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Highlights from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris

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August 29, 2024

Highlights from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris

PARIS (AP) — A gallery of highlights from the opening ceremony of the Paralympics captured by AP photographers on the Paris Video games.

Member of the South Korea delegation parade throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, on Concorde plaza in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Christophe Ena)

Spectators arrive to attend the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Thomas Padilla)

Alpha Jets from the Patrouille de France fly over the Champs-Elysees as delegations arrive for the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Aurelien Morissard)

Members of the Brazilian delegation parade on La Concorde plaza throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Christophe Ena)

Athletes Charles-Antoine Kouakou, Nantenin Keita, Fabien Lamirault, Alexis Hanquinquant and Elodie Lorandi lookup after they lit the cauldron throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Christophe Ena)

Artists carry out throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, on La Concorde plaza in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Thibault Camus, Pool)

Followers document the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Video games in Paris on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Picture/Felix Rodriguez-Scheyer)

Member of the Swiss delegation parade throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, on Concorde plaza in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Christophe Ena)

The delegation from Israel parades throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Christophe Ena)

Artists carry out throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, at La Concorde plaza in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Thomas Padilla)

Brazil athletes parade throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti)

Athletes mild the Paralympic flame cauldron throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti)

Artists carry out throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Thibault Camus, Pool)

The Netherlands’ delegation parade throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Aurelien Morissard)

Spectators watch the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Aurelien Morissard)

Fireworks are fired throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Aurelien Morissard)

China athletes parade throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti)

Spectators attend the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Michel Euler)

The USA, foreground left, and France, middle proper, athletes parade throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti)

The Obelisk of La Concorde plaza bears the colours of the French flag throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Thomas Padilla)

South African dancer Musa Motha performs throughout the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Michel Euler)

Folks watch the cauldron with the Paralympic flame rise on the finish of the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Picture/Emilio Morenatti)

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