Bye-bye Tokyo, Paris is coming.
After two weeks of competition, the Paralympic Games in the Land of the Rising Sun come to an end this Sunday, to make way for those of the City of Light in three years.
As for the Olympic Games, which ended on August 8, the Esplanade du Trocadéro will be at the party at 1 p.m., when the Tokyo ceremony will end, with two original performances.
Ten minutes not to be missed under any circumstances.
Betty Moutoumalaya will first open the handover ceremony by performing the Marseillaise in chansigne, which consists of translating the music with the expression of the body and the face.
"This is a strong message: France shows the world that social inclusion and equality are at the heart of its Games", explains the musician and trainer for the deaf and hard of hearing in Seine-St-Denis.
From an e-mail at the reception of # Paris2024 to the interpretation of the Marseillaise at the closing of the Paralympic Games of # Tokyo2020
Betty Moutoumalaya invites you to meet for a sung version of our national anthem 🇫🇷
To be discovered on Sunday September 5 from 11am!
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- Paris 2024 (@ Paris2024) August 31, 2021
But that's not all, since another unique performance is expected just after, always on the giant screen which will broadcast the ceremony, in addition to the broadcast on France 3. Music producer DJ Pone, suffering from the disease de Charcot and almost totally paralyzed, will broadcast a mix composed only with his eyes.
“It allows me to show in my own way that nothing is impossible, as Paralympic athletes do on a daily basis,” recounts Guilhem Gallart, whose real name is.
A mix to absolutely listen to 🎶
Sunday, for the ceremony between # Tokyo2020 and # Paris2024, the artist Pone will mix especially for the occasion… with his eyes!
Suffered from Charcot's disease since 2015, he only communicates through the eyes.
Nothing is impossible.
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- Paris 2024 (@ Paris2024) September 2, 2021
An artistic show by Sadeck Waff, an artist from the Gard who distinguished himself in “France has an incredible talent” will be part of the ceremony, before the end of it in Tokyo, at 3 pm.
"This handover ceremony reflects our ambition for the 2024 Paralympic Games: that of showing that performance belongs to all those who engage in what they do, handicap or not", emphasizes Tony Estanguet, the president of Paris 2024 in a press release.
Finally, several French athletes who have distinguished themselves in Tokyo, such as Sandrine Martinet, Alexis Hanquinquant, and Hélios Latchoumanaya will come to share their happiness with the crowd, who will have previously fulfilled the mandatory health conditions to access the site. In Japan, it is the four-time medalist Alexandre Lurée who will be the French flag bearer for the closing ceremony.
