August 24th, comprehensive Japan’s current affairs news agency, Kyodo News Agency reported that the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games is scheduled to be held on the evening of the 24th. Since 1964, Tokyo, Japan, has hosted the Paralympic Games again 57 years apart.
On the afternoon of the 24th, the “Blue Shockwave” flight performance team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force will perform a 15-minute demonstration flight over Tokyo to warm up for the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony to be held in the evening will focus on showing the Paralympic athletes against the wind forward, “flying wings” spirit, express their “wings” can reach unexpected heights, focusing on the concept of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games “we have wings.”
The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee has previously said that all parties are fully prepared for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games, hoping to dedicate unforgettable moments to the global audience. At the opening ceremony, 75 people with disabilities who had been admitted after the social public offering will perform. According to CCTV news, women’s wheelchair archery athlete Zhou Jiamin and men’s limb-disabled track and field athlete Wang Hao will serve as flag bearers for the Chinese sports delegation.
The 16th Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo from August 24 to September 5, with 22 major events and 539 minor events, with 4,400 athletes from about 160 countries and regions competing.