Paris Paralympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: French Capital Welcomes Para Athletes | IN PICTURES

Spectators arrive to attend the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive at the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, on la Concorde plaza in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Delegations arrive for the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

From third left, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Andrew Parsons, France's President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, French President of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Organising Committee (COJO) Tony Estanguet and Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo attend the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, Wednesday Aug. 28, 2024. (Julien De Rosa/Pool Photo via AP)

Flares under the color of the French flag are fired during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP)

Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP)

Alpha jets from the Patrouille de France fly over La Concorde plaza during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Alpha Jets from the Patrouille de France fly over the Champs-Elysees as delegations arrive for the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Night falls during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Flagbearers Bhagyashri Mahavrao Jadhav of India and Sumit of India lead their contingent during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool Photo via AP)

Athletes parade on La Concorde plaza during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Spectators watch the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

The Obelisk of La Concorde plaza bears the colors of the French flag during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo, Pool)

Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee, right, and President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Andrew Parsons arrive on stage during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

Images of athletes are projected on the Luxor obelisk during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The Paralympic flag is raised during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Markus Rehm carries the torch during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)

Athletes Charles-Antoine Kouakou, Nantenin Keita, Fabien Lamirault, Alexis Hanquinquant and Elodie Lorandi light the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)