[Music] [Applause] [Music] the 2024 Paralympics commence with a colorful ceremony at the place de la coner on Wednesday over the next week over 4,000 athletes worldwide will compete in 549 met events across 22 sports at the 17th editions of the parad pics at the opening ceremony competing athletes were introduced to their fans and the flag of their respective countries flew eye team Nigeria also participated in the radiant parade of Outlet the contingent were led by Lorent all year Nigeria's Flag beer at the competition Nigeria will be represented by 23 athletes at the par Olympics five in athletics two in B meting n in power lifting and eight in table tennis seven coaches and five Medical we assist the Nigeria debuted at the parp pics in 1992 and has amased 8 medals 40 gold 90 silver and 21 Bru thus far by contrast the country has just won 27 Olympics Meda despite making it first appearance in 1952 the Paris par Olympics will be head from August 28th to September 8th Nigeria hopes that it par athlet will go on another medal rush to exercise the bad taste of the just concluded Paris Olympics where the country fail to win any medals in a statement John Eno the sports Minister ured the athlete to restore Nigeria's Pride on the global stage he said our power athletes have always been a source of inspiration and pray to Nigeria I have no doubt that they will make us proud again in Paris we are all behind them and we are all confident that they will exceed expectation and bring home numerous medals the minister added that the athletes are well prepared to give their best performance in Paris [Music]