Expectations for the "Paris effect" for the global para-sport movement

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are expected to provide the biggest impetus to the disability sports movement worldwide since the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, which were considered groundbreaking.

The headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee is located in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, France.

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are expected to provide the biggest impetus to the global disabled sports movement since the groundbreaking London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games.

The organizers hope that this year's event will help bring the issue of disability rights to the top of the global priority list.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons believes that the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, scheduled to open on August 28, will have a tremendously positive impact on awareness of disability sports worldwide.

Mr. Parsons emphasized that this is one of the committee's main expectations at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, with the belief that the disabled sports movement needs to be brought back onto the global agenda after several years of being neglected compared to other issues.

Mr. Parsons noted that the IPC assesses that people with disabilities have been left behind, and discussions on this topic have been modest.

IPC officials believe that one of the reasons for this worsening situation is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, during the pandemic, athletes with disabilities were severely affected as many healthcare systems, even in large countries, were unable to meet the needs of athletes with special needs.

After the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing had very few events held, the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics are expected to bring things back to normal, with events held as usual.

Mr. Parsons believes that the stands at the Paralympic Paris 2024 competitions will once again fill with spectators, making a huge difference compared to the events in Tokyo and Beijing.

IPC believes there will be “a Paris effect,” with disabled sporting events taking place at iconic landmarks, such as five-a-side football at the Eiffel Tower or taekwondo at the Grand Palais.

The images will be broadcast worldwide. The IPC is confident that the upcoming television audience will surpass the 4.1 billion people who watched the Tokyo Paralympics, thanks to more favorable viewing times for audiences in Europe and the Americas.

While acknowledging that the London 2012 Summer Paralympics were still a "convention-breaking" event with packed stadiums and global disabled sports stars, Parsons believed that the increased competitiveness over the past 12 years would make this year's event stand out, reaching a higher level as the movement has developed significantly.

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