The spirit of competition in the city of love remains with the Paralympic Games set to commence on Wednesday. More than 4,000 athletes from 184 nations will be participating in the sporting event in Paris, which will last for 11 days. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “This ceremony at the heart of the city is a strong symbol illustrating our ambition to capitalise on our country hosting its first-ever Paralympic Games to position the issue of inclusion for people with disabilities at the heart of our society,” said Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Paralympics originally began as the Stoke Mandeville Games in London in 1948, but became what it is today in 1960, as 400 athletes gathered in Rome to compete against one another.