All you need to know about the Paralympic Games

Where will the sport be played? What is a classification? And what time will the action be on?

LET THE GAMES BEGIN: Jackie Chan carries the Paralympic torch Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

What are the Paralympic Games?

Eleven days of elite competition across 22 sports. With no fewer than 549 medals at stake, 4,400 athletes will be taking part from 128 different nations, each of them with a physical or cognitive disability.