Urgent: Paris Paralympic Games open

PARIS, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games open on Wednesday evening at Place de la Concorde.

About 4,400 athletes from a record 168 delegations will participate in the 11-day Games across 22 sports, with Eritrea, Kiribati and Kosovo making their Paralympic debuts.

China has sent 284 athletes - 126 males and 158 females - to compete in 302 events over 19 sports, with 95 being first-time Paralympians.