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The 2024 Paralympic Games are set to get going in Paris shortly after the conclusion of the Summer Olympics.
Competition will commence after the opening ceremony on August 28, with many of the same venues from the Paris Olympics hosting the best of the best across 549 events in 22 different sports. The 2024 Paralympics will feature 235 medal events in women's sports, breaking a record set in 2020.
Athletes representing 177 countries, along with those from the Neutral and Refugee teams, are set to compete when the events begin. That includes 10 countries that have never had representation at the Paralympics.
Here's everything you need to know to follow the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.