after a glittering and exciting opening ceremony the competition at the Paris 2024 paralympic games gets underway in the French Capital here are some of the key moments to watch out for on day one including the first medals of the games in parisle recycling the first Paris 2024 par Olympic medals will be awarded in parasym time trial Nicole Murray will star for New Zealand in the qualification event which will see the six fastest Riders advance to the final in the afternoon I became the old Japanese Paro Olympian to win gold at Tokyo 2020 now at 53 I am aiming to extend my record in Paris I will race in the women's c 133000 m individual pursuit in the morning veteran paralympian K sudura is going for gold once again para kwondo athlete zakya kadadi wants to make history at Paris 2024 by winning the first ever medal for the refugee Paro Olympic team kadadi who has been training with the French national team won her breakthrough title at the European parah championships last year she will compete at the Olympics for the second time this time in the women's K 44us 47 kg category if we are able to get a medal we can prove to the whole world to the refugees around the world that they can follow their dreams they can achieve what they are looking for particularly refugees with disabilities while she's among the metal favorites she is expected to face tough competition from a field of talented athletes including Peru's Leonor Angelica Espinosa coranza her Opening match at the Grand P will be against Cuba's lisbet Rodriguez Rivero 15 medal events in the pool there will be fierce competition in the pool from day one with 15 gold medals awarded at the law defense Arena Italian sensation Simone barlum who earned five Golds at last year's World Championships in Manchester Great Britain will race in his first to five events at Paris 2024 he finished sixth in the 400 meter freestyle S9 at Tokyo 2020 but he won this event at the worlds last year don't miss my first race as I aim to win multiple goals in Paris full Paris swimming program Sports start in Paris hosts France will open their men's sitting volleyball campaign on day one they will face Kazakhstan in p a in the women's tournament Rwanda will compete in their third straight tournament this time with a goal of finishing on the podium after settling for seventh place at Tokyo 20120 they will play against Brazil in the opening game we are targeting a Podium finish in sitting volleyball in wheelchair rugby fans will see The Clash of Titans at shar's Arena defending par Olympic Champions Great Britain will will face reigning world champions Australia in the preliminary group hosts France will start their campaign against Denmark with the home crowd sporting along bcy Arena will stage five wheelchair basketball games