The opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games took place in Paris, the capital of France.

Axar.az reports that the event, which started at 10:00 PM Baku time, began on the Champs-Élysées.

For the first time, the ceremony was held outside a stadium and concluded at Concorde Square in Paris. At the opening, the Azerbaijani flag was carried by para-taekwondo athlete Imamaddin Khalilov and para-athlete Lamiya Valiyeva.

Azerbaijan will be represented at the tournament by 19 athletes in 7 sports. These include para-taekwondo athletes Royal Fataliyeva (52 kg), Sabir Zeynalov (58 kg), Imamaddin Khalilov (70 kg), Abulfaz Abuzarli (80 kg), para-swimmers Konul Suleymanova, Raman Saleh, Vali Israfilov, para-judo athletes Dursadaf Karimova (+70 kg), Khatira Ismiyeva (+70 kg), Ilham Zakiyev (+90 kg), para-athletes Rufat Rafiyev, Olohan Musayev (both shot put), Said Najafzadeh, Orkhan Aslanov (both long jump), Lamiya Valiyeva (100 and 400 meters run), para-shooters Kamran Zeynalov, Aybeniz Babayeva, para-archer Jahan Musayev, and para-powerlifter Jeyhun Mahmudov (54 kg).

It should be noted that the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games will conclude on September 8.