Paralympic Games will be held in Paris, France, from August 28 to September 8. The sporting event will take place over 11 days and will bring together 4,400 Paralympic athletes, who will participate in 22 sports disciplines.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) noted on its website that unlike the Tokyo Paralympics which took place over 12 days, this year’s event will take place over 11 days. However, they promise a “denser programme of exciting events.”
The IOC announced that there will be 18 venues for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The competitions will begin on August 29, as the opening ceremony will take place on August 28.
Which countries have won the most medals at the Paralympic Games?
Among the countries with the most medals in the history of these games are the following:
-United States: 2,066
-Great Britain: 1,642
-Australia: 1.046
-Canada: 1,028
-France: 1,010
-China: 783
-Germany: 664
The Venezuelan delegation will participate in nine disciplines and is made up of 25 Paralympic athletes, of which 17 are women and 8 are men.
Where to watch the 2024 Paralympic Games?
According to the IOC website, in Venezuela the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will only be available to watch on the Claro Sports app, website and YouTube channel.
Likewise, TVES, channel 2, will also broadcast this sporting event in Venezuela.
What are the disciplines of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games?
The IOC announced that the following disciplines will be included in this year’s edition:
-Parathletics
-Paraswimming
-Football for the blind
-Track and road paracycling
-Judo
-Boccias
-Wheelchair tennis
-Adapted table tennis
-Paracanoeing
-Parakeetwondo
-For archery
-Olympic para shooting
-Wheelchair fencing
-Paraweightlifting (weightlifting)
-We will defend
-Wheelchair basketball
– Parabádminton
-Parahypica
-Paragliding
-Paratriathlon
-Wheelchair rugby
-Sitting volleyball
The Venezuelans who will compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
According to the Venezuelan Paralympic Committee, the standard-bearers of this opportunity are thePara-athletes Luis Felipe Rodriguez and Lisbeli Vera.
The disciplines in which they qualified are: wheelchair parafencing, paratriathlon, parataekwondo, paratable tennis, parapower, paracycling, parajudo, paraswimming and paraathletics.
The full list of 25 Venezuelan Paralympic athletes includes:
-Linda Pérez (para-athletics)
-Sele Barrios (para-athletics)
-Franyelis Vargas (paraathletes)
-Yomaira Cohen (paraathletics)
-Leonela Vera (para-athletics)
-Irene Suárez (para-athletics)
-Luis Felipe Rodriguez (para-athletics)
-Luis Lopez (para-athletics)
-Enderson Santos (para-athletics)
-Francia Jaimez (parafencing)
-Valeria Morales (parataekwondo)
-Belkis Mota (paraswimming)
-Marcos Blanco (parajudo)
-Danitza Sanabria (parajudo)
-Roberto Quijada (table tennis)
-Richard Espinoza (paracycling)
-Jose Gregorio Montilla (paraswimming)
-Rosibel Colmenares (long jump)
-Clara Fuentes (parapowerlifting)
-Emma Rodriguez (paratriathlon)
-Lisbeli Vera (parathletics)
-Naibys Morillo (parathletics)
-José G. Montilla (paraswimming)
-Paola García (parathletics)
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In this edition, the Venezuelans will seek to repeat their achievements from Tokyo 2020, where they won a total of seven medals: three gold, two silver and two bronze; as well as 17 Paralympic diplomas.
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2024-08-21 06:14:37