About 80 Korean athletes gear up for Paris Paralympics

By Park Ung Posted : August 27, 2024, 14:33 Updated : August 27, 2024, 14:44
The South Korean team competing in the 2024 Paris Paralympics poses for a photo at Incheon International Airport last Wednesday
Korean athletes pose for a group photo at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 21, 2024, a week ahead of the Summer Paralympics in Paris. Yonhap
SEOUL, August 27 (AJP) - This year's Summer Paralympics in Paris are set to begin with an opening ceremony on Wednesday, about two weeks after the Olympics in the French capital.

The ceremony is taking place on the Champs-Élysées, near the Triumphal Arch, where the Paralympic symbol, known as the Agitos, is already proudly displayed for the quadrennial global sporting event.

About 4,400 physically-challenged athletes from 184 countries will compete in some 23 disciplines until Sept. 8.

Korea, which has fielded 83 athletes this time, aims to secure at least five gold medals.

The country won more than ten gold medals at six consecutive Paralympics starting from 1988 but earned only two in the previous games in Tokyo in 2020.
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