This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris and other venues around the host city. The opening ceremony was held on 28 August with competition beginning the following day. The last day of competition and the closing ceremony was held on 8 September.[1]
The games included 549 events in 22 different sports, with no changes to the sports programme from the 2020 Summer Paralympics, however there were expansions for sports such as Badminton and Taekwondo.[2]
The opening ceremony began at 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) and was held outside a traditional stadium setting for the first time, with the parade of nations conducted along the Champs-Élysées from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde, where the official protocol took place.[1][5]